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Coffee Pods
A list of syn values for coffee and hot chocolate pods for Dolce Gusto, Tassimo, and other coffee pod brands.
Coffee machines gained a lot of popularity in households in the past few years. They are handier to use than ever before and the coffee pods tend to work out a lot less expensive than take away coffees. More recently, supermarkets like Aldi and Tesco have started to sell their own versions of these machines, but they are . The syn values of coffee pods range from 0-8 syns so it is worth keeping an eye on. Below you’ll find a list of syns for many coffee and chocolate pod types including Dolce Gusto and Tassimo.
DOLCE GUSTO
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Espresso, Caramel - Free
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Lungo Decaf - Free
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Espresso Macchiato- 1 syn
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Nestea Peach, dried - 1 syn
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Marrakesh Style Tea - 1.5 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Cafe au Lait, dried - 2 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Cafe au Lait, Decaf, dried - 2 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Skinny Cappuccino, dried - 2.5 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Flat White, dried - 2.5 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Skinny Latte Macchiato - 2.5 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Caramel Latte Macchiato - 3.5 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Cappuccino, dried - 4 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato, Unsweetened - 4 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato - 4.5 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Vanilla Latte Macchiato - 4.5syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Chai Tea Latte, dried - 4.5 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Caramel Chococino - 5 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Cappuccino Ice, dried - 5.5syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Mocha - 6 syns
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Chococino - 7.5 Syns
Tassimo T-Discs Americano Smooth - Free
Tassimo T-Discs 100% Columbian Coffee - Free
Tassimo T-Discs Morning Cafe - Free
Tassimo T-Discs Milka - 6 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Oreo - 5 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Costa Cappuccino - 2½ syns
Tassimo T-Discs Kenco Cappuccino - 2½syns
Tassimo T-Discs Costa Latte 3½ syns
Tassimo T-Discs Chai Latte - 5 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Caramel Latte - 4½ syns
Tassimo T-Discs Kenco Mocha - 5 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Cadbury Hot Chocolate - 6 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Creamer from Milk (21.5g each) - 1½ syns
Tassimo T-Discs Suchard Hot Chocolate - 3 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Jacobs Cappuccino Choco - 5 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Costa, Vanilla Latte - 4 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Baileys Latte Macchiato - 4 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Latte Macchiato, Classico - 4½ syns
Tassimo T-Discs Costa, Gingerbread Latte - 4 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Costa Caramel Latte - 4syns
Tassimo T-Discs LOr Espresso Latte Macchiato - 4½syns
Tassimo T-Discs Barcelona, Cafe con Leche - 2 syns
Tassimo T-Discs Jacobs Cafe au Lait - 2 syns
Tassimo T-Discs LOr Espresso Latte Macchiato, Caramel - 4 syns
Tassimo T-Discs LOr Espresso Latte Macchiato, Skinny - 2½ syns
HOT CHOCOLATE
Mars Hot Chocolate Pods - 3.5 syns
Maltesers Hot Chocolate Pods - 3.5 syns
Twix Hot Chocolate pods - 3.5 syns
Galaxy Hot Chocolate pods - 3.5 syns
ALDI ALCAFE
Aldi Alcafe Baristo Moments, Cappuccino Pods - 5 syns
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The clincher here is that at the time of writing, they are on sale in Tesco Ireland for a mere €5 for a bottle - normally €6.99. A little birdie told me that there are also two more offerings to be released soon in Tesco Ireland - B Fruitiful Strawberry and B Fruitiful Passionfruit - which will be only 55 calories (only 2.5 syns per glass)
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