How Much Caffeine is in Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee?

If you’re a coffee enthusiast, you have likely stopped by a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee shop a time or two. As you order your hot drink or iced beverage, have you ever wondered how much caffeine is in a Dunkin’ coffee?
A few of our readers have asked us that very question, which prompted me to do the research and publish this caffeine report.
Read this guide for a complete overview of the amount of caffeine in hot coffees, iced coffees, and specialty frozen drinks on the Dunkin’ menu.
Caffeine Information Guide
Dunkin’ Coffee
Here is a quick reference guide to the amount of caffeine (based on standard brewing methods) in the various coffee beverages at Dunkin’ Donuts.
The top half of the table summarizes caffeine content in original brewed coffee and hot espresso-based drinks.
The bottom section of the table lists caffeine values for cold drinks. The coffee lover can check the amount of caffeine in Dunkin’s iced coffee and other cold espresso drinks (listed by available sizes) to make a more informed decision when ordering.
Amount of Caffeine in Dunkin’ Coffee Drinks
Based on standard product formulations without substitutions or flavors added.
Menu Item 23835_bca750-7b> |
Small 23835_6660a0-ce> |
Medium 23835_1bb2ac-0b> |
Large 23835_b743d9-7f> |
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23835_af47df-7e> |
180mg 23835_971ed4-d1> |
210mg 23835_b7195e-5a> |
270mg 23835_b6a574-6b> |
Latte 23835_1ac17a-69> |
118mg 23835_a964c0-ff> |
166mg 23835_50b77b-60> |
252mg 23835_f05d76-41> |
Cappuccino 23835_1a4e9a-b8> |
118mg 23835_1fb023-8e> |
284mg 23835_09a26c-37> |
252mg 23835_edd492-c1> |
Americano 23835_c2757c-be> |
237mg 23835_40554d-0c> |
284mg 23835_fed3c9-4c> |
371mg 23835_8d954d-a2> |
Macchiato 23835_87add5-4e> |
237mg 23835_f2df54-3d> |
284mg 23835_42bdb1-9b> |
371mg 23835_3bb9be-3f> |
Espresso (1 shot) 23835_a7039c-52> |
118mg 23835_c6e8d1-dd> |
— 23835_6d4de8-c4> |
— 23835_760763-cf> |
Cold Brew 23835_40708c-5b> |
174mg 23835_f8a5e8-87> |
260mg 23835_038ab7-40> |
347mg 23835_417bc6-3d> |
Iced Coffee – Butter Pecan 23835_77f387-2b> |
196mg 23835_721477-70> |
294mg 23835_75a309-a9> |
392mg 23835_a594b2-2a> |
Iced Coffee – Mocha Swirl 23835_b29a83-44> |
176mg 23835_931acb-c6> |
265mg 23835_740adc-1a> |
353mg 23835_14737c-1a> |
Iced Latte 23835_211d27-3c> |
118mg 23835_73463a-ef> |
289mg 23835_126b97-cd> |
252mg 23835_227130-5f> |
Iced Cappuccino 23835_4f8a8d-b6> |
118mg 23835_487181-e2> |
166mg 23835_9ac178-21> |
252mg 23835_4634fb-ac> |
Iced Americano 23835_6404b8-9f> |
237mg 23835_478720-30> |
166mg 23835_c6a732-97> |
371mg 23835_e166f7-91> |
Iced Macchiato 23835_d602eb-f3> |
237mg 23835_73fc29-82> |
284mg 23835_682464-e6> |
371mg 23835_2b87b6-d1> |
Caffeine is an approximate value based on standard brewing processes. Actual values may vary due to variations in brewing equipment or how the drinks are prepared.

Amount of Caffeine Decreases When Milk is Added
Ordering milk with your coffee reduces the amount of caffeine per serving.
The main reason is because the milk takes up space in the cup. As a result, there is less coffee and less caffeine.
Here is a quick list of the amount of caffeine in a hot brewed coffee with whole milk, by size:
The amounts of caffeine are the same whether you select skim milk, whole milk, or a non-dairy option such as almond milk.
A small iced coffee has 196mg of caffeine, half the amount of caffeine in a large size. Adding a dairy option reduces the caffeine value by approximately 20 milligrams.
Flavored Iced Coffees Have Less Caffeine
If you’re a coffee drinker who enjoys a sweeter cup of coffee, stop by the popular fast food chain and choose from various flavors, including French vanilla, mocha swirl, butter pecan, or caramel swirl.
Adding a flavored syrup decreases the total amount of caffeine in a Dunkin’ iced coffee compared to a standard unflavored drink.
Here is a quick summary of the caffeine content, based on a size medium:
Hot & Iced Teas
Dunkin’s reports indicate that an iced chai latte has approximately the same amount of caffeine as the standard hot version of the chai latte.
Here are the caffeine levels in Dunkin’s hot teas and iced teas, including decaf and sweetened teas.
Amount of Caffeine in Dunkin’ Tea Drinks
Based on standard formulations excluding any additional flavors or sweeteners.
Menu Item 23835_8f1502-c7> |
Small 23835_16fd78-08> |
Medium 23835_72af56-6c> |
Large 23835_5e7fab-7d> |
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Bold Breakfast Black 23835_2c4455-9c> |
90mg 23835_69e7de-4a> |
90mg 23835_f1880a-28> |
270mg 23835_5ad31f-34> |
Harmony Leaf Green Tea 23835_68ff43-17> |
70mg 23835_dae28d-df> |
70mg 23835_0086a3-d3> |
140mg 23835_ad7480-5a> |
Chamomile 23835_ad2fc1-a3> |
0mg 23835_7db50c-3f> |
0mg 23835_cdeead-1d> |
0mg 23835_a6dcd4-84> |
Cool Mint Herbal Infusion 23835_3a09f4-ad> |
0mg 23835_d01bd4-ca> |
0mg 23835_0294b6-05> |
0mg 23835_bf9433-ae> |
Decaf Breakfast Black 23835_dd64c5-44> |
0mg 23835_5097f9-40> |
0mg 23835_132eae-50> |
0mg 23835_fb6431-5c> |
Hibiscus Kiss Herbal Infusion 23835_665a75-2b> |
0mg 23835_b51539-9f> |
0mg 23835_dc1feb-c9> |
0mg 23835_4d01b1-b5> |
Chai Latte 23835_6b166e-5b> |
70mg 23835_9ad6d3-88> |
105mg 23835_248296-f8> |
140mg 23835_6b2b87-62> |
Iced Chai Latte 23835_424832-0c> |
70mg 23835_9cbdf3-18> |
105mg 23835_d976f0-ca> |
140mg 23835_3b6583-f0> |
Iced Sweet Tea 23835_8fdaf0-f5> |
42mg 23835_ccd1bd-80> |
63mg 23835_84546a-f1> |
84mg 23835_986f9e-50> |
Iced Unsweetened Tea 23835_f770a2-e6> |
45mg 23835_1ff047-fc> |
67mg 23835_4737e9-d8> |
90mg 23835_27c6fa-1f> |
Iced Sweetened Green Tea 23835_9437f4-a4> |
42mg 23835_eb1b4f-80> |
64mg 23835_194325-c5> |
85mg 23835_e06b92-78> |
Iced Unsweetened Green Tea 23835_062f2e-c3> |
45mg 23835_2846da-dd> |
68mg 23835_8c3ec9-96> |
91mg 23835_3e39cc-70> |
Caffeine is an approximate value based on standard steeping processes. Actual values may vary due to variations in steeping methods or amount water used in beverage.
Dunkin’ has not yet provided a report of how much caffeine is in a matcha latte, but our beverage guide for the frozen matcha latte provides nutrition facts, calories, and ingredients.
Hot Chocolate
An Original hot chocolate drink from Dunkin’ contains a fairly nominal amount of caffeine. The small drink has nine milligrams of caffeine per serving.
Coffee lovers who enjoy the blended flavors of a mocha style hot chocolate can select the Espresso Hot Chocolate. It contains brewed espresso coffee and between 127mg and 136mg of caffeine, depending on size.
Amount of Caffeine in Hot Chocolate
Beverage 23835_3bcae2-ad> |
Small 23835_f97a7e-df> |
Medium 23835_045bf9-10> |
Large 23835_75250c-d4> |
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Original 23835_ca531d-c1> |
9mg 23835_ee708c-74> |
13mg 23835_149a69-ae> |
18mg 23835_d9904d-29> |
Espresso 23835_a58b83-51> |
127mg 23835_923ac3-0e> |
131mg 23835_94b695-53> |
136mg 23835_fcdf4a-da> |
Caffeine is an approximate value based on standard brewing and mixing processes. Actual values may vary due to any variations in how the drinks are prepared.
Nutritional Notes
Hot chocolate is made with a significant amount of added sugars. Ingredients include sugar and corn syrup solids.
Here are select nutrition facts for a Dunkin’ Original Hot Chocolate beverage (based on a size medium).
Percentage daily value (% DV) illustrates how much a nutrient contributes to a daily diet of 2,000 calories, the standard amount used by the FDA for general nutrition advice (your value may be higher or lower).
As noted above, 45g of added sugars equate to a 90% daily value. That is significant.
Said differently, a medium hot chocolate contains 90% of the recommended limit of added sugars (50 grams) for an entire day.
Refreshers & Frozen Drinks
Made with green tea and infused with B vitamins, flavored iced Refresher drinks are a popular choice in the summer.
Select Strawberry Dragonfruit or Mango Pineapple. The amount of caffeine is the same for either flavor option.
Availability of flavors may vary by location.
Caffeine in Dunkin’ Refreshers and Frozen Drinks
Flavor 23835_b1a9bd-05> |
Small 23835_b4f283-18> |
Medium 23835_664d9e-fd> |
Large 23835_9f2244-db> |
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Mango Pineapple 23835_fb218b-16> |
66mg 23835_e93cf2-12> |
99mg 23835_49eb20-ea> |
132mg 23835_12dc56-3a> |
Strawberry Dragonfruit 23835_fa4c04-97> |
66mg 23835_4c9838-73> |
99mg 23835_c1178d-93> |
132mg 23835_6f2a47-ec> |
Frozen Coffee 23835_e61014-aa> |
196mg 23835_5897db-01> |
295mg 23835_74da36-03> |
393mg 23835_c215ae-2b> |
Frozen Coffee with Mocha Swirl 23835_6c06bf-c5> |
213mg 23835_2a258c-2c> |
324mg 23835_9da23d-fa> |
422mg 23835_53f707-ea> |
Caffeine is an approximate value based on standard brewing / steeping methods and times. Caffeine values in the actual product may differ due to any variations in the process.
Customize a Dunkin drink for your individual preference by selecting from a wide array of flavors. Frozen coffee can be made with butter pecan swirl, caramel swirl, French vanilla swirl, or mocha swirl.
With the exception of mocha swirl, adding flavor shots do not change the amount of caffeine in a frozen coffee.
That said, adding flavor does change the ingredients.
Ingredients in Frozen Coffee
Here is the ingredient information for Dunkin’s frozen coffee and the flavored syrup options.
Ingredients in frozen coffee:Water, Milk, Cane Sugar
Ingredients in coffee swirl syrup:Water, Sugar, Coffee, Natural Flavors, Dipotassium Phosphate, Phosphoric Acid, Salt, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum
Ingredients in mocha flavored swirl syrup:High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Cocoa processed with alkali, Natural Flavor, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Salt
Dunkin’ Caffeine FAQs
Nutritional information, including caffeine content, is sourced directly from Dunkin’. Restaurants and suppliers may change their formulations without notice. Check directly with Dunkin’ for the most up-to-date information. This post is provided for informational purposes only. Always consult your physician for dietary advice.