Costa Coffee

Caffeine Levels

277mgCAFFEINE
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Costa Coffee is the largest and most popular coffee house chain in the UK.

The above caffeine amount is what would be expected in a Costa Medio Size Coffee.

Costa began in 1971 when brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa poured their first cup in London and has since opened shops in 29 countries.

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Costa Coffee's caffeine revolves around the shot of espresso since all of their coffee beverages are espresso based.

1 shot equals about 92mg of caffeine.

Most of their coffees then use the following shot amounts.

  • Primo = 2 shots
  • Medio = 3 shots
  • Massimo = 4 shots

But, some like their latte use these shot amounts.

  • Primo = 1 shots
  • Medio = 2 shots
  • Massimo = 3 shots

Based on this, here are how many of Costa's most popular coffees break down.

Caffeine in Popular Costa Coffees

Beverage Primo Medio Massimo
Espresso 92mg (single) 185mg (double) 277mg (triple)
Flat White 277mg - -
Americano 185mg 277mg 370mg
Caffè Latte (also flavours) 92mg 185mg 277mg
Caffè Mocha (also flavours) 190mg* 287mg* 395mg*
Cappucino 185mg 277mg 370mg
Cortado 185mg - -
All sweetened or syrup flavoured Coffees 185mg 277mg 370mg
Caffe Caramella 185mg 277mg 370mg
Iced Latte 92mg 185mg 277mg
Iced Mocha 190mg* 287mg* 395mg*
Iced Cappuccino 185mg 277mg 370mg
Iced Americano 185mg 277mg 370mg

*Estimated based on the amount of cocoa in the beverage.

Costa Coffee has high caffeine amounts for espresso-based coffee, so caution should be exercised by some if choosing the Massimo size.

Note: Some of the Costa espresso based drinks have longer or shorter espresso extraction times. This will cause the caffeine content to vary in some of the drinks, but the above information shows the average amount of caffeine to expect. Caffeine in espresso can vary depending on the quality of the coffee beans, exact extraction methods, and exact grams of ground coffee used. Therefore, Costa Coffee's caffeine amounts could vary from what's listed above.

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Ingredients in Costa Coffee

Coffee, water, and milk

Sugar content: Unknown.

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Caffeine Concentration

Costa Coffee contains 18.20 mgs of caffeine per fluid ounce (61.54mg/100 ml).

Caffeine (mg) per Ounce
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Costa Coffee 5 Hour Energy Coffee (Espresso) Coca-Cola Classic

Sources

https://www.costa.co.uk/ and email from customer service.