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How much caffeine is in Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast?
Data checked against the source on 2026-10-03 by Oleksii Y.
One Grande, 16 fl oz of Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast has 25 mg of caffeine, according to Starbucks Coffee Company.
How Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast compares
- Strength: 5.3 mg per 100 ml.
- One Grande, 16 fl oz has as much caffeine as about a quarter to a third of a cup of brewed coffee, which has 94.8 mg per 8 fl oz cup.
How much will be left at bedtime?
1 × Grande, 16 fl oz of Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast
Left at 11:00 PM (8 h later), average metabolism
≈ 8 mg
Range 4–13 mg (fast to slow metabolism)
25 mg is already at or under the 50 mg this tool aims to have left at bedtime.
What sleep studies found near this dose
- Gardiner et al. 2025 (randomized trial): In 23 healthy young men, 100 mg taken 12, 8 or 4 hours before bed had no significant effect on measured or self-rated sleep.
- Gardiner et al. 2023 (meta-analysis): To avoid losing sleep time, the authors suggest a coffee (107 mg per 250 ml) at least 8.8 hours before bed.
Estimate from a simple model: half-life of 3, 5 or 8 hours, 50 mg bedtime target. How we calculate
Caffeine by size
| Serving | Caffeine |
|---|---|
| Grande, 16 fl oz | 25 mg |
| Short, 8 fl oz | 15 mg |
| Tall, 12 fl oz | 20 mg |
| Venti, 20 fl oz | 30 mg |
How long does Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast stay in your system?
Our model halves caffeine every 5 hours for average metabolism, and every 3 or 8 hours for fast or slow metabolism. From one Grande, 16 fl oz of Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast (25 mg), about 13 mg is still in your body 5 hours later and about 6 mg after 10 hours. If you clear caffeine slowly (an 8-hour half-life), about 11 mg is left after 10 hours.
Estimated caffeine left at 11:00 PM from one Grande, 16 fl oz (25 mg), using a half-life of 5 hours for average metabolism and 3 to 8 hours for the range. How we calculate
| Had at | Left at bedtime (average) | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM (15 h before bed) | ≈ 3 mg | 1–7 mg |
| 12:00 PM (11 h before bed) | ≈ 5 mg | 2–10 mg |
| 3:00 PM (8 h before bed) | ≈ 8 mg | 4–13 mg |
| 6:00 PM (5 h before bed) | ≈ 13 mg | 8–16 mg |
How many fit in a day?
Reference amounts are for caffeine from all sources combined. Counted at the upper end of the stated amount, one serving at a time:
- Up to 400 mg a day for most healthy adults (FDA, EFSA): about 16 servings.
- Up to 200 mg at one time for healthy adults (EFSA): about 8 servings in one go.
- Up to 200 mg a day in pregnancy (EFSA, NHS): about 8 servings.
These are reference amounts for groups of people, not a personal limit. Some people feel jittery or sleep worse on much less. See the cutoff calculator for timing.
Good to know
Decaf Pike Place Roast is not caffeine-free: Starbucks lists 15 mg in a Short and 30 mg in a Venti.
Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast vs other Starbucks brewed coffee drinks
- Starbucks Pike Place Roast: Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast has less caffeine than Starbucks Pike Place Roast per Grande, 16 fl oz: 25 mg vs 315–390 mg.
- Starbucks Blonde Roast (Sunsera): Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast has less caffeine than Starbucks Blonde Roast (Sunsera) per Grande, 16 fl oz: 25 mg vs 315–390 mg.
- Starbucks Dark Roast (1971 Roast): Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast has less caffeine than Starbucks Dark Roast (1971 Roast) per Grande, 16 fl oz: 25 mg vs 315–390 mg.
Common questions
How much caffeine is in Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast?
Starbucks Coffee Company gives 25 mg of caffeine per Grande, 16 fl oz. Other sizes are in the table on this page.
How many Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast servings can I have in a day?
The FDA and EFSA cite up to 400 mg of caffeine a day, from all sources combined, for most healthy adults. At 25 mg per Grande, 16 fl oz, that is about 16 servings if Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast is your only source. In pregnancy the reference is 200 mg a day.
How late can I drink Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast?
One serving has about 25 mg, which is at or under the 50 mg our calculator aims to have left at bedtime, so it sets no cutoff for a single serving. Several servings add up.
Does Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast have more caffeine than Starbucks Pike Place Roast?
Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast has less caffeine than Starbucks Pike Place Roast per Grande, 16 fl oz: 25 mg vs 315–390 mg.
How long does Starbucks Decaf Pike Place Roast stay in your system?
Of the 25 mg in one Grande, 16 fl oz, roughly 13 mg remains after 5 hours and 6 mg after 10 hours with our average 5-hour half-life. From fast to slow metabolism, 10 hours later it is between 2 and 11 mg.
Where the number comes from
- Decaf Pike Place® Roast. Starbucks Coffee Company. Nutrition "Caffeine" field for each size (Short 15, Tall 20, Grande 25, Venti 30 mg); page data from /apiproxy/v1/ordering/481/hot. Accessed 2026-10-02. Source ↗
Recipes and labels change. If a number here no longer matches the label, the label wins.
General information, not medical advice
If you feel unwell after caffeine — for example chest pain, a fast or irregular heartbeat that does not settle, fainting, confusion or trouble breathing — get urgent medical help. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, under 18, take medication, or have a heart, liver or anxiety condition, high blood pressure or a sleep disorder, ask a doctor or pharmacist what amount is right for you.
Sources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2024). Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much? FDA Consumer Updates. fda.gov ↗
- European Food Safety Authority. Caffeine | EFSA. EFSA topic page (summary of the 2015 Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine). efsa.europa.eu ↗
- NHS. Foods to avoid in pregnancy. NHS. nhs.uk ↗
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