Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags vs Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct

The verdict

Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags is the better buy on our scoring, 8.6 to Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct's 5.6. It leads on brew quality & dose and freshness & the bag.

Who each one suits

Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags

somebody who wants the best-documented coffee bag and will buy twenty at a time

Scores higher on brew quality & dose, freshness & the bag, value per cup.

Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct

Proper ground coffee in a cup with no equipment and nothing to wash up

How they score, criterion by criterion

Both are scored the same way against the rest of their category, from what their makers publish. The weight is how much each criterion moves the total. How the score works

CriterionWeightMondo Single-Serve Coffee BagsTaylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct
Brew Quality & Dose28%10.05.8
Freshness & The Bag20%9.25.0
Value per Cup18%8.05.0
Convenience & Steep18%7.07.0
Sourcing Transparency16%8.05.2

What each one costs

Price$32.99Not publicly stated
Cost per cup
The figure that decides what the choice costs over a year, not on the day.
$1.65/cupNot published

Where they differ

Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.

Mondo Single-Serve Coffee BagsTaylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct
Price$32.99—
Best forsomebody who wants the best-documented coffee bag and will buy twenty at a timeProper ground coffee in a cup with no equipment and nothing to wash up
What sets it apartFive single origins four bags apiece, nitrogen flushed, with four certifications and the dose printedIndividually wrapped so each bag is sealed until the moment you brew it
Bag MaterialUnbleached non-GMO paper sourced from Japan—
Bag Type—Enveloped coffee bag, brewed in the cup like tea
Bean Type100% Arabica—
CertificationsOrganicRainforest Alliance
Coffee Grams per Bag127.5
Compostable✓—
Decaf in the range✓—
Individually Wrapped—✓
Nitrogen Flushed✓—
OriginBrazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras—
Pack Size NoteThe box states 20 COFFEE BAGS / 5 SINGLE ORIGINS.Sold as three boxes of 10 enveloped bags, 75 g each.
Packaging Type—Sachet
Preparation—Just add boiled water, per the roundel on the box
Price per Serving1.65 USD—
Roast LevelMediumRoast 4 of 5
Roast Level NotePrinted on the box as MEDIUM ROAST.Printed on the box as ROAST 4, on Taylors' own one to five scale, with no light or dark word anywhere.
Servings per Pack2030
Ships to—US
Ships to Note—Confirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product.
Origin structureFive single originsBlend
Subscription Available✓—
Tasting Notesnuts, chocolate, citrus, caramel, cocoaDark chocolate and almond

Pros and cons

From each full review, written from the same published facts as the scores above.

Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags
  • +Organic, Non-GMO, Kosher and EU Bio-Certified, four certifications where most bags here carry none
  • +Five single origins, four bags of each, from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras
  • +Nitrogen flushed in unbleached non-GMO paper from Japan, 100% biodegradable and compostable
  • +20 servings at $1.65 a cup, the lowest cost per cup here, with decaf sold separately
  • −$32.99 against a $24 median, the highest pack price in this category
  • −12g of coffee a bag, which is a light dose for a full mug
  • −No steep time is published
Full Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags review →
Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct
  • +30 servings, by far the most in this category, in three packs of ten
  • +Each bag sealed in its own envelope, so the last one is as fresh as the first
  • +Rainforest Alliance certified, with published notes of dark chocolate and almond
  • +Brewed in the cup like tea, and Taylors numbers the roast as 4 so it can be placed in their range
  • −No origin countries are published
  • −No price is published for it here
  • −No compostability is stated, where three of the five bags here publish it
Full Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct review →

Every specification, side by side

Mondo Single-Serve Coffee BagsTaylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct
Price
Price$32.99—
Who it suits
Best forsomebody who wants the best-documented coffee bag and will buy twenty at a timeProper ground coffee in a cup with no equipment and nothing to wash up
What sets it apartFive single origins four bags apiece, nitrogen flushed, with four certifications and the dose printedIndividually wrapped so each bag is sealed until the moment you brew it
Specifications
Bag MaterialUnbleached non-GMO paper sourced from Japan—
Bag Type—Enveloped coffee bag, brewed in the cup like tea
Bean Type100% Arabica—
CertificationsOrganicRainforest Alliance
Coffee Grams per Bag127.5
Compostable✓—
Decaf in the range✓—
FlavouredNot flavouredNot flavoured
Individually Wrapped—✓
Nitrogen Flushed✓—
OriginBrazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras—
Pack Size NoteThe box states 20 COFFEE BAGS / 5 SINGLE ORIGINS.Sold as three boxes of 10 enveloped bags, 75 g each.
Packaging Type—Sachet
Preparation—Just add boiled water, per the roundel on the box
Price per Serving1.65 USD—
Roast LevelMediumRoast 4 of 5
Roast Level NotePrinted on the box as MEDIUM ROAST.Printed on the box as ROAST 4, on Taylors' own one to five scale, with no light or dark word anywhere.
Servings per Pack2030
Ships to—US
Ships to Note—Confirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product.
Origin structureFive single originsBlend
Subscription Available✓—
Tasting Notesnuts, chocolate, citrus, caramel, cocoaDark chocolate and almond

Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags vs Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct: common questions

Which is better, Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags or Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct?

Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags scores 8.6 against 5.6, both computed from published specifications rather than opinion.

Is Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags or Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct cheaper?

Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags starts at $32.99, and Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct at Not publicly stated. Per cup they work out at $1.65/cup and Not published.

Who is Mondo Single-Serve Coffee Bags for?

somebody who wants the best-documented coffee bag and will buy twenty at a time

Who is Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Coffee Bags 30ct for?

Proper ground coffee in a cup with no equipment and nothing to wash up

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