185 mg

Starbucks Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew · Grande, 16 fl oz (473 ml)

Source: Starbucks published nutrition, checked 19 September 2026.

How it compares

Starbucks Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew, Grande, 16 fl oz (473 ml) 185 mg
Brewed coffee, 8 fl oz (237 ml) 95 mg
Red Bull Energy Drink, 8.4 fl oz (250 ml) 80 mg
Daily limit for most healthy adults 400 mg

Coffee: USDA FoodData Central, coffee brewed with tap water. Red Bull: Red Bull product Q&A. Daily limit: the figure the FDA cites as not generally associated with negative effects in healthy adults.

How many can I have?

2 servings of this size fit under a 400 mg day (370 mg), leaving 30 mg for anything else.

Based on 400 mg, the FDA figure for healthy adults.

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Caffeine by size

Serving Caffeine Share of 400 mg
Tall, 12 fl oz (355 ml) 145 mg 36%
Grande, 16 fl oz (473 ml) 185 mg 46%
Venti, 24 fl oz (710 ml) 275 mg 69%
Trenta, 30 fl oz (887 ml) 315 mg 79%

A little less than plain, because of the cream

A Grande Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew carries 185 mg of caffeine: 145 mg in a Tall, 185 mg in a Grande, 275 mg in a Venti, and 315 mg in a Trenta. That is slightly below plain Starbucks Cold Brew at the same sizes (155, 205, 310 and 360 mg), because a float of vanilla sweet cream takes up room in the cup that would otherwise be more cold-brew concentrate.

It is well below Nitro Cold Brew, which is not cut with cream or much ice and carries 280 mg in a Grande, the most concentrated cold coffee on the menu.

Same base as the seasonal Pumpkin Cream version

Starbucks’ Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew uses the identical cold-brew base and matches this drink’s caffeine exactly at every size; only the topping (pumpkin cream instead of vanilla sweet cream) differs.

Asking for light cream, or no cream at all, brings the drink closer to plain Cold Brew’s higher figures, since less of the cup is then taken up by the sweet cream float.

Where it fits in a day

At 185 mg, a Grande sits under the 200 mg single dose EFSA assessed as safe for healthy adults; the 275 mg Venti is over it. Two Grandes, 370 mg, come close to the 400 mg daily figure the FDA cites for healthy adults. In pregnancy, where ACOG uses a 200 mg daily ceiling, even a Tall is close to the whole day’s allowance.