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    "excerpt": "Nescafe Original is the everyday granule that most of Britain means by instant coffee, dark-leaning and carrying a deliberate bitter edge that still reads as coffee once milk and sugar are in, picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the workhorse jar rather than the smooth one.Ingredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this barcode names none of the 14 major allergens. 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.A 100g jar, the smallest size in the line, which suits a one or two mug a day household, a desk or a holiday let. At a rounded teaspoon per mug that is around 55 cups, worked out from the jar weight rather than a pack claim. Anyone drinking it every morning should buy the bigger jar.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. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below.",
    "content_text": "Nescafe Original is the jar that most people in this country mean when they say instant coffee. It is the everyday granule rather than the freeze-dried tier above it, and everything about the cup follows from that: darker, drier and carrying a deliberate bitter edge that does not disappear when milk and sugar go in. That edge is not a flaw in the blend. It is the whole design. A coffee built to be drunk with milk has to be loud enough to still be there afterwards.\n\nAt 100g this is the smallest jar in the line, and it is a useful size for exactly two situations: a household that drinks one or two mugs a day and would rather the jar stayed fresh, and a cupboard, desk drawer or holiday let that needs a jar of coffee without committing to 300g of it. Anyone drinking Original every morning should buy the bigger jar.\n\n The Taste Profile\n\n \nRoast depth: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Dark-leaning and toasted, with a faint smokiness.\n\n \nBody: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb (3/5) Medium, and firm enough to carry a generous splash of milk.\n\n \nBitterness: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb (3/5) Present and intentional. It is what cuts through milk.\n\n \nConsistency: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf (5/5) The same cup in Aberdeen in January and Penzance in July.\n\nTeas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.8 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk\n\n The Story Behind The Jar\nNescafe has been making soluble coffee since 1938, and Original is the line that did the heavy lifting. It is not trying to taste like a cafetiere and it never has been. What it does is far harder than it looks: deliver an identical cup from an identical spoonful anywhere in the country, every single morning, for decades. Consistency at that scale is an achievement of blending and quality control rather than of romance, and it is the reason this jar is the quiet default in millions of kitchens.\nTaste it black next to a premium instant and you will find the premium one smoother. Taste both with milk and two sugars, which is how Original is actually drunk, and the picture changes completely: the smoother jar goes soft and vague, and this one still reads as coffee. Knowing which cup you are building is the whole trick with instant coffee.\nPackaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.\n\n Our Commitment To The Planet\n\n The jar that arrives is the current UK retail pack rather than a grey import on a different specification.\n An instant jar has no capsule, no filter paper and no spent puck. Of all the ways to make a mug of coffee at home, this leaves the least behind.\n \n\n How Does Nescafe Original Instant Coffee, 100g Compare to:\n\n Nescafe Original Instant Coffee, 190g and 300g: the identical coffee in bigger jars. The 100g is the size to buy for a slow-moving cupboard or a second jar somewhere else in the house, not the size to buy for a family that gets through it.\n Nescafe Gold Blend Instant Coffee, 95g: the freeze-dried jar from the same brand. Gold Blend is rounder, sweeter and far lower in bitterness, and better black. Original is the one that survives milk and sugar, which is why the two jars often sit side by side in the same cupboard.\n Nescafe Original Decaf Instant Coffee, 100g: the same dark house style with the caffeine taken out. Slightly softer through the middle, as decaffeination always is, and the jar to keep for the second half of the day.\n\n Ideal Brewing Conditions\nThere are only three variables in a mug of instant coffee: the dose, the water temperature and the order you put things in. Original is more forgiving than most on the first and least forgiving of all on the second, because a coffee that already carries a bitter edge has nowhere to hide if you scald it.\n\nThe Standard Mug\n\n \nMeasure: One rounded teaspoon, about 1.8g, per 200ml mug. That is roughly 55 mugs from this jar, worked out from the jar weight rather than a figure off the pack.\n\n \nWater: Let the kettle stand for about thirty seconds, around 90 degrees. Straight off a rolling boil this jar turns properly harsh, and no amount of milk fixes it afterwards.\n\n \nOrder: Coffee in the dry mug, a splash of hot water, stir to a paste, then fill. Granules dropped into a full mug clump and dissolve unevenly.\n\n \nFinish: Milk last and generously. This is a coffee designed around milk, not in spite of it.\n\nThe Builders Mug\n\n \nDose: Two rounded teaspoons in a 300ml mug. Strong here means more coffee in more water, not more coffee in the same water.\n\n \nSugar: Sugar goes in with the paste, not on top at the end. It dissolves properly and it tempers the bitter edge rather than sitting under it.\n\n \nMilk: Cold milk straight from the fridge drops the temperature to drinkable in one go, which is the point of a builders mug.\n\n \nResult: A dark, sweet, milky coffee that still tastes of coffee at the bottom of a big mug. Very few instants manage that.\n\n Brewing Notes For Nescafe Original Instant Coffee, 100g\n\nWater temperature: About 90 degrees; thirty seconds off the boil is close enough.\nMeasure: One rounded teaspoon, roughly 1.8g, per 200ml mug.\nMethod: Paste first with a splash of hot water, then fill. It dissolves cleaner that way.\nService: Built for milk and sugar. Black it reads dry and firm, which some people want and others do not.\nIced version: Dissolve in 30ml of hot water, top with cold milk, pour over a glass packed with ice. The bitter edge is an asset over ice.\nStrength: If you want it stronger, use less water rather than more coffee. A second spoon in the same mug goes dry rather than strong.\nBest with: A bacon sandwich, buttered toast, digestives, or anything at seven in the morning.\n\n Safety And Purity\n\nIngredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this barcode names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.\nCaffeine: This is a caffeinated coffee. If caffeine late in the day is a problem, the decaffeinated Original is the same house style without it.\nAllergen Warning: Read the allergen statement on the current UK pack.\nStorage: Lid screwed down, jar somewhere cool and dry, and never a wet spoon in the jar. Damp turns soluble granules into a brick and a clumped jar dissolves unevenly for the rest of its life.\nHot Water: Keep the kettle and the mug out of reach of children while you build the cup.",
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                "content": "What is the difference between Original and Gold Blend?Original is the everyday granule and Gold Blend is the freeze-dried tier above it. Gold Blend is rounder, sweeter and much lower in bitterness, and it is the better black coffee. Original is darker and drier and carries an edge that survives milk and sugar, which is why plenty of households keep both. How many mugs will the 100g jar make?About 55 mugs at one rounded teaspoon, roughly 1.8g, per 200ml. That is worked out from the jar weight rather than a figure printed on the pack. If you take it strong or use a 300ml mug, expect closer to thirty. Is the small jar worth buying?Only for the right reason. Buy the 100g because the jar will be finished while it is fresh, or because it is a second jar for a desk, a caravan or a holiday let. If it is the household coffee, buy bigger. How hot should the water be?About 90 degrees, which is thirty seconds after the kettle clicks off. This matters more with Original than with a smoother jar: the blend already carries a bitter edge by design, so scalding it takes the cup from firm to genuinely harsh, and milk will not rescue it. Why does it taste better with milk than black?Because that is what it was built for. A coffee meant to be drunk with milk and sugar has to be loud enough to still be there afterwards, so the roast is taken darker and the bitterness is left in. Black, that same edge reads dry. With milk it reads as strength. How do I make it stronger without making it bitter?Use less water, not more coffee. Two spoons in the same 200ml mug goes dry and chalky; two spoons in a 300ml mug is a genuinely stronger drink. Put any sugar in with the paste at the start, where it tempers the edge instead of sitting on top of it. How much caffeine is in a cup?We will not publish a number we cannot read off the pack. A darker taste does not mean more caffeine either, which is one of the most persistent myths about coffee. For the evening, the decaffeinated Original is the same house style without it. Does it work as an iced coffee?Better than the smooth jars do. Cold mutes flavour, so a coffee with a firm edge holds up where a delicate one disappears. Dissolve it hot first in 30ml of water, then lengthen with cold milk and pour over a full glass of ice. How should I store the jar?Lid screwed down, somewhere cool and dry, and never a wet spoon in the jar. Soluble coffee pulls in moisture and sets solid, and once a jar has clumped it dissolves unevenly for the rest of its life. It does not go off, it goes flat, and aroma fades long before strength does. Where does the coffee come from?It is a blend, and the origin split is not published at jar level. Bean ratios and any certification marks need reading off the current UK pack. Is every jar of Original the same?That is the point of it. The hard achievement here is not flavour, it is consistency: the same spoonful giving the same cup in any kitchen in the country on any morning of the year. It is why the jar is a default, and it is a genuinely difficult thing to do at this scale. Can I use it for baking?Yes, and it is better than brewed coffee for it. Dissolve two or three teaspoons in a tablespoon of boiling water for a thick coffee essence that adds flavour without adding liquid to a batter. The firm edge is an advantage in a sweet sponge or an icing."
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                "content": "Ingredients and allergens. The published ingredient list for this barcode names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredients, as published for this barcode: soluble coffee.Ingredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsSoluble coffee granulesthe whole jarThere is nothing else in it. The granule size is what makes it dissolve fast and evenly in a hurry.Measure per mug~1.8gOne rounded teaspoon per 200ml, which is roughly 55 mugs from the 100g jar, worked out from the jar weight.Pack: Nescafe Original Instant Coffee, 100g; soluble coffee granules in a jar. Best before the date printed on the pack, and best within a couple of months of opening.The current UK pack carries the full ingredient, nutrition and allergen statement and is the version to trust at the point of purchase.Sourcing & blend. Nescafe Original Instant Coffee, 100g is made by Nescafe, the Nestle coffee brand that has been producing soluble coffee since 1938. Original is the everyday tier of that range and the jar the brand is best known for in the UK. The coffee is a blend rather than a single origin and the split is not published on the jar, so we leave it at that. The jar you receive is the current UK retail pack rather than an import on a different specification.What is in Nescafe Original Instant Coffee, 100g, and what is not:In: soluble coffee granules, and nothing else. No milk powder, no sugar, no flavouring, no chicory.No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: this is a black coffee, not a flavoured or sweetened mix. Any sweetness has to come from the sugar bowl."
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                "content": "The flavour of Nescafe Original Instant Coffee, 100g 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.The outer layer is aromatic, and it is deliberately the quietest layer in this coffee. Aroma is the first thing a hot drying process costs you, and an everyday granule is made for speed, solubility and consistency rather than for the delicate volatile compounds that a freeze-dried jar protects. What comes off the surface of a fresh mug is warm, toasted and faintly smoky rather than floral or fruity, and it fades within a minute or two of pouring. That is not a fault to be fixed; it is the trade the format makes, and what it buys in return is a cup that is identical every single time.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, and this is where Original does its work. The roast is taken further than in the gold tier, which builds the dry, dark, slightly bitter core that people either reach for or avoid. That bitterness is load-bearing. Milk is fat and sugar and both of them soften and round whatever they touch, so a coffee designed to be drunk white has to arrive at the tongue with enough edge left over to read through them. Drunk black this layer feels firm and a little austere; drunk with milk it reads simply as strength, which is the effect the blend is tuned for.The base structure is the lingering finish: short, dry and clean, with the bitterness tailing off rather than building. The failure mode to watch for is a cup that grows harsher as it cools, and that almost always comes from water that was too hot going in rather than from the coffee itself. A properly made mug of this jar should taste the same on the last mouthful as the first, just cooler.Getting it right in the cup. Use one rounded teaspoon, about 1.8g, per 200ml mug, and put the coffee in the dry mug before the water. A splash of hot water first, stirred to a smooth paste, then fill: that step dissolves the granules evenly instead of leaving lumps that float and then release a concentrated hit of bitterness when they finally break up. Let the kettle stand for about thirty seconds off the boil, around 90 degrees, which matters more here than with a smooth jar because this blend has an edge to begin with and scalding sharpens it. If you want it stronger, use less water rather than more coffee. Any sugar belongs in the paste at the start, where it dissolves properly and tempers the bitterness rather than sitting beneath it.How water and temperature change it. Water is doing more work here than in almost any other coffee format, because there is no filter bed and no pressure to hide behind, and whatever is in the tap goes straight into the mug. Hard water pushes the finish chalky and dulls what little aroma there is; filtered or soft water lets the toasted middle come forward and makes the bitterness read cleaner and less drying. In a hard water area a filter jug will do more for this coffee than any change to the dose. Temperature matters at both ends: too hot and the cup is harsh from the first sip, too cool and the granules dissolve sluggishly and the drink tastes weak even at the right dose. Over ice the same edge that some people find too firm becomes an advantage, because cold suppresses flavour and a delicate coffee simply disappears, which is why an iced Original made with a hot dissolve and cold milk works better than the smoother jars do."
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                "content": "Nescafe Original Instant Coffee, 100g is built to be drunk with milk, and its firm edge makes it the instant that holds up where softer jars vanish. Six builds below cover the paste-method mug, the builders mug, an iced white coffee, a coffee essence for baking, a traybake soak and a camping cup.\nRecipes, born here first\n\n \n The Paste Method Mug\n \n How to make The Paste Method Mug with Nescafe Original.\n \n 2 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 rounded teaspoon (about 1.8g) Nescafe Original\n 200ml water at about 90 degrees\n A generous splash of milk\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Boil the kettle and let it stand for thirty seconds.\n Spoon the coffee into a dry mug, add a splash of the hot water and stir to a smooth paste.\n Fill to 200ml and stir once more.\n Add the milk last and to taste. This jar is designed around it.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: An even mug with no floating lumps, and none of the harshness that comes from pouring water at a rolling boil.\n\n \n The Builders Mug\n \n How to make The Builders Mug with Nescafe Original.\n \n 3 min\n 1 big mug\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 rounded teaspoons Nescafe Original\n 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar\n 250ml water at about 90 degrees\n 50ml cold milk\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Paste the coffee and the sugar together with a splash of hot water. Sugar in at the start, not sprinkled on top.\n Fill the mug to 250ml, leaving room for the milk.\n Pour the cold milk straight from the fridge, which drops it to drinking temperature in one go.\n Stir once and leave the spoon in if that is the house style.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A dark, sweet, milky mug that still tastes of coffee at the bottom. Strong means more coffee in more water, never two spoons in the same 200ml.\n\n \n Iced White Coffee\n \n How to make Iced White Coffee with Nescafe Original.\n \n 3 min\n 1 glass\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 heaped teaspoon Nescafe Original\n 30ml hot water\n 150ml cold milk\n A tall glass packed with ice\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Dissolve the coffee in 30ml of hot water and stir to a smooth concentrate.\n Cool it for a minute so it does not melt the ice on contact.\n Pour over a glass packed to the top with ice and top with the cold milk.\n Stir from the bottom; the concentrate sinks.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: An iced coffee that still tastes of coffee. Cold mutes flavour, so the firm edge in this jar is an advantage rather than a problem here.\n\n \n Coffee Essence For Baking\n \n How to make Coffee Essence For Baking with Nescafe Original.\n \n 2 min\n 3 tablespoons\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 3 rounded teaspoons Nescafe Original\n 2 tablespoons boiling water\n A small jar or cup to mix in\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Stir the coffee into the boiling water until you have a thick, syrupy essence with no grains left.\n Cool it completely before it goes anywhere near a batter or a buttercream.\n Use a tablespoon at a time and taste as you go; it is much stronger than brewed coffee.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: Real coffee flavour with almost no added liquid, which is why a soluble coffee beats brewed coffee in a sponge or an icing.\n\n \n Coffee And Walnut Traybake Soak\n \n How to make Coffee And Walnut Traybake Soak with Nescafe Original.\n \n 5 min\n 1 traybake\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 rounded teaspoons Nescafe Original\n 100ml hot water\n 2 tablespoons caster sugar\n A warm traybake, straight from the oven\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Dissolve the coffee and sugar in the hot water.\n Prick the warm cake all over with a skewer.\n Spoon the syrup over slowly and let it soak in before adding more.\n Cool in the tin so the syrup stays where you put it.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A damp, properly coffee-flavoured traybake. The bitterness in this jar keeps a very sweet sponge from cloying.\n\n \n The Camping Cup\n \n How to make The Camping Cup with Nescafe Original.\n \n 3 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 rounded teaspoon Nescafe Original\n 250ml hot water from a camping stove or flask\n A dry spoon kept outside the jar\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Take the water off the heat before it boils hard, or let it stand a moment.\n Paste the coffee with a small splash first, even in an enamel mug.\n Fill to 250ml, which suits water that is running below 90 degrees anyway.\n Lid on if you have one; outdoors the aroma is gone in seconds.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: Hot coffee anywhere there is hot water, with nothing to plug in and nothing to clean. The 100g jar is the right size to throw in a rucksack."
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