Protein Latte protein
Dutch Bros Protein Latte Protein: Hot vs Iced
The plain Dutch Bros Protein Latte lists 26, 36, and 42 grams of protein when hot and 16, 26, and 32 grams when iced for small, medium, and large sizes. In every matched size, the hot source row contains 10 more grams of listed protein than the iced row.
Dutch Bros Protein Latte protein at a glance
The bundled May 28, 2026 nutrition table includes six plain Protein Latte rows: three hot and three iced. A small hot Protein Latte lists 26 grams of protein, a medium 36, and a large 42. The iced rows list 16, 26, and 32 grams for the same size sequence.
Those values belong to the plain named Protein Latte. They should not be copied onto Vanilla Protein Latte, Golden Eagle Protein Latte, Hopscotch, a protein mocha, or a custom drink that substitutes protein milk. Each named item can have its own complete calorie, sugar, fat, sodium, and protein record.
- Hot: 26g small, 36g medium, and 42g large.
- Iced: 16g small, 26g medium, and 32g large.
- Hot lists 10g more protein than iced at every matched size.
Calories for the plain Protein Latte
Hot Protein Latte calories are 220 for a small, 310 for a medium, and 360 for a large. Iced calories are 140, 220, and 280. The hot-versus-iced difference is 80 calories at the small size, 90 at medium, and 80 at large.
The calorie pattern is close to the protein pattern but is not a fixed calories-per-gram equation. The source rows also differ in fat, sugar, sodium, and total liquid composition. Use the exact record when comparing styles instead of adding a guessed amount to the iced drink or subtracting a guessed amount from the hot one.
Why does hot list more protein than iced?
The source clearly shows a 10-gram difference at each size, but it does not provide a public recipe calculation that this site can use to prove the exact cause. A reasonable comparison is that hot and iced drinks are complete preparations with different listed nutrition totals; the presence of ice and the amount of the protein-containing base may affect the row, but the PDF values should remain the authority.
That distinction matters because a recipe assumption can easily become an unsupported customization claim. Ordering light ice, no ice, extra protein milk, another milk, or a different flavor does not guarantee that the final drink will move by the same 10 grams. The table answers the standard hot-versus-iced question, not every possible modification.
Sugar, fat, and sodium also differ
Hot small, medium, and large rows list 15, 21, and 25 grams of sugar, compared with 9, 15, and 19 grams iced. Fat is 6, 9, and 10 grams hot and 4, 6, and 8 grams iced. Sodium rises from 150 to 210 to 240 milligrams hot and from 90 to 150 to 180 iced.
The differences are useful for choosing between standard rows, but none should be presented as a judgment that one drink is suitable for a particular diet or health goal. Protein is only one nutrition field. Compare the whole record and use qualified guidance when a medical or dietary plan requires individualized advice.
Caffeine does not explain the protein difference
Both hot and iced Protein Latte rows list about 95 milligrams of caffeine for small and medium and about 190 milligrams for large. At each matched size, caffeine is the same even though the hot drink lists more protein, calories, sugar, fat, and sodium.
This is another reason to keep nutrition fields separate. A larger protein number does not automatically signal more caffeine, and a size change does not always change caffeine from small to medium. Dutch Bros describes caffeine figures as approximate. Extra shots or a different coffee build can change the amount and move the order outside the standard row.
How to compare Protein Latte rows
Select the plain Protein Latte first, then choose hot or iced and the intended size. The medium hot row provides a clear 36-gram protein example, while the medium iced row lists 26 grams. If the order is actually a Vanilla Protein Latte, use that exact named product and the dedicated article instead of treating vanilla as a no-impact add-on.
Every plain Protein Latte row carries a Contains Milk callout. That does not certify a drink as safe for an allergy or explain the protein milk brand, production process, or local preparation. Verify current ingredients directly when allergens matter, and do not use these rows to promise digestion, fullness, muscle gain, or another personal outcome.
- Choose the exact plain or flavored protein drink first.
- Match hot or iced and the exact size.
- Compare protein together with calories, sugar, fat, sodium, and caffeine.
- Keep unlisted protein-milk substitutions outside the official total.