Coffee

27 products ranked by Scout score

The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Medium Roast, Whole Bean

#1 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Espresso, Whole Bean

#2 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Dark Roast, Whole Bean

#3 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
Fabula Organic Medium Roast Coffee

#4 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
Purity Coffee Espresso Medium Roast, Whole Bean

#5 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
Laird Superfood Peruvian Medium Roast Coffee with Functional Mushrooms Certified Organic Peruvian Ground Coffee Beans Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Non-GMO Paleo Keto Friendly Bag

#6 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
Anthony's Organic Instant Coffee

#7 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Black Rifle Coffee Classic Roast

#8 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Mt. Comfort Coffee Organic Peru Medium Roast Bag

#9 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
BULLETPROOF Enhanced Coffee The High Achiever Ground Medium-Dark Roast

#10 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Brain Bean Organic Coffee Whole Bean Medium Roast

#11 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Caribou Coffee Breakfast Blend

#12 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Charleston Coffee Roasters Kiawah Organic Ground Coffee Dark Roast

#13 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Coast Roast Organic Half-Caf Blend Whole Bean Coffee Bag

#14 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Death wish organic usda certified whole bean coffee

#15 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Erewhon Organic Coffee House Roast Caramel, Chocolate & Raisin

#16 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Everyday Dose Coffee+ Mild Roast

#17 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Free Rein Get Up Ground Bean Coffee Bold Balanced Caramel Espresso

#18 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
La Colombe Black Cold Brew

#19 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients
Bizzy Cold Brew Coffee Organic Breakfast Blend Unsweetened

#20 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
Chameleon Sweet Café Cubano

#21 NOVA 3 · Processed
Grind iced flat white coffee

#22 NOVA 3 · Processed
Starbucks Iced Coffee Unsweetened Premium Coffee Beverage

#23 NOVA 3 · Processed
COLD BREW COFFEE

#24 NOVA 4 · Ultra-processed
Starbucks Cold Brew Vanilla Sweet Cream

#25 NOVA 4 · Ultra-processed
Bolthouse Farms MOCHA CAPPUCCINO ARABICA COFFEE BEVERAGE

#26 NOVA 4 · Ultra-processed
Starbucks Decaf House Blend Medium Roast Ground Coffee

#27 NOVA 2 · Culinary ingredients

Best coffee right now

The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Medium Roast, Whole Bean 100/100
Scout's analysis: The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Medium Roast, Whole Bean scores 100/100. One ingredient: USDA Organic, 100% Arabica whole-bean coffee from a single origin, Tolima in…
The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Espresso, Whole Bean 100/100
Scout's analysis: The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Espresso, Whole Bean scores 100/100. One ingredient: USDA Organic, 100% Arabica whole-bean coffee from a single origin, Tolima in the…
The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Dark Roast, Whole Bean 100/100
Scout's analysis: The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Dark Roast, Whole Bean scores 100/100. One ingredient: USDA Organic, 100% Arabica whole-bean coffee from a single origin, Tolima in the…

What to skip

Starbucks Decaf House Blend Medium Roast Ground Coffee 12/100
Scout's analysis: Starbucks Decaf House Blend Medium Roast Ground Coffee scores 12/100. A January 2026 proposed class action (Williams v. Starbucks, W.D. Wash., No. 2:26-cv-00112) cites…
Bolthouse Farms MOCHA CAPPUCCINO ARABICA COFFEE BEVERAGE 25/100
Scout's analysis: This beverage is heavily processed and contains several artificial sweeteners, including sucralose and acesulfame potassium, which are controversial due to potential…
Starbucks Cold Brew Vanilla Sweet Cream 42/100
Scout's analysis: Starbucks Cold Brew Vanilla Sweet Cream scores 42/100. The cold-brew coffee base is genuinely beneficial (polyphenol antioxidants), but the formulation is undermined by…

Independently lab-tested coffee

5 of the 27 products ranked here have a lab panel on their pages — each measured amount, the level it falls in and the report it comes from.

Ingredients to watch in coffee

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 27 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

NATURAL FLAVOR in 3 of 27
Caramel in 2 of 27
sugar in 2 of 27

What the better coffee have in common

Chlorogenic Acids in 9 of 27
Organic 100% Arabica Coffee (Whole Bean) in 3 of 27
Organic 100% Arabica Coffee in 2 of 27
100% Arabica Coffee in 2 of 27

Common questions about coffee

What scores highest in coffee on Scout?

The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Medium Roast, Whole Bean leads Scout's coffee ranking at 100/100, followed by The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Espresso, Whole Bean (100) and The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Dark Roast, Whole Bean (100). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in coffee?

Starbucks Decaf House Blend Medium Roast Ground Coffee scores 12/100, the lowest of the 27 products Scout has analyzed in coffee; next lowest are Bolthouse Farms MOCHA CAPPUCCINO ARABICA COFFEE BEVERAGE (25) and Starbucks Cold Brew Vanilla Sweet Cream (42). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in coffee?

Across these 27 products the most common flagged ingredients are NATURAL FLAVOR, Caramel, sugar. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

Is anything in coffee independently lab tested?

5 of the 27 products on this page carry independent lab results — The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Medium Roast, Whole Bean; The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Espresso, Whole Bean; The Ultimate Brew Organic Coffee Dark Roast, Whole Bean; Purity Coffee Espresso Medium Roast, Whole Bean; Starbucks Decaf House Blend Medium Roast Ground Coffee. Each of their product pages shows the measured amounts, the level each falls in and the report they come from.

How does Scout score coffee?

Every product in coffee gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores coffee

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →