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Calories in a chai latte

A typical restaurant serving of a chai latte (one 16 fl oz café chai tea latte with 2% milk (a US grande), about 480 g) is about 200 calories, usually 80–270.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called chai tea latte, masala chai latte.

~200
Chai latte

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein7 g
  • Carbs33 g
  • Fat5 g

One serving

Serving
one 16 fl oz café chai tea latte with 2% milk (a US grande)
Weight
~480 g
Per 100 g
~42

The dish

About a chai latte

A café chai latte mixes a sweetened, spiced black-tea concentrate with steamed milk. Starbucks lists a grande with 2% milk at 200, and about two-thirds of that is carbohydrate, mostly sugar from the concentrate.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Chai latte · rough numbers

  • Short, 8 fl oz~80
  • Tall, 12 fl oz~130
  • Grande, 16 fl oz~200
  • Venti, 20 fl oz~270

What moves the number

Why one plate is 80 and another 270

  • The sweetened chai concentrate: most of the sugar
  • Cup size
  • Milk type

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Order a tall
  • Ask for fewer pumps of chai
  • Try a brewed chai tea with a splash of milk

Side by side

Next to other Café & desserts dishes

Café & desserts · typical restaurant servingAll about Café & desserts food →

  • Americano~10one 12 fl oz caffè americano, black (a US tall) · usually 5–80
  • Cappuccino~100one small café cappuccino, 12 fl oz · usually 60–180
  • Cold brew~110one 16 oz grande cold brew with vanilla sweet cream, as Starbucks makes it (black: 5) · usually 5–250
  • Iced coffee~150one medium 16 oz iced coffee with milk and sugar · usually 5–190
  • Flat white~170one 12 fl oz flat white with whole milk (a US tall) · usually 80–290
  • Chai latte~200one 16 fl oz café chai tea latte with 2% milk (a US grande) · usually 80–270
  • Lamington~210one bakery lamington, unfilled (about 70 g) · usually 150–400
  • Latte~210one medium café latte, 16 fl oz · usually 100–300
  • Mochi ice cream~210three pieces, about 35 g each · usually 140–330
  • Eggnog~230one cup (8 fl oz) of eggnog, without alcohol · usually 110–270
  • Glazed donut~250one medium glazed yeast donut · usually 190–450
  • Ice cream~250one generous parlor scoop in a cup · usually 130–500

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. Starbucks US menu — Chai Latte, values by size (2% milk)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Tea, hot, with milk, FDC 2710506

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a chai latte?

A typical restaurant serving of a chai latte (one 16 fl oz café chai tea latte with 2% milk (a US grande), about 480 g) is about 200 calories, usually 80–270. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a 12 oz chai latte?

About 130 for a tall 12 oz with 2% milk; a grande 16 oz is about 200.

Is a chai latte high in sugar?

Fairly: about 33 g of carbs in a grande, most from the sweetened concentrate. Fewer pumps lower it.

Chai latte vs matcha latte?

A grande chai latte is about 200; a 16 oz sweetened matcha latte is about 250.

What changes the calories in a chai latte?

The sweetened chai concentrate: most of the sugar. Cup size.

How can I order a chai latte lighter?

Order a tall. Ask for fewer pumps of chai.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.