Latte vs cappuccino: caffeine compared
Latte has 62 mg of caffeine per 8 oz cup. Cappuccino has 64 mg per 6.8 oz cup.
Per serving they are level: 62 mg against 64 mg. Per 100 ml cappuccino is ahead: 32 mg against 26 mg, about 25% more.
| Latte | Cappuccino | |
|---|---|---|
| Serving | 8 oz cup (240 ml) | 6.8 oz cup (200 ml) |
| Caffeine per serving | 62 mg | 64 mg |
| Caffeine per 100 ml | 26 mg | 32 mg |
| Caffeine per fl oz | 7.7 mg | 9.5 mg |
| In the same 12 oz (355 ml) | 92 mg | 114 mg |
| Share of the 400 mg daily limit | 16% | 16% |
| Peak level, 45 minutes in | 57 mg | 58 mg |
| Time to fall below 40 mg | 4 hours | 4 hours |
| Latest for an 11 pm bedtime | 7:12 pm | 6:56 pm |
| Servings to reach 400 mg | 6.5 | 6.2 |
What the numbers mean
A latte and a cappuccino are the same espresso with different amounts of milk and foam. Made with one shot each, they carry the same caffeine to within a couple of milligrams.
What changes the number is the size you order. Most chains put two shots in a medium or large cup of either drink, which doubles the dose. If you want to know what you drank, ask how many shots went in, not what it was called.
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Common questions
Which has more caffeine, latte or cappuccino?
They are level. Latte has 62 mg per 8 oz cup and cappuccino has 64 mg per 6.8 oz cup.
Which is the better choice late in the day?
There is no difference. Both take about 4 hours to fall below 40 mg, so the latest hour for an 11 pm bedtime is around 6:56 pm for either.
How many can I have in a day?
Going by the 400 mg daily limit for healthy adults: about 6 servings of latte or 6 of cappuccino, if that is the only caffeine you have. Anything else with caffeine in it counts toward the same limit.
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Where these numbers come from
Every figure is calculated with the model the Cira app uses: caffeine peaks 45 minutes after you take it and halves every 5.7 hours, a typical value for healthy adults. The 40 mg sleep line is a working threshold of the model, and the 400 mg daily limit is the figure used by the European Food Safety Authority and the US FDA. These are averages. Smoking, pregnancy, the contraceptive pill and some medicines change how fast you clear caffeine. How the numbers are worked out.
