50 calories once you add lemonade
Starbucks Iced Black Tea Lemonade: Calories, Price, and Caffeine
The black-tea lemonade on the Starbucks menu, next to the unsweetened iced black tea.
Quick answer. Iced Black Tea Lemonade is the plain black tea plus lemonade. A Grande is 50 calories, 11 g of sugar, 25 mg of caffeine and about $5.39. Without lemonade, the same tea is 0 calories and about $4.84.
- Size in this answer: Grande
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 11 g
- Caffeine: 25 mg
- Average US price: $5.39
Checked October 2026. Prices are average US prices and vary by store.
What the Lemonade Changes
The tea menu is blunt about this. Ask for lemonade and you add about 50 calories and 11 g of sugar to a Grande. Caffeine does not move. Black and green both stay at 25 mg.
| Grande | Calories | Sugar | Caffeine | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iced Black Tea | 0 | 0 g | 25 mg | $4.84 |
| Iced Black Tea Lemonade | 50 | 11 g | 25 mg | $5.39 |
| Iced Green Tea | 0 | 0 g | 25 mg | $4.89 |
| Iced Green Tea Lemonade | 50 | 11 g | 25 mg | $5.39 |
| Iced Passion Tango Tea Lemonade | 50 | 11 g | 0 mg | — |
Pick the lemonade when you want it sweet and tart. Pick the plain tea when you want the 0-calorie cup. Both are on the tea menu.
How to Order
- Say Grande Iced Black Tea Lemonade.
- Say unsweetened iced black tea if you wanted 0 calories. Lemonade is the sugar.
- Passion Tango lemonade is the caffeine-free fruit tea. It is not this drink.
- Peach green tea lemonade is the one priced at $5.93, not $5.39.
Iced Black Tea Lemonade at Home
Ingredients
- 2 black tea bags
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup lemonade
- Ice
Instructions
- Brew the tea strong and let it cool.
- Pour it over ice and add the lemonade.
- Stop at half lemonade if you want it less sweet. The store Grande is 11 g of sugar. This home glass is not that figure.
Iced Black Tea Lemonade FAQs
What is Starbucks iced black tea lemonade?
It is iced black tea with lemonade. A Grande is 50 calories, 11 g of sugar, 25 mg of caffeine and about $5.39.
How is that different from plain iced black tea?
Plain Iced Black Tea is 0 calories, 0 g of sugar and about $4.84. The lemonade version adds the 50 calories and 11 g of sugar. Caffeine stays 25 mg.
Is it an Arnold Palmer?
That is a common search name. The item on this menu is Iced Black Tea Lemonade. Passion Tango Tea Lemonade is a different drink, at 0 mg of caffeine.
Does the lemonade change the caffeine?
No. The tea menu lists 25 mg for both the plain black tea and the lemonade version.
What does a Grande cost?
About $5.39, the same band as the other tea lemonades except Peach Green Tea Lemonade, which is $5.93.
Nutrition and menu descriptions are from starbucks.com, checked October 2026. The homemade recipe is our own home version, not an official Starbucks recipe. Prices are average US prices and vary by store. starbukmenu.com is not affiliated with Starbucks Corporation.
