# Nescafe Dolce Gusto Flat White Coffee (30 Servings), 30 Pods ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £8.80 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/nescafe-dolce-gusto-flat-white-coffee-30-servings-30-pods/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/nescafe-dolce-gusto-flat-white-coffee-30-servings-30-pods/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Nescafé **Price:** £8.80 GBP **Servings:** 30 cups **Price per cup:** 29.33p **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **Brew temperature:** 92-96C **Brew time:** 4 min **GTIN:** 8445290399571 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Nescafe Dolce Gusto Flat White is the single-capsule milk coffee in the Dolce Gusto range: thirty pods, thirty servings, one capsule per finished drink rather than the two-pod build the cappuccino and latte packs use. Smaller and stronger than a latte, with a thin surface foam and the roast still audible under the milk.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.Contains milk, so not suitable for vegans. Fits Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines only.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Cup size, storage and machine compatibility are covered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Nescafe Dolce Gusto Flat White is the milk coffee in the Dolce Gusto range that does not ask you to load two capsules. Thirty pods give thirty servings, so a single capsule carries both the coffee and the milk element and one insertion makes one finished drink. That is the practical difference between this box and the cappuccino and latte packs in the same range, where sixteen pods only ever make eight cups. A flat white is a smaller, stronger milk coffee than a latte: less milk, a thinner layer of foam rather than a deep cap, and the coffee still clearly audible underneath. This pod is built to land in that territory, which makes it the sensible choice for anyone who finds a latte too milky and a cappuccino too foamy but does not want to drink a black Americano at eleven in the morning. The Taste Profile Coffee presence: ●●●●○ (4/5) The roast stays audible through the milk rather than disappearing under it, which is what separates a flat white from a latte. Creaminess: ●●●●○ (4/5) Smooth and rounded, with a fine surface foam instead of a thick meringue cap. Sweetness: ●●●○○ (3/5) Milk sweetness, gentle rather than sugary. Check the pack if you are watching added sugars. Bitterness: ●●○○○ (2/5) Low. The milk does most of the work of softening the roast. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.5 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk. Where this sits in the Dolce Gusto range Dolce Gusto is Nescafe's own capsule system, and the capsules are a closed format: they fit Dolce Gusto machines and nothing else, and nothing from Nespresso, Tassimo or A Modo Mio fits a Dolce Gusto. The machine does the work. It drives hot water through the sealed pod under pressure, and the fill line printed on the capsule tells you where to stop. This one is not, which is the reason the box holds thirty pods and thirty servings rather than sixteen pods and eight drinks. It is quicker, there is only one capsule to dispose of, and there is nothing to get wrong in the order you load them. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. How Nescafe Dolce Gusto Flat White Coffee (30 Servings), 30 Pods compares Against the two-capsule cappuccino or latte pods: those give you a deeper foam cap and a bigger drink, at two capsules a time. This is one capsule, a smaller cup and more coffee character per mouthful. Against the Americano pod in the same range: the Americano is black and blank, so you add your own milk and control the ratio. This one arrives finished. The Americano wins on flexibility; this wins on the mornings when you are not in the mood to make decisions. Against Cafe Au Lait from the same range: Cafe au lait is the longer, milder, more milk-forward drink of the two. The flat white is shorter and the coffee sits further forward. Getting the best out of it A one-capsule milk drink leaves you two levers: the fill line and the cup you put it in. Both change the result more than you would expect. The standard serve Cup:Use a proper flat white cup, somewhere around 160 to 200ml. A big mug spreads the same drink thinner and it will read weak and cool quickly. Warm it:Run hot water into the cup and tip it out before brewing. Milk drinks lose heat faster than black coffee because they leave the machine cooler to begin with. Fill line:Brew to the mark on the capsule as a baseline. Stopping a little short gives a stronger, creamier cup; running long thins it and pushes the milk note towards watery. Drink it soon:The surface foam falls away within a couple of minutes and the texture goes with it. The stronger version Short pull:Stop the machine around three quarters of the marked line. Result:A smaller, denser, more coffee-forward cup, closer to a cortado in size. Or go the other way:add 40 to 50ml of hot milk after brewing if you want it longer and milder without buying a different pod. Practical notes on the pack Yield: 30 pods, 30 servings, one capsule per drink. Machine fit: Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines only. Contains milk: this is a milk-based pod, so it is not suitable for anyone avoiding dairy. The Americano pod in the same range is the black alternative. Storage: cool, dry, dark, and away from anything strongly scented. Capsules are individually sealed; the box protects them from heat and crushing. Iced: brew short straight over a tall glass of ice. Milk pods dilute faster than black coffee, so a full-length pull over ice is a mistake. Nutrition: because the drink contains milk, it carries real calories unlike a black coffee. The panel on the pack is the figure to read. Ingredients, allergens and storage What is in it:a single-serve capsule containing the coffee and the milk element of the drink. Full ingredients are listed on the pack. Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Allergen note:contains milk. Not suitable for vegansand not suitable for anyone with a milk allergy or avoiding dairy. Caffeine and sensitivity:Coffee is a stimulant. If you are sensitive to caffeine, pregnant, or following medical advice on intake, treat this as you would any other caffeinated coffee and follow the guidance you have been given. Keep capsules out of reach of childrenand do not open or refill them; they are sealed and under pressure in use. ## Product Questions Is this one capsule per drink or two?One. The pack holds 30 pods and makes 30 drinks, so the coffee and the milk element are in the same capsule. That is different from the cappuccino and latte pods in the same range, which need a coffee capsule and a milk capsule, so a box of sixteen only makes eight cups.Does it contain real milk?Yes, this is a milk-based coffee and it is not suitable for anyone avoiding dairy or following a vegan diet. The full ingredient list and allergen declaration are printed on the pack you receive, which is the reference we point people to rather than restating a formulation that can be revised.Which machines do these fit?Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines only. Dolce Gusto is a closed capsule system: nothing from Nespresso, Tassimo or Lavazza A Modo Mio fits a Dolce Gusto, and these will not fit anything else. Check the brand printed on the front of your machine if you are not certain which one you have.What is the difference between a flat white, a latte and a cappuccino?Ratio and foam. A flat white is the smallest and strongest of the three: less milk, a thin surface foam, and the coffee still clearly present. A latte is longer and milder. A cappuccino carries a deep foam cap and drinks lighter in the mouth. If a latte tastes too milky to you, this is the pod to try.What size cup should I use?Something around 160 to 200ml, not a big mug. A flat white is a short drink and spreading it across a large mug makes it read thin and lets it go cold fast. Warm the cup with a burst of hot water first; milk drinks leave the machine cooler than black coffee does and they lose heat quickly.How do I make it stronger?Stop the machine at around three quarters of the marked fill line. You get a smaller, denser, more coffee-forward cup, closer to a cortado in size. To go the other way, brew to the line and add 40 to 50ml of hot milk afterwards rather than running more water through the capsule.Can I make it iced?Yes, but brew it short over a glass packed with ice. Milk drinks dilute faster than black coffee, so a full-length pull over ice gives you something thin and dull. Fill the glass to the top with ice rather than half filling it; more ice melts less.Is it caffeinated?Yes, this is a caffeinated coffee, not a decaf. If you need an exact amount, read the current pack, and if you want a decaffeinated option look at the decaf pods elsewhere in the Dolce Gusto range.How should I store the box?Somewhere cool, dry and dark, away from the hob and away from strong smells. Each capsule is individually sealed, so the carton is mostly protecting them from heat and from being crushed in a cupboard. Milk-containing capsules are best kept out of a warm kitchen corner in particular.How do I dispose of used pods?Follow the current pack and your local council guidance. Capsule disposal routes change over time and differ between councils, and the carton, the outer film and the capsule itself can each want a different route. The printed instructions on the box you receive are the authority.Why does my drink come out lukewarm?Milk drinks start cooler than black coffee and lose heat faster, so a cold cup shows up immediately. Pre-warm the cup, and use a smaller one. If it is still cool, descale the machine; scale on the heating element steals temperature quietly over months and a milk pod is where you notice it first.Do milk pods need extra cleaning?A little. Run a plain hot water cycle through the empty holder after a run of milk drinks and wipe the spout. Milk residue in the outlet is the usual cause of a sour edge on the next black coffee you pull, and it takes ten seconds to prevent. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredients, as published for this product: Whole Milk Powder (71,3%), Soluble Coffee (13,7%), Sugar (12,8%), Stabilisers (Dipotassium Phosphate, Trisodium Citrate), Butter Oil (Milk).Typical values per 100ml, as publishedPer 100mlEnergy27 kcalFat1,4gof which saturates0,8gCarbohydrate2,3gof which sugars2,2gFibre0,4gProtein1,2gSalt0,04gIngredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsCoffeeNot published as a percentageThe roast character that has to stay audible under the milk; that is what makes a flat white a flat white rather than a latte.Milk componentNot published as a percentageBody, natural milk sweetness and the fine surface foam. This is why the drink is not suitable for vegans or anyone avoiding dairy.Water (added by the machine)The bulk of the finished cupCarries everything else. The fill line you stop at decides the strength and the texture more than anything printed on the box.Pack: contains milk. Caffeinated. Best before date printed on the pack.Percentages are not published for this capsule and we have not invented any. Because the drink contains milk it carries real calories, unlike a black coffee; the nutrition panel on your pack is the figure to use, and anything you add at the cup changes it again.Sourcing & blend. Nescafe Dolce Gusto Flat White Coffee (30 Servings), 30 Pods is produced by Nescafe, the coffee arm of Nestle, for the Dolce Gusto capsule system. Coffee and the milk element are dosed together into a sealed single-serve capsule so that every pod extracts the same way, which is the whole proposition of the format: the same drink on a Monday as on a Sunday, with no milk to steam and no ratio to judge. Nescafe operates its own green coffee sourcing programme; for the certifications carried by the box in your hand, read the current pack rather than a description written earlier.What is in Nescafe Dolce Gusto Flat White Coffee (30 Servings), 30 Pods, and what is not:In: coffee and a milk component, sealed together in a single-serve capsule.Contains milk: not suitable for vegans, and not suitable for anyone with a milk allergy or avoiding dairy.No second capsule needed: 30 pods, 30 servings, one insertion per drink.Machine note: fits Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines only; capsules are not refillable and should not be opened. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Nescafe Dolce Gusto Flat White Coffee (30 Servings), 30 Pods is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the cup tastes the way it does from the first lift of steam to the last swallow. A milk coffee behaves differently from a black one at every stage, because milk fat and milk protein do not sit alongside the coffee, they actively change what you can taste of it.The outer layer is aromatic: warm milk, a little cooked-sugar sweetness and the toasted edge of the roast behind it. Milk mutes coffee aroma noticeably, which is not a flaw but the point. Fat is a solvent for aromatic compounds, so it holds them back from the nose and releases them slowly in the mouth instead. That is why a flat white smells gentler than a black coffee made from the same beans and then tastes fuller than you expected. The thin surface foam holds what aroma there is at the top of the cup, and when the foam collapses after a couple of minutes the aroma quietly goes with it.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, where the coffee has to push through the milk. In a flat white the ratio is deliberately tighter than a latte, so the roast stays audible: toasted, lightly cocoa-ish, softened but not buried. Milk protein binds to some of the bitter compounds in coffee, which is the mechanism behind milk taking the edge off a roast, and milk sugar reads as sweetness even when nothing has been added. Together they round the spike into something broad and smooth rather than sharp. Stop the machine short of the fill line and that spike concentrates; run it long and the milk thins out first, leaving the drink watery before it ever tastes weak in coffee terms.The base structure is the lingering finish: a creamy, gently sweet note with a faint roast bitterness underneath that keeps it from being cloying. That trace of bitterness matters. A milk coffee with no bitterness at all tastes like warm sweet milk, and the drink stops being coffee. A good flat white should still taste of coffee on the last mouthful, and if yours does not, the cup is probably too large for the volume you are brewing into it.Getting it right in the cup. Use a cup of around 160 to 200ml rather than a mug; a flat white is a short drink and a large mug spreads it thin and cools it fast. Pre-warm the cup, because milk drinks leave the machine cooler than black coffee and lose heat more quickly on top of that. Brew to the marked fill line first and treat that as the baseline, then adjust: three quarters of the line gives a smaller, denser, more coffee-forward cup close to a cortado, while adding 40 to 50ml of hot milk afterwards lengthens it without pushing more water through the capsule. Drink it within a couple of minutes while the foam is still on it. Use fresh cold water in the tank each time; standing water dulls a milk drink just as it dulls a black one, it is simply harder to spot.How water and temperature change it. The same capsule gives a measurably different drink depending on how you treat it. More water thins the milk before it weakens the coffee, so the failure mode of an over-long pull is a watery texture rather than a pale flavour. Hard tap water flattens the aromatics and dulls the sweetness, and it scales a machine quietly over months, which shows up in milk drinks first because they are the ones served closest to the temperature threshold where a cup starts tasting cold. Serving temperature changes the balance too: as a milk coffee cools, the sweetness drops away faster than the bitterness does, which is why a lukewarm flat white tastes sharper and thinner than the same drink hot. Iced is a different animal again, and needs a short, strong pull over a full glass of ice rather than a standard one, because milk dilutes faster than black coffee. None of this is a fault in the capsule; it is the same drink responding to the cup you build around it, and once you know which way you like it the result is repeatable every morning. ## Recipe Ideas Nescafe Dolce Gusto Flat White Coffee (30 Servings), 30 Pods arrives finished, so the builds below are about the cup, the temperature and what you put with it rather than about assembling a drink from parts. Five serves, from the standard cup to an iced version and a tray of coffee ice cubes. Ways to serve it, born here first The Standard Flat White One capsule, one cup, and the two details that decide whether it is any good. 2 min 1 cup Easy You'll need 1 Dolce Gusto Flat White pod A 160 to 200ml cup Fresh cold water in the tank Method Warm the cup with a burst of hot water and tip it out. Brew to the fill line marked on the capsule. Drink it within a couple of minutes, while the surface foam is still there. What you'll end up with: A short, creamy milk coffee with the roast still audible underneath. A big mug is what spoils this drink; a small cup is what saves it. Cortado-Style Short Pull The same pod, stopped early, for people who find it too milky. 2 min 1 small cup Easy You'll need 1 Dolce Gusto Flat White pod A small 120ml cup or glass Method Stop the machine at roughly three quarters of the marked fill line. Serve in a small cup or a glass rather than a mug. Taste before adjusting again; this is a noticeably denser drink than the standard pull. What you'll end up with: A shorter, stronger cup with the milk pulled back. The nearest thing to a cortado you will get out of a single capsule. Iced Flat White Short over a full glass of ice, because milk dilutes faster than coffee. 3 min 1 glass Easy You'll need 1 Dolce Gusto Flat White pod A tall glass filled to the top with ice A splash of cold milk, optional Method Fill the glass to the brim with ice; a half-filled glass melts faster and dilutes twice as much. Brew at about two thirds of the usual fill line straight over the ice. Top with a splash of cold milk if you want it longer, and stir once. What you'll end up with: A cold milk coffee that holds its flavour to the bottom instead of turning to pale water halfway down. Coffee Ice Cubes for the Freezer The fix for every watery iced coffee you have ever made. 5 min + freeze 1 tray Easy You'll need 2 Dolce Gusto Flat White pods An ice cube tray Method Brew two pods to the marked line and let them cool completely. Pour into an ice tray and freeze solid; cover the tray, because coffee ice picks up freezer smells. Use the cubes in place of water ice in any iced coffee. What you'll end up with: Ice that makes the drink stronger as it melts instead of weaker. Keeps a fortnight covered. Afternoon Cup with Something to Dunk What to put next to it, and why the pairing works. 2 min 1 cup Easy You'll need 1 Dolce Gusto Flat White pod Shortbread, almond biscotti or a plain oat biscuit Method Brew to the fill line in a warmed cup. Pair with something buttery or nutty rather than something very sweet; the milk in the cup is already carrying the sweetness. Biscotti want a longer dunk than shortbread. Shortbread will collapse if you give it more than two seconds. What you'll end up with: The mid-afternoon cup this pod is actually best at, without the sugar overload a sweet biscuit would add on top of a milk drink. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._