How many calories in a chai latte
A regular coffee shop chai latte has about 240 kcal, mostly from the sweetened chai mix and the milk.
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To burn it off
A chai latte in a high street chain is usually a sweet spiced syrup or powder topped up with steamed milk. The spices are free, the sugar isn't.
It comes to 240 kcal with 45 g of carbs, 8 g of protein and 5 g of fat. That's about 90 more than a regular latte at 150.
Proper chai brewed with tea, spices and milk can be a lot lighter. It depends entirely on how much sugar goes in.
Tips
- 1Ask for fewer pumps of syrup, you'll still taste the cinnamon and cardamom.
- 2Order a small, it's the same cosy feeling in a smaller cup.
- 3Brew chai tea bags in hot milk at home and sweeten it yourself.
Where it comes from
Chai is simply the word for tea in Hindi, from the Chinese cha. Most Indians drank little black tea until the Indian Tea Association promoted it in the early 1900s, and street chaiwalas stretched it with milk, sugar and spices like ginger and cardamom. The chai latte is the American café version: Starbucks added one in 1998, made from a sweet concentrate.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Wikipedia, Masala chai
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Questions
Is a chai latte higher than a normal latte?
Usually, yes. A café chai latte is about 240 kcal and a regular latte about 150.
Does a chai latte have caffeine?
A little, from the black tea in it, but much less than a coffee.
How do I make a chai latte lighter?
Fewer pumps of syrup or a small cup. At home, chai tea bags in milk with your own sugar is far lighter.
What's a dirty chai, and does it have more calories?
It's a chai latte with a shot of espresso in it. Espresso is about 3 kcal, so it stays around 240, just with more caffeine.
How many calories in an iced chai latte?
About the same or a little less. The ice takes the place of some milk, but all the sweet chai mix is still in there.
