0 calories until you add lemonade
Starbucks Iced Black Tea: Calories, Price, and Caffeine
The unsweetened Starbucks iced black tea, and the lemonade order that changes the calories.
Quick answer. Plain Iced Black Tea is the 0-calorie iced tea. A Grande is 0 calories, 0 g of sugar, 25 mg of caffeine and about $4.84. The lemonade version is the one that jumps to 50 calories.
- Size in this answer: Grande
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0 g
- Caffeine: 25 mg
- Average US price: $4.84
Checked October 2026. Prices are average US prices and vary by store.
Plain or Lemonade
| 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 Coffee | 5 | 0 g | 185 mg | $4.95 |
Use iced black tea when you want a cold drink with almost no caffeine and no sugar. Iced coffee is also unsweetened, at 5 calories, but a Grande is 185 mg. The tea list is on the tea menu.
How to Order
- Say Grande Iced Black Tea, unsweetened.
- Add “lemonade” only when you want the 50-calorie drink at about $5.39.
- Green tea is the same 0 calories and 25 mg, at about $4.89.
- Passion Tango is the caffeine-free iced tea, listed at 0 mg.
Iced Black Tea at Home
Ingredients
- 2 black tea bags
- 2 cups water
- Ice
Instructions
- Brew the tea and cool it in the fridge.
- Pour it over ice with nothing else if you want the 0-calorie comparison.
- Add lemonade only if you want it sweet. That is a different Starbucks drink, at 50 Grande calories.
Iced Black Tea FAQs
How many calories are in Starbucks iced black tea?
A Grande plain Iced Black Tea is 0 calories and 0 g of sugar, with 25 mg of caffeine, about $4.84.
Is it sweetened?
The plain row is 0 g of sugar. Lemonade makes it 50 calories and 11 g of sugar. Classic syrup would be an extra we do not have a separate number for.
How much caffeine?
25 mg in a Grande, the same figure as Iced Green Tea and as the lemonade versions.
What sizes are listed?
The Grande is the size with calories and caffeine. Other sizes are not on the tea table we used.
How much is it?
About $4.84. Iced Green Tea and Passion Tango Tea are about $4.89. Tea lemonades are about $5.39.
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.
