Are Lattes Stronger Than Coffee?

Last updated on July 28th, 2022 at 10:24 am

A café latte, which is often just called a latte in the United States in an Italian drink made with espresso and steamed milk. Regular coffee is slow brewed coffee beans. 

Espresso is coffee, it is simply brewed differently than regular coffee. 

When comparing different coffee drinks you might want to know which one is stronger, normal coffee or lattes? 

Typically a latte contains less caffeine than a cup of coffee so it is not quite as strong. However, lattes do contain more sugar and more fat than a cup of black coffee because a latte contains a cup or more of milk and other sweet additives. 

The milk that is added to a latte cuts down the strength of the espresso that is in the drink. If you want a stronger latte, you can ask for a double shot of espresso. The extra shot of espresso will add 75 milligrams of caffeine to your latte and a bolder flavor. 

A cup of black coffee typically has 95 milligrams of caffeine so a double espresso in a latte will give it more caffeine however it likely still won’t taste as strong as black coffee since it has all the extra milk and sugar in it. 

How Strong Is A Latte?

Lattes contain a lot of milk. Usually, a latte contains a cup or more of milk and one or two shots of espresso. Each shot of espresso contains about 75 milligrams of caffeine. 

A regular latte will usually contain less caffeine than a regular cup of coffee would contain. If you want a stronger latte, you could ask for an extra shot of espresso. 

The more shots of espresso that your latte contains the stronger the drink will be. It will not only give you more caffeine but it will also give you more of a coffee flavor. 

The large amount of milk that is in a latte covers up most of the flavor of the espresso so when compared to other coffee drinks it isn’t very strong in regards to flavor. 

Is Espresso Stronger Than A Latte?

An espresso is a highly concentrated brew of coffee that is served in a shot. Espresso can be made from any coffee bean because espresso is not a specific type of coffee, it is a way of brewing coffee. 

You can purchase espresso beans but that just means that the beans were roasted longer and will therefore be darker than other coffee beans with a richer flavor. 

An espresso is brewed by sending pressurized, near boiling water through finely ground coffee beans often in a cake form. It takes about 30 seconds for a shot of espresso to be brewed. 

A shot of espresso contains a lot of caffeine for the small amount of drink that you get. An espresso has 75 milligrams of caffeine per shot of the drink. A latte contains a shot or two of espresso and a cup or more of milk. 

A latte is larger than an espresso and while it contains the same amount of caffeine it will not have the same taste as an espresso. 

An espresso is stronger than a latte since a latte will have an added cup of milk to it, that will cut the flavor down and make it far less strong. 

Are Lattes Made With Espresso Or Coffee?

If you are considering getting a latte for the forst time you might wonder how they are made. Do they use regular coffee or espresso? 

Lattes are a hot coffee beverage that is made with a shot of espresso and a cup of milk then topped with a thin layer of foam. If you tried to make a latte with a regular cup of coffee you would not get the same effect. 

Espresso is a highly concentrated shot of coffee and brewed in a different way than regular coffee. Regular coffee brews slowly over several minutes while espresso brews in about 30 seconds under highly pressurized hot water. 

Espresso has a bolder flavor than a cup of regular coffee. Since you add about a cup or more of milk to a latte, if you use a shot of regular coffee to make your latte you will not have as strong of a coffee flavor as you would if you used espresso. 

Lattes made in coffee shops will always use a shot of espresso to make your latte.

What Is The Weakest Coffee?

There are so many different types of coffee drinks out there and you might be confused as to which ones are the best. 

If you are speaking in terms of total caffeine content then the weakest coffee that you can get would be an espresso. An espresso only contains between 60 to 100 milligrams of caffeine per shot whereas other coffee drinks will have between 80 to 100 milligrams of caffeine. If you are looking at the caffeine content per volume of your drink then an espresso has the most caffeine by volume. 

• A two-ounce shot of espresso will on average contain about 75 milligrams of caffeine. 

• An 8-ounce cup of regular brewed coffee will contain about 100 milligrams of caffeine.

• A 16-ounce latte will contain around 150 milligrams of caffeine. 

• A 16-ounce cup of cappuccino will also contain 150 milligrams of caffeine.

• A 16-ounce Mocha has a slightly higher caffeine amount coming in at 175 milligrams. 

• A cold brew coffee in a 16-ounce cup will typically contain 200 milligrams of caffeine. 

• The coffee drink with the most caffeine (when not considering volume) would be a 16-ounce cup of nitro cold brew coffee which contains 280 milligrams of caffeine.

Are Lattes More Fattening Than A Cappuccino?

A latte and cappuccino are both made with espresso and milk but they are prepared differently.  A latte has more milk than a cappuccino and less foam since a latte is a shot of espresso and then the rest is milk. 

Some people refer to a latte as coffee flavored milk. A cappuccino typically contains 1/3 espresso, 1/3 steamed milk, and 1/3 foamed milk. 

A latte has more calories than a cappuccino because it has a higher milk content. So in general, lattes would be more fattening than a cappuccino. 

The amount of calories in a cup would depend on the serving size that you are consuming. A 16-ounce Starbucks latte contains 190 calories whereas a 16-ounce Starbucks cappuccino only contains 120 calories.

What Is Stronger Than A Latte?

If you recently had a latte but want something a little bit stronger then you might be wondering which coffee drink you should choose. 

The following coffee drinks would be considered stronger than a latte: 

• Black coffee
• Double shot of espresso
• Cappuccino
• Mocha 
• Cold brew coffee
• Nitro cold brew coffee

A cappuccino has a much stronger espresso flavor than a latte due to the larger amount of espresso and smaller amount of milk that is in a cappuccino. While a latte and cappuccino contain all of the same ingredients you get a different flavor from each drink because of the way it is prepared and the amount of each ingredient. 

A latte contains more milk than a cappuccino which would cut down on the espresso flavor. A cappuccino contains 1/3 espresso, 1/3 steamed milk, and 1/3 foamed milk. While a latte only contains a shot or perhaps two of espresso and then the rest of the drink is milk. 

Since a cappuccino contains more espresso, it will have a bolder flavor than a latte.