San Francisco Bay OneCUP 100% Colombian vs Tayst Bold & Brazen Coffee Pods

The compostable option, if you can reach a commercial composter

Scores higher on what is in the capsule, cost per cup, and per kilo, sourcing & certification.

A dark, cocoa-heavy K-Cup for somebody who wants the pod compostable and does not want it weak

Scores higher on recycling & disposal, system, range & availability.

• +Single-origin Colombia sourcing gives this a defined flavor identity that most K-Cup medium roasts lack.
• +The 80-count box is one of the largest standard K-Cup formats available, which reduces restocking frequency for heavy users.
• +BPI-certified commercially compostable capsule material is a practical disposal advantage over standard plastic K-Cups.

• −San Francisco Bay Coffee prints no retail price on the product listing, so buyers must check the current box price at the point of sale.
• −The Melozio's aluminium mail-back recycling is accessible to more US buyers than commercial composting, which requires municipal or local infrastructure.
• −The 80-count box commits buyers to a large quantity of one profile with no variety within the purchase.

• +BPI certification covers the pod, lid, ring and mesh, not one component with the rest unsaid
• +Rainforest Alliance Certified beans, so the sourcing claim is audited rather than described
• +A $20 Down To Earth return kit gives you a composting route when your council has none
• +Cheaper per cup than Nespresso's Vertuo Melozio at $1.40

• −$1.04 a pod against $0.64 for San Francisco Bay's OneCUP, which carries the same BPI certification
• −Commercially compostable only, in a landfill bin the certification changes nothing
• −No bulk discount: 40, 50 and 60 pods all work out at the same $1.04
• −No dose published, so the price per kilo cannot be calculated
• −Origins not published for the blend