Starbucks Espresso Calories & Caffeine per Shot

A single (Solo) Starbucks espresso shot has 5 calories and about 75 mg of caffeine. A Doppio (two shots) has 10 calories and 150 mg. A Triple has 225 mg and a Quad has 300 mg. Espresso has no fat or sugar, so the calories barely move, while the caffeine climbs about 75 mg per shot.

What's in an Espresso

Starbucks pulls its Signature Espresso Roast in Solo, Doppio, Triple and Quad shots. The same shots are the base of lattes, cappuccinos, Americanos and macchiatos.

Milk and customization swaps

Swaps are shown as the direction of change against the standard recipe. Starbucks' product pages don't publish per-drink numbers for each swap, so check the Starbucks app or our calculator for an estimate of your exact order.

Swap	Effect on calories	Notes
Blonde Espresso	Similar calories	A little more caffeine per shot
Espresso Con Panna (whipped cream)	Adds calories and fat
Espresso Macchiato (milk foam)	Adds a few calories

Syrup pumps and calories

Espresso has no syrup by default. If you add one: Starbucks doesn't list nutrition per pump on its product pages. The figure most sites quote is about 20 calories and 5 g of sugar for one pump of a standard syrup such as Classic or Vanilla. Treat that as an estimate (unverified), not a Starbucks number. Sugar-free vanilla syrup adds almost no calories. For pump counts across the menu, see our Starbucks syrup calories per pump guide.

Lower-calorie ways to order

• Drink it straight: 10 calories for a Doppio.
• Skip the whipped cream if you order it con panna.
• Watch your total caffeine. A Quad has 300 mg.

Build your exact order

Open the Starbucks Calorie Calculator to pick your Espresso size, milk, syrup pumps and toppings and see the calories update as you go.

Similar drinks

• Caffè Americano calories
• Flat White calories
• Cold Brew calories
• Iced Caffè Americano calories
• Espresso Macchiato calories

Source: Starbucks.com, Espresso nutrition (US menu, standard recipe).