Chai tea is a spicy, creamy, sweet tea, especially when you add sugar and milk to it, as recommended for a true chai tea. Purchase chai tea lattes at cafes as well as mixes at your local grocer that allow you, by adding milk, to make a latte at home. Its calories vary by brand, size and ingredients.
Ingredients
Chai tea latte ingredients include black, rooibos or green tea with cardamom, black pepper, ginger, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, honey, vanilla, citric acid, sugar, and natural and artificial flavors. The tea mixture, once brewed, is blended with either soy, whole, skim or 2 percent milk.
Sizes
Chai tea lattes sizes typically vary from small, medium and large. Small sizes are typically about 8 oz., mediums are 12 oz and a large equals 1 pt.
Calories
Chai tea lattes made with whole milk have about 128 calories for an 8 fl. oz. serving, 192 calories for 12 fl. oz. and 256 calories for 1 pt. If you choose skim milk, it contains about 104 calories per 8 oz. serving, 156 calories for 12 oz. and 208 calories for 1 pt. Opting for 2 percent milk means the latte contains about 120 calories for an 8 oz. serving, 180 calories per 12 oz. or 240 calories for 1 pt. If using soy milk, an 8 oz. serving is about 116 calories, 12 oz. contains 174 calories and 1 pt. has 232 calories.
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