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📦01Gold Standard

10/12

Kion

Kion Coffee Whole Bean

$22.00($1.83/oz)

Kion offers a high-performance coffee that balances rigorous toxin testing with exceptional flavor. It is consistently rated as one of the best-tasting 'clean' coffees on the market, avoiding the bitter notes often found in high-antioxidant roasts.

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📦01Gold Standard

10/12

S&W Roasting

Ethiopia Gedeb Chelbesa

Price varies

S&W is a cult favorite in enthusiast communities like r/Coffee for providing competition-level beans at near-wholesale prices. They spend zero on marketing and use simple packaging, focusing entirely on roast precision.

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📦01Gold Standard

10/12

Onyx Coffee Lab

Southern Weather

Price varies

Onyx is an industry leader in transparency, providing specific farm-level sourcing for this blend's components (typically high-elevation washed coffees from Ethiopia and Colombia). The light-medium roast profile optimizes for chlorogenic acid retention while avoiding the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in darker roasts.

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📦01Gold Standard

10/12

Intelligentsia Coffee

Frequency Blend

Price varies

Intelligentsia is a pioneer of the Direct Trade model, ensuring high-quality sourcing and transparency that exceeds standard Fair Trade. While this is a blend rather than a high-elevation single-origin 'Gold Standard' spec, it is a specialty-grade product that avoids the oily over-roasting of mass-market brands and utilizes proper degassing packaging.

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📦01Gold Standard

10/12

Counter Culture Coffee

Forty-Six

Price varies

Forty-Six is a high-quality certified organic blend from a roaster that sets the industry standard for transparency. While the dark roast profile results in lower chlorogenic acid levels compared to the light-medium gold standard, the inclusion of specific roast dates and rigorous direct-trade sourcing ensures peak freshness and mold-free quality.

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📦01Gold Standard

10/12

Cometeer

Mixed Roast Flash-Frozen Capsules

Price varies

Cometeer partners with elite specialty roasters (like Onyx and George Howell) to source beans that meet gold-standard SCA scores and high-elevation requirements. Their proprietary flash-freezing process effectively preserves volatile aromatics and prevents the lipid oxidation found in shelf-stable grounds, though it commands a premium price per serving.

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📦02Excellent

11/12

Purity Coffee

FLOW Medium Roast

$23(12oz)

Only brand that publicly shares lab results for mycotoxins, pesticides, and mold at every supply chain stage. Tested 65% higher in antioxidants than 46 other brands.

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📦02Excellent

11/12

Purity Coffee

Flow Medium Roast Whole Bean

$24.00($2.00/oz)

Purity Coffee sets the industry standard for health-focused coffee, selecting only the top 1% of beans that meet strict antioxidant and purity requirements. Every batch is rigorously tested to be free of mold, mycotoxins, and pesticides, ensuring a product optimized for wellness rather than just flavor profile.

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📦02Excellent

9/12

Lifeboost Coffee

Medium Roast Whole Bean

$27.95($2.33/oz)

Lifeboost is a premier low-acid coffee option, ideal for individuals with sensitive stomachs or GERD. It is shade-grown at high altitudes, which naturally reduces the need for pesticides and enhances the nutrient profile.

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📦02Excellent

9/12

Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Holler Mountain Whole Bean Coffee

Price varies

Holler Mountain is a high-quality, USDA Organic specialty blend that offers excellent value for the price. While it lacks the extreme elevation (1,800+ MASL) and farm-specific traceability of a gold-standard single-origin, Stumptown's commitment to roast-date transparency and direct trade sourcing ensures a fresh, high-antioxidant product far superior to mass-market options.

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📦02Excellent

8/12

Peet's Coffee

Major Dickason's Blend

Price varies

Peet's earns points for providing a specific roast date on their packaging, which is a critical indicator of freshness. However, as a dark roast blend, it lacks the specific elevation (MASL) and SCA cupping scores required for a gold rating, and the heavy roasting process likely reduces the chlorogenic acid (antioxidant) density compared to lighter specialty roasts.

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📦02Excellent

9/12

Blue Bottle Coffee

Bella Donovan

Price varies

While Blue Bottle is a pioneer in transparency and roast-date labeling, Bella Donovan is a dark roast blend, which contains lower chlorogenic acid (antioxidant) levels compared to the gold-standard light-medium single origins. At $22 for 12oz, it is priced at a premium for a blend, though it guarantees specialty-grade beans and peak freshness.

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📦02Excellent

9/12

Kicking Horse Coffee

Kick Ass Dark Roast

Price varies

Kicking Horse provides high-quality Organic and Fairtrade beans at a very competitive price point. However, as a dark roast blend, it lacks the specific transparency of the 'Gold Standard'—missing data on SCA scores, specific MASL, and roast dates (relying on 'Best By' dates instead)—and dark roasting naturally reduces the chlorogenic acid (antioxidant) density compared to light-medium roasts.

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📦02Excellent

9/12

La Colombe

Corsica Blend

Price varies

Corsica is a high-quality 'daily driver' blend from a reputable B-Corp roaster, but it falls short of the gold standard due to its dark roast profile, which research indicates has lower antioxidant (CGA) density than light-medium roasts. While it provides good origin transparency, it lacks the specific elevation (MASL) data and SCA cupping scores required for a top-tier specialty rating.

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📦02Excellent

7/12

Illy

Classico Medium Roast

Price varies

Illy offers a high-quality, consistent 100% Arabica blend with industry-leading pressurized nitrogen packaging that effectively prevents oxidation. However, it fails to meet specialty 'Gold' standards as it lacks a specific roast date, elevation data (MASL), and SCA cupping scores, while being priced higher per ounce than many superior single-origin specialty roasters.

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📦02Excellent

8/12

Jot

Ultra Coffee Concentrate

Price varies

While Jot uses high-quality organic beans, it is a liquid concentrate rather than whole bean, which inherently compromises the volatile aromatics and antioxidant density emphasized in specialty coffee standards. It lacks granular transparency regarding SCA scores or specific MASL (elevation) data, though it offers significant convenience and a cleaner profile than standard instant coffees.

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📦02Excellent

9/12

Equator Coffees

Tigerwalk Espresso

Price varies

Equator is a highly reputable B Corp roaster, ensuring ethical sourcing and specialty-grade quality. While Tigerwalk is a premium espresso blend, it falls into the Silver tier because its medium-dark roast profile typically contains lower chlorogenic acid levels than light-medium roasts, and as a blend, it lacks the specific single-origin elevation and SCA score disclosures required for the Gold standard.

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📦03Good

11/12

Natural Force

Clean Coffee Whole Bean

$21.99($1.83/oz)

Natural Force is the leader in transparency, providing a Certificate of Analysis (COA) for every single batch produced. Their coffee is specifically sourced from a single-origin estate in Colombia and tested for mold, mycotoxins, gluten, and pesticides.

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📦03Good

6/12

Death Wish Coffee Co.

The World's Strongest Coffee

Price varies

While USDA Organic and Fair Trade certified, this product prioritizes high caffeine content via Robusta blends and dark roasting, which contradicts the specialty gold standard of high-elevation Arabica and high antioxidant (CGA) retention. The price is significantly marked up for marketing claims ('World's Strongest') rather than bean density, SCA score, or traceability.

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📦03Good

6/12

Lavazza

Super Crema Whole Bean

Price varies

While a popular choice for espresso, this is a commodity-grade blend rather than specialty coffee; it lacks a specific roast date, elevation data (MASL), and SCA cupping scores. The 40% Robusta content and lack of organic or bird-friendly certifications fall short of the gold standard for health-conscious, high-antioxidant coffee.

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📦03Good

6/12

Starbucks

Pike Place Roast

Price varies

While 100% Arabica, this product lacks essential specialty indicators such as a specific roast date, elevation (MASL) data, and SCA cupping scores. It is a mass-market commodity coffee that prioritizes shelf-life over the peak freshness and antioxidant density found in gold-standard specialty roasts.

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📦03Good

6/12

Eight O'Clock Coffee

The Original Blend

Price varies

While a reliable budget staple, this coffee fails to meet any specialty-grade indicators such as roast date transparency, elevation data (MASL), or SCA cupping scores. It lacks organic or bird-friendly certifications, and the '100% Arabica' claim is a basic industry standard rather than a mark of premium quality.

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📦03Good

6/12

Café Bustelo

Espresso Ground Coffee

Price varies

Café Bustelo is a mass-market commodity coffee that fails nearly all specialty quality indicators, including the lack of a specific roast date, no elevation (MASL) data, and a pre-ground format that leads to rapid lipid oxidation. While it is an iconic budget staple, its dark roast profile and lack of transparency mean it likely contains lower levels of beneficial chlorogenic acids compared to gold-standard specialty roasts.

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📦03Good

6/12

Dunkin'

Original Blend Ground

Price varies

This is a mass-market commodity coffee that fails all specialty quality indicators: it is pre-ground (leading to rapid oxidation), lacks a specific roast date, and provides no transparency regarding elevation (MASL) or SCA cupping scores. While it uses 100% Arabica beans, the lack of sourcing data and the 'best by' dating instead of a roast date suggests a low-antioxidant, stale product compared to specialty standards.

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📦01Gold Standard

11/12

Pique Life

Sun Goddess Matcha

$58($2.07/serving)

Pique Sun Goddess is the industry leader for purity, being the first matcha to be quadruple toxin-screened for heavy metals, pesticides, toxic mold, and radioactive isotopes. It is sourced from a 130-year-old tea farm in Kagoshima and is 100% organic and ceremonial grade.

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📦01Gold Standard

11/12

Mizuba Tea Co.

Nagomi Organic Ceremonial Matcha

$25($0.62/gram)

Mizuba offers exceptional single-origin matcha sourced directly from a family farm in Uji, Japan. It strikes a perfect balance between traditional Japanese craftsmanship and modern transparency standards, including radiation testing.

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📦01Gold Standard

10/12

Jade Leaf

Organic Ceremonial Grade Matcha

$23.95($0.80/gram)

Jade Leaf is the gold standard for accessible, high-transparency matcha. While it is a blend of several farms rather than single-origin, they provide a unique 'transparency report' for every single batch via a QR code.

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📦02Excellent

12/12

Encha

Organic Ceremonial Grade Matcha

$20(30g)

Japanese-grown (Uji region), tested at CA Prop 65 limits for lead/heavy metals. 32% of Chinese tea exceeded lead limits vs 0% of Japanese matcha in studies.

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📦01Gold Standard

10/12

Pique Tea

Hibiscus Beauty Elixir

$58.00($2.07/serving)

Pique uses a patented 'Cold Brew Crystallization' process that preserves up to 12x the antioxidants of regular tea bags. Their 'Triple Toxin Screen' for pesticides, heavy metals, and toxic mold (mycotoxins) is the most rigorous in the industry.

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📦02Excellent

12/12

Traditional Medicinals

Organic Peppermint Tea

$5.99($0.37/serving)

Traditional Medicinals sets the industry standard by using pharmacopoeial-grade herbs, ensuring high essential oil content and therapeutic potency. Their peppermint is sourced from specific regions in the Pacific Northwest that produce superior menthol levels compared to generic grocery brands.

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📦02Excellent

11/12

Mountain Rose Herbs

Organic Whole Chamomile Flowers

$18.50($0.12/serving)

Mountain Rose Herbs provides whole, intact chamomile flowers rather than the 'fannings' found in tea bags. This preserves the volatile oils within the flower head, resulting in a significantly more potent sedative and anti-inflammatory effect.

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