What Starbucks Lemonade Is
It is a bottled lemonade base of water, lemon juice, sugar and lemon oil, poured over ice and shaken. It is not fresh squeezed and it is sweetened, which is why a Grande carries 27 g of sugar. It is also the lemonade in every lemonade Refresher, iced tea lemonade and the Honey Citrus Mint Tea, so if you like those you already know the taste.
| Item | Calories | Sugar | Caffeine | Protein | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemonade | 120 | 27g | - | 0g | $4.75 |
| Strawberry Lemonade | 190 | 45g | - | 0g | $6.55 |
Lemonade
The plain Lemonade is sold in more sizes than almost any drink at Starbucks: Kids, Tall, Grande, Venti and Trenta. A Kids cup is 80 calories for $3.65; a Trenta is 200 calories for $6.05. It is tart enough that many people ask for it half water.
| Item | Kids | Tall | Grande | Venti | Trenta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemonade | $3.65 / 80 cal | $4.15 / 80 cal | $4.75 / 120 cal | $4.95 / 160 cal | $6.05 / 200 cal |
- Why choose it: caffeine free, dairy free, and the cheapest cold drink with any flavor.
- Best for: kids, and anyone who wants a Refresher-style drink without the green coffee extract.
Strawberry Lemonade
The Strawberry Lemonade adds strawberry puree, the same one used in the Strawberry Crème Frappuccino, and shakes it through. It is a heavier drink at 190 calories and 45 g of sugar in a Grande, priced at $6.55, and it runs Tall to Venti with no Trenta.
| Item | Tall | Grande | Venti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Lemonade | $6.05 / 130 cal | $6.55 / 190 cal | $7.15 / 260 cal |
- Why choose it: sweeter and pink; the summer order for people who find plain lemonade too sharp.
- Nutrition tip: half the puree keeps the color and drops the sugar.
Lemonade vs Refreshers vs Iced Tea Lemonade
Add a Refresher base and lemonade becomes a lemonade Refresher such as the Strawberry Açaí Lemonade Refresher at 140 calories with 50 mg of caffeine. Add shaken tea and it becomes the Iced Black Tea Lemonade at 50 calories. Plain lemonade sits between the two on calories and is the only one with no caffeine.
Ordering Lemonade
- Half water: cuts the sugar and the tartness by half at no cost.
- Light ice: more lemonade, more sugar.
- Add Passion Tango tea: a caffeine-free, near-zero addition that turns it pink and tart.
- A pump of raspberry or peach syrup makes a flavored lemonade for about 20 calories a pump.
- Sparkling: some stores will top it with sparkling water for a lemon soda.
- Kids size is the plain lemonade only; the strawberry starts at Tall.
Both lemonades declare none declared and contain no dairy, nuts, gluten or caffeine. They are shaken in the shared shaker.