(updated October 13th, 2026)
Not on its own. A plain iced cappuccino is espresso, milk and ice, and a medium one from Dunkin’ made with whole milk is 120 calories with 9 g of sugar, none of it added. What makes it a sugary drink is what goes in on top: sugar or a flavor swirl takes the same cup to 220 to 280 calories and 26 to 35 g of added sugar.
How much sugar is in an iced cappuccino?
It depends almost entirely on what you add. These are the medium sizes from Dunkin’s own nutrition guide, where the plain Iced Cappuccino is espresso and milk over ice, with sugar or a swirl only if you ask for it:
| Medium Dunkin’ Iced Cappuccino | Calories | Total sugars | Added sugars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole milk, no sugar | 120 | 9 g | 0 g |
| Skim milk, no sugar | 70 | 9 g | 0 g |
| Almondmilk | 60 | 10 g | 10 g |
| Whole milk with sugar | 220 | 35 g | 26 g |
| Skim milk with sugar | 170 | 35 g | 26 g |
| French Vanilla Swirl, whole milk | 280 | 45 g | 31 g |
| Caramel Swirl, whole milk | 280 | 47 g | 35 g |
The milk accounts for about 9 g of sugar whichever kind you choose, because that’s lactose, the sugar naturally in milk. Everything above that is added. For scale, the American Heart Association suggests most women keep added sugar under about 100 calories a day and most men under 150. At 4 calories a gram, that works out at roughly 25 g and 37 g, so one medium iced cappuccino with sugar uses up a woman’s whole daily allowance.
Does switching to skim milk help?
For calories and fat, yes. For sugar, no. Going from whole to skim milk takes a plain medium from 120 calories to 70 and from 6 g of fat to none, but the sugar stays at 9 g, and with sugar added it stays at 35 g either way.
Almondmilk is the one to watch. It’s the lowest-calorie option on the menu at 60, but all 10 g of its sugar is added, because the almondmilk itself is sweetened. If sugar is what you’re cutting, plain skim milk does better.
Is an iced cappuccino worse for you than a hot one?
Ordered the same way, no. It’s the same espresso, so the caffeine is the same as a hot cappuccino with the same number of shots. The calories come from the milk, so they follow the size: a traditional hot cappuccino is about 65 calories, and a medium iced one is bigger and carries more milk.
The bigger risk with the iced version is the add-ons. Dunkin’ sells its iced cappuccino in flavored swirl versions as well as plain, and those are where the sugar in the table comes from. If you want to know what you’re being handed, what’s in an iced cappuccino goes through it.
How do you order a healthier iced cappuccino?
- Skip the sugar and the swirl. That’s the single biggest change, taking a medium from 26 to 35 g of added sugar down to none.
- Choose skim milk if calories are the concern. It saves about 50 calories on a medium.
- Check whether the plant milk is sweetened before assuming it’s the lighter choice.
- Size down. A small plain one with whole milk is 80 calories.
- Or switch to an iced americano, which is espresso and water over ice. Dunkin’s large is 10 calories.
If you’d still like a little sweetness, ask for less sugar rather than none at all, and add it yourself. It’s far easier to stir some in than to take a swirl back out.
