Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Caffeine Content Guide
Dunkin’ Donuts started as a donut bakery shop back in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts, and has since become a worldwide franchise comprising more than 11,300 stores worldwide and 8,500 USA locations.
Over the last 20 years, Dunkin’ Donuts has strengthened its coffee brand significantly by introducing espresso-based drinks.
Dunkin coffee tends to be more affordable than other coffee houses. They are arguably more popular for their coffee than for their 52 varieties of donuts.
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Caffeine amounts in Dunkin Donuts drinks
Here are the caffeine amounts of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and other beverages.
| Beverage | Small (10 fl oz) |
Medium (14 fl oz) |
Large (20 fl oz) |
Extra-Large (24 fl oz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee (Brewed) | 180 mg | 210 mg | 270 mg | 330 mg |
| Decaf Coffee (Brewed) | 7 mg | 10 mg | 15 mg | 18 mg |
| Extra Charged Coffee* | 180 mg | 252 mg | 360 mg | 431 mg |
| Brewed Dark Roast | 117 mg | 164 mg | 235 mg | 282 mg |
| Espresso | 118 mg (single) | – | – | – |
| Americano | 237 mg | 284 mg | 371 mg | – |
| Latte | 118 mg | 166 mg | 252 mg | – |
| Decaf Latte | < 5 mg | < 5 mg | 7 mg | – |
| Cappuccino | 118 mg | 166 mg | 252 mg | – |
| Macchiato | 237 mg | 284 mg | 371 mg | – |
| Espresso Hot Chocolate | 127 mg | 131 mg | 136 mg | – |
| Dunkaccino | 58 mg | 85 mg | 119 mg | 129 mg |
| Hot Chocolate | 9 mg | 13 mg | 18 mg | 19 mg |
| Vanilla Chai | 54 mg | 80 mg | 107 mg | – |
| Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate | 6 mg | 9 mg | 12 mg | 14 mg |
| Oreo Hot Chocolate | 4 mg | 6 mg | 8 mg | 9 mg |
| Mint Hot Chocolate | 8 mg | 12 mg | 16 mg | 20 mg |
| Hot Tea | 90 mg | 90 mg | 180 mg | n/a |
| Hot Green Tea | 70 mg | 70 mg | 140 mg | n/a |
| Cold Brew | 174 mg | 260 mg | 347 mg | |
| Energy Cold Brew | 292 mg | 378 mg | 465 mg | |
| Iced Latte | 118 mg (16 fl oz) |
166 mg (24 fl oz) |
252 mg (32 fl oz) |
n/a |
| Iced Macchiato | 237 mg (16 fl oz) |
284 mg (24 fl oz) |
371 mg (32 fl oz) |
|
| Iced Coffee | 198 mg (16 fl oz) |
297 mg (24 fl oz) |
396 mg (32 fl oz) |
n/a |
| Extra Charged Iced Coffee* | 240 mg (16 fl oz) |
358 mg (24 fl oz) |
475 mg (32 fl oz) |
n/a |
| Decaf Iced Coffee | 18 mg (16 fl oz) |
27 mg (24 fl oz) |
35 mg (32 fl oz) |
n/a |
| Iced Dark Roast | 124 mg (16 fl oz) |
186 mg (24 fl oz) |
248 mg (32 fl oz) |
n/a |
| Frozen Coffee | 196 mg (16 fl oz) |
295 mg (24 fl oz) |
393 mg (32 fl oz) |
n/a |
| Frozen Chocolate | < 5 mg | 6 mg | 8 mg | |
| Iced Tea | 45 mg (16 fl oz) |
67 mg (24 fl oz) |
90 mg (32 fl oz) |
n/a |
| Iced Green Tea | 42 mg (16 fl oz) |
64 mg (24 fl oz) |
91 mg (32 fl oz) |
n/a |
| Bottled Iced Coffee and Milk (original) |
197 mg (13.7 fl oz) | |||
| Bottled Iced Coffee and Milk (Cookies & Cream) |
189 mg (13.7 fl oz) | |||
| Bottled Iced Coffee and Milk (Espresso) |
153 mg (13.7 fl oz) | |||
| Bottled Iced Coffee and Milk (French Vanilla) |
196 mg (13.7 fl oz) | |||
| Bottled Iced Coffee and Milk (Pumpkin Spice) |
187 mg (13.7 fl oz) | |||
| Bottled Iced Coffee and Milk (Mocha) |
186 mg (13.7 fl oz) | |||
| Bottled Iced Coffee Original (4 servings per bottle) |
1152 mg (48 fl oz) | |||
| Bottled Iced Coffee Vanilla (4 servings per bottle) |
1308 mg (48 fl oz) | |||
| Shot in the Dark Mocha | 128 mg (8.1 fl oz) | |||
| Shot in the Dark Vanilla | 127 mg (8.1 fl oz) | |||
| Shot in the Dark Caramel | 134 mg (8.1 fl oz) | |||
| Bottled Cold Brew Caramel | 136 mg (9 fl oz) | |||
| Bottled Cold Brew Midnight | 152 mg (9 fl oz) | |||
*Extra Charged hot and iced coffee contains additional green coffee extract to deliver 20% more caffeine than their original coffee or iced coffee.
Flavored coffees have the same caffeine content
Dunkin’ Donuts also has several flavored versions of brewed coffee and espresso-based coffee drinks. Some are available seasonally, and others all year long.
The caffeine content of the flavored varieties is the same as the base non-flavored options.
Dunkin’ has high amounts of caffeine
The caffeine content in Dunkin’ Donuts coffee used to be less than other restaurants such as Starbucks, Peets, or Caribou coffee, but this has changed.
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Many offerings are around 400 mg of caffeine (recommended safe daily dose of caffeine for the average adult).
Not sure how much Dunkin’ you should have? Check with the caffeine calculator.
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