Starbucks Pistachio Latte

Starbucks has announced the return of the Pistachio Latte. The drink is made with espresso, steamed milk, and pistachio flavored syrup, then topped with a salted brown-butter cookie flavoring.
It’s available at participating locations in four sizes: short, tall, grande, and venti.
Calories vary based on size. A standard medium-sized Grande latte is made with 2% milk. The hot drink has 320 calories, 9 grams of fat, 48 grams of carbohydrates, and 12 grams of protein.
A grande latte has an estimated 150 milligrams of caffeine per serving.
This is your best in-depth overview of the nutritional values, calories, and ingredients in a Starbucks Pistachio Latte. The specialty beverage may only be available for a limited time during the winter holiday season or at select Starbucks coffee restaurants.
Starbucks Coffee offers the latte in four sizes: Short (8 fl oz), Tall (12 fl oz), Grande (16 fl oz), or Venti (20 fl oz).
What’s in the Pistachio Latte?
The pistachio latte is an espresso-based specialty beverage made with signature espresso, steamed milk, milk foam, and flavored syrup.
This popular coffee beverage has a rich pistachio flavor and includes a rich brown butter flavored topping.
Here are the number of pistachio sauce pumps and espresso shots based on Starbucks drink size.
Amount of Espresso and Syrup in Pistachio Latte
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Pistachio Sauce 23775_ebcac4-3c> |
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Short (8 ounce) 23775_f560c3-6b> |
1 shot 23775_d55a8c-e6> |
2 pumps 23775_6884d9-f7> |
Tall (12 ounce) 23775_863788-bf> |
1 shot 23775_293579-e5> |
3 pumps 23775_8448c6-eb> |
Grande (16 ounce) 23775_6bafe7-69> |
2 shots 23775_7e93ec-ef> |
4 pumps 23775_530710-b1> |
Venti (20 ounce) 23775_592ec4-72> |
2 shots 23775_b40d42-53> |
5 pumps 23775_bb9dfd-67> |
Ordered off the menu without alterations, the drink is made with 2% cow’s milk. Substitution options include nonfat milk, whole milk, or heavy cream. Non-dairy options are also available, including almond milk, oat milk, soy milk, and coconut milk.
Calories and nutritional benefits vary for any substitutions or additional add-ins.
Seasonal drinks, including the pistachio latte and another favorite, the pumpkin spice latte, may only be available for a limited time and at select locations.

Pistachio Latte Nutritional Information
Daily value (%DV) illustrates how much a specific nutrient contributes to a daily diet of 2,000 calories, the measure used by the U.S. FDA for general nutrition advice for adults.
Calories
Here are the total calories in the hot latte based on each available size.
Review the table below for the number of calories by macronutrient in each size.
Calories by Macronutrient
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Tall 23775_1bd124-b7> |
Grande 23775_d3ab5a-54> |
Venti 23775_cc7b06-0c> |
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Calories from Fat 23775_531ebd-2e> |
60 23775_171263-0a> |
80 23775_65a69c-38> |
100 23775_7eff70-0c> |
Calories from Carbs 23775_65c1af-68> |
135 23775_4876ed-c8> |
190 23775_68b5e6-a2> |
235 23775_8a4cb3-9a> |
Calories from Protein 23775_b8368f-f5> |
35 23775_6cb864-39> |
50 23775_8788b9-ae> |
65 23775_e656e8-87> |
Total Calories 23775_7c2521-fa> |
230 23775_222541-fe> |
320 23775_043b70-4a> |
400 23775_798556-2b> |
Over half of the total calories in the latte made with steamed 2% milk are derived from carbohydrates (including sugars). Dietary fat contributes about 25% of the total calories and the remaining 16% is from proteins.
Starbucks Pistachio Latte
% calories from fat, carbs and proteinThe summary of calories by macronutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition information provided by Starbucks.
FITNESS TIME TO BURN 320 CALORIES (grande)
Estimate based on moderate level of activity by an adult with average BMI.
Nutrition Facts
Here is a summary of the full nutrition facts in a Starbucks Pistachio Latte, by size.
Amount per serving in 1 Drink (%DV)
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Tall 23775_e79048-3b> |
Grande 23775_182b24-f5> |
Venti 23775_bc39fb-4b> |
Calories 23775_334fee-a8> |
230 23775_8ccd7f-8a> |
320 23775_10a51e-7f> |
400 23775_43ab39-99> |
Total Fat 23775_c14289-d8> |
6g (8%) 23775_437f87-56> |
9g (12%) 23775_acbe2b-69> |
11g (14%) 23775_df8800-70> |
Saturated Fat 23775_ebf480-f9> |
3.5g (18%) 23775_06629b-04> |
5g (25%) 23775_d18325-87> |
6g (30%) 23775_4648a8-12> |
Trans Fat 23775_9abe10-6d> |
0g 23775_e539a4-0b> |
0g 23775_dda5a7-29> |
0g 23775_035fc7-cb> |
Cholesterol 23775_0d85e8-f1> |
20mg (7%) 23775_6e792f-04> |
25mg (8%) 23775_93fa9f-55> |
35mg (12%) 23775_0e9993-d9> |
Sodium 23775_7844f2-e0> |
230mg (10%) 23775_abd1b2-2b> |
310mg (13%) 23775_df4607-ea> |
390mg (17%) 23775_d00052-8e> |
Carbohydrates 23775_1df938-0a> |
35g (13%) 23775_f72f03-b9> |
48g (17%) 23775_7be1ff-b0> |
60g (22%) 23775_13ff9e-23> |
Dietary Fiber 23775_c97e9d-2d> |
0g (0%) 23775_d565e2-eb> |
0g (0%) 23775_44a25d-ac> |
0g (0%) 23775_7ae64b-f5> |
Total Sugars 23775_758e51-2b> |
33g 23775_8bc79e-a2> |
45g 23775_8a0209-ae> |
57g 23775_513d87-c1> |
Protein 23775_e5a3e7-d1> |
9g 23775_1a5566-2a> |
12g 23775_989d1c-fe> |
16g 23775_e8e72d-88> |
Caffeine 23775_fe2518-a2> |
75mg 23775_346a3a-af> |
150mg 23775_ec3e1a-b0> |
150mg 23775_a7b527-6d> |
Based on standard drink order made with 2% milk. Caffeine is an approximate value.
%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.
Total Fat
One Grande serving of the hot beverage has 9 grams of total fat, including 5 grams of saturated fat. The amount of saturated fat in one serving is high.
For context, the FDA states a nutrient that contributes a 20% or greater daily value could be considered high.
Five grams of saturated fat in the latte exceeds that threshold with a 25% daily value (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).
SUMMARY OF FAT PER SERVING
Saturated Fat
Dietary Guidelines for Americans (published by the US Department of Health and Human Services) recommend limiting calories from saturated fat to less than 10% of total calories.
A Grande latte delivers approximately 45 calories from saturated fat, 14% of the 320 total calories per serving.
Note: Saturated fats are found in dairy products, chocolate, animal fats, and baked goods, among other foods. The FDA recommends choosing foods lower in saturated fat.
Sugars
Let’s be honest, this latte is a sugary coffee drink. There are 45 grams of total sugars (natural sugars and added sugars) in each serving.
SUMMARY OF TOTAL SUGARS IN GRANDE LATTE
The American Heart Association recommends limiting added sugars to 6% or less of total calories.
A lot of calories in the latte are derived from sugars. In fact, more than half of the total 320 calories in a Grande is from sugars.
Many consumers may think this latte has too much sugar to meet their healthy eating goals. Consider the drink as more of a dessert. Order the smallest size as an occasional treat rather than an everyday morning coffee.
AHA recommends limiting added sugars in daily diet.
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Ingredients and Allergens in Pistachio Latte
Even if the milk is replaced with a non-dairy option such as soy milk or almond milk, a Starbucks Pistachio Latte is not dairy-free. The pistachio-flavored sauce contains nonfat milk.
Ingredients
A Pistachio Latte is made with 2% Milk and Brewed Espresso.
In addition to the milk and espresso, the drink includes a Pistachio flavored syrup and a special salted brown butter cookie topping. Here are the ingredients.
Pistachio Sauce
Ingredients in Pistachio Sauce:Invert Sugar, Condensed Nonfat Milk, Pistachio Butter, Natural Flavors, Cocoa Butter, Salt, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherols, and Monoglycerides.
Salted Brown Butter Cookie Flavored Topping
Ingredients in Cookie Topping:Sugar, Powdered Sugar, Corn Starch, Sea Salt, Fruit and Vegetable Color, Natural Flavors, and Salt.
This guide is provided for general information purposes only. Starbucks may change its recipes or suppliers without notice. Do not rely on this guide if you have a food sensitivity or allergy. Contact Starbucks customer service and consult your physician with any dietary concerns. Neither Nutrition & Ingredients nor its staff assume any responsibility for individuals with food allergies.
Allergens
The drink is made with ingredients that contain milk and tree nuts.
Menu items at Starbucks are stored, prepared, and or served using shared kitchen equipment. Any food or drink may come into contact or contain or common allergens as a result of cross-contamination.
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FAQs
Here are a few of the most frequently asked questions about the pistachio latte.
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