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Caffeine in Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium)

185mg
per 12 oz
≈ 2 coffees≈ 2 Red Bulls46% of FDA daily max

Is that a lot?

Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium) is 46% of the FDA’s recommended daily maximum, in a single 12 oz.

Green tea
28 mg
Espresso
63 mg
Red Bull
80 mg
Coffee
95 mg
Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium)
185 mg
FDA daily max · 400mg
Before bed

When can I drink Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium) and still sleep?

Your Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium) cutoff
You drink it at
Bedtime
Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium) · 185 mg · assuming an average ~5 h half-life
At bedtime
61 mg
may delay sleep
Latest safe Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium): 1:34 PM

How much caffeine is in Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium)?

A medium Costa flat white or latte carries about 185 mg of caffeine, since Costa builds its drinks on high-caffeine doppio and triple shots. That makes a 'milky coffee' here surprisingly potent, with the range running even higher.

ServingCaffeineSugar
12 oz185 mg8 g

Costa uses high-caffeine doppio/triple shots; medium varies ~157–277 mg.

Will Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium) affect your sleep?

At 185 mg, a medium Costa needs roughly nine to ten hours to fall under 50 mg, so a lunchtime cup can still be active at bedtime. Costa's strong shots make an afternoon coffee here a real sleep consideration.

Heads up
At 185 mg, a second Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium) in a day pushes you toward the FDA’s 400 mg ceiling — and that’s before any coffee or tea. Log everything in the calculator to see your real daily total.

Source: Costa official (range)

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Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium) & sleep — FAQ

It can, Costa's strong shots push a medium near 185 mg, so an afternoon flat white or latte may still sit above the 50 mg threshold at bedtime.

Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium) has 185 mg per 12 oz — about 46% of the FDA’s 400 mg daily maximum for healthy adults. That’s roughly 2 cups of coffee.

It depends on your bedtime and how fast you clear caffeine. Use the calculator above to see when Costa Coffee Flat White / Latte (Medium) drops below the ~50 mg “ok to sleep” threshold for your bedtime.

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