PG Tips 210 Box: How Much Tea Is in Each Bag

PG Tips Original Black Tea 210: The Big Box, Bag for Bag

The worry with any big box is that the bags have been filled more lightly, and this one puts that to rest. Spread 609g across 210 bags and each carries about 2.9g, the same fill as the 160-bag boxes, so the only thing you are buying more of is tea.

Published 26 Sep 2026 Curator-written, not crowdsourced

PG Tips Original Black Tea 210: The Big Box, Bag for Bag, in summary: Each bag holds about 2.9g, the same as the standard boxes, so the big box means more tea, not thinner bags. Brisk and quick: three minutes with milk, two and a half black, two bags for a big mug.

Last reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in September 2026.

The worry with any big box is that the bags have been filled more lightly, and this one puts that to rest. Spread 609g across 210 bags and each carries about 2.9g, the same fill as the 160-bag boxes, so the only thing you are buying more of is tea.

The arithmetic of the big box

The pack figures do the work: 609g shared between 210 bags gives roughly 2.9g each. That comes from the weight on the box rather than a printed serving size, but it answers the question people ask of any large pack. One bag makes one mug, so the box makes 210 mugs, and a used everyday bag has nothing left in it that is worth brewing again.

For the 210 bag box, the published ingredients are simply black tea, with none of the major allergens named. The blend sits at the brisk end of everyday tea: bright, forward and quick to give up its flavour, with modest malt and moderate tannin. It is not the deepest cup in the cupboard and does not try to be; its strength is tasting right at short steeps and long ones.

Big mugs, black tea and short mornings

For a standard mug with milk, three minutes in water straight off the boil is right; the blend is nearly done at two and a half and has little to gain after four. For a large mug, use two bags for two minutes rather than stretching one bag to five. A single bag left longer only piles on grip, and grip is not the same thing as strength.

Taken black, it wants only two and a half minutes; any longer and the brisk edge turns sharp. If a mug looks strong but tastes hollow, check the kettle as well as the clock, because water that boiled a few minutes earlier will not extract properly. Colour turns up well before flavour, so a ninety-second cup is usually the culprit.

Who the 210 box is for

This is the size for a big household or a busy kitchen where the kettle rarely gets a rest and nobody watches the clock. A blend the whole house will drink without argument is its own kind of success. If only one or two people drink it, one of the smaller PG Tips Original Black boxes will be finished while the tea is fresher.

Against Yorkshire Tea 160, which carries a heavier 3.1g a bag and gives a deeper, maltier cup, PG Tips is the choice for volume and speed rather than depth. With biscuits, a brisk cup likes something oaty or chocolatey: an Original Hobnob holds together through a dunk, and a dark chocolate digestive answers the snap of the tea with a darker, less sweet bite.

The packs we stock

PG Tips Original Black Tea 210, 609g (barcode 8720608036752)

What the label says

The published ingredient list for PG Tips Original Black Tea 210, 609g (barcode 8720608036752) names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the 210 bag box before buying, as PG Tips can revise the blend and allergen advice.

Ingredients, as published: Black tea.

Typical values per 100g	Per 100g
Energy	4 kcal
Fat	0.5g
of which saturates	0.1g
Carbohydrate	0.5g
of which sugars	0.5g
Protein	0.5g
Salt	0g

Ingredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. Your big box of 210 has the final word.

What to eat with it

McVitie's Original Hobnobs Biscuits - The Oaty One, 255g: Oats give a sturdy dunk that holds together in a brisk, milky mug.
McVitie's Digestives Dark Chocolate Biscuits, 433g: The bitterness of dark chocolate sits well against the bright snap of this blend.
Border Butterscotch Crunch Organic Biscuits, 135g: A crunchy butterscotch biscuit to round off a brisk cup made in a hurry.

Elsewhere in the PG Tips range

The full range is on the PG Tips brand page.

FAQ

Is the 210 box a lighter bag than the standard box? No. Divide 609g by 210 and each bag holds roughly 2.9g, the same fill as the standard 160-bag boxes.

Can I drink it black? Yes, but keep it shorter, around two and a half minutes, or the brisk edge begins to taste sharp. With milk, three minutes off the boil is right.

What about a large mug? Two bags for two minutes. A single bag left for five minutes adds grip rather than depth.

Who is the 210 box for? A busy household where the kettle goes on all day. For one or two drinkers, the smaller Original Black boxes will be finished while the tea is fresher.

Curator's note: For a household of big mugs, pin the two-bag rule up by the kettle. It does more for this tea than any amount of extra steeping. Lee, teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.

In short: PG Tips Original Black Tea 210: The Big Box, Bag for Bag

Field	Detail
Brand	PG Tips
Packs we stock	609g
Category	Everyday Tea Bags
Allergens (as published)	The 210 box's published ingredients name no allergen from the major 14.
Caffeine	caffeinated
Per bag	About 2.9g, as in the standard boxes
Large mug	Two bags, two minutes
Best with	An Original Hobnob