For daily coffee, a UMF 10+ jar is usually the value comparison to start with. At listed 250g prices, Egmont, Comvita, and Manuka Health run roughly $0.56 to $0.98 per teaspoon, with Egmont lowest. Stepping up to UMF 15+ roughly doubles the cost per teaspoon, so the extra MGO needs a reason.
This is a comparison of listed retail prices and public licence listings. No jar here was bought, lab-tested, or taste-tested for this page, so it isn’t a ranking of verified or tested products.
How We Calculated Cost Per Cup
Jar prices don’t compare well on their own. A 500g jar costs more than a 250g jar, a sale knocks a few dollars off, and the “per serving” figure on a retailer listing usually assumes a tablespoon, about 21g, which is three times a teaspoon. So every number on this page uses one unit: the cost of one level teaspoon of honey, about 7g, which is what most people stir into a cup.
Cost per cup = price ÷ grams × 7
Calculate from the exact price and weight, and round only the final result to the nearest cent. A $29.99, 250g jar is $29.99 ÷ 250 × 7 = $0.8397, or $0.84 a teaspoon.
A teaspoon of honey isn’t exactly 7g for every jar, so treat the result as a comparison unit, not a lab-exact figure. The prices below are listed prices at the retailers named, not purchase receipts, and they shift with sales and stock, so check the current listing before you buy.
Lowest Listed Price in This Comparison: Egmont UMF 10+
Egmont’s UMF 10+ has the lowest listed cost per teaspoon in this comparison at both jar sizes. That’s a statement about price alone, and a low price is exactly when the checks further down this page matter most.
- Lowest cost per teaspoon at both sizes. About $0.56 for the 250g jar at $19.99, and about $0.39 for the 500g jar at $27.55, both shown as sale prices on Egmont’s US site. Other retailers list it higher: Walmart has the 250g at $23.97, and iHerb has the 500g at $37.68.
- A listed UMFHA licence. The UMFHA public directory lists Egmont Honey Ltd under licence #1888. That confirms the licence belongs to the brand, not that any particular jar is authentic.
- Batch traceability, per the brand. Egmont says each jar carries a batch number that links to authenticated test results.
- Read the label on the jar. Egmont’s US listings show UMF 10+ with MGO 265+, while some retailer listings say 263+. Go by the MGO figure printed on the jar you receive, because packaging and listings may differ.
- Easy to price-check. It’s sold on Egmont’s US site, Amazon, iHerb, and Walmart, so the same jar can be compared across channels.
The catch is the price itself. At $19.99, Egmont undercuts the usual range for UMF 10+ in our full price guide by grade, which is a reason to run the licence and batch checks before buying, not a reason to skip them.
The UMF 10+ Class, Compared
Each row is a separate listing, labeled by where it was listed and what kind of price it is. They aren’t blended into a “typical” price.
| Jar (UMF 10+) | Size | Where listed | Price type | Price | Cost per teaspoon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egmont | 250g | Egmont US site | Sale price shown | $19.99 | $0.56 |
| Egmont | 250g | Walmart | One-time | $23.97 | $0.67 |
| Egmont | 500g | Egmont US site | Sale price shown | $27.55 | $0.39 |
| Egmont | 500g | iHerb | One-time | $37.68 | $0.53 |
| Comvita | 250g | Amazon | Subscribe & Save | $23.99 | $0.67 |
| Comvita | 250g | Amazon, Walmart, Vitacost | One-time | $29.99 | $0.84 |
| Comvita | 250g | Comvita US site | One-time | $34.99 | $0.98 |
| Comvita | 500g | iHerb, Vitacost | One-time | $49.99 | $0.70 |
| Manuka Health | 250g | Online retailer | One-time | $29.49 | $0.83 |
| Manuka Health | 500g | Same retailer | One-time | $55.49 | $0.78 |
One other listing showed Comvita’s 500g jar at $52.49, so that size varies by retailer too.
A subscription can change the ranking. Comvita’s own site lists 15% off with Subscribe & Save, and the Amazon listing’s Subscribe & Save price for the 250g jar is the $23.99 above. The full subscription and jar-size math has its own page on this site.
Comvita UMF 10+
Comvita is the easiest of the three to find, with 250g listings at Amazon, Walmart, Vitacost, and its own site. That spread is the whole story: the same jar works out to anywhere from $0.67 to $0.98 a teaspoon depending on where and how you buy it. Comvita is listed under UMFHA licence #1019, which confirms the brand’s listing, not every jar sold through a marketplace.
Manuka Health UMF 10+
At $29.49 for 250g, Manuka Health comes to about 83 cents a teaspoon, right beside Comvita’s one-time price at most retailers. The 500g jar at $55.49 saves only about 5 cents a teaspoon, so a bigger jar isn’t a clear win here. Manuka Health is listed under UMFHA licence #1074.
If you want a ranking that weighs more than cost per cup, how the top brands compare overall covers it.
Cheaper, With a Tradeoff
Wedderspoon KFactor 16 is not a UMF or MGO grade and shouldn’t be ranked directly against UMF 10+ honey. KFactor measures Manuka pollen content, not MGO, so it can’t sit on the same scale as the table above.
For context on price only, a March 2026 review listed the 8.8oz jar at about $24 on Wedderspoon’s own site and as low as $16.46 elsewhere, roughly 46 to 67 cents a teaspoon. Wedderspoon’s own site also says it’s changing KFactor 16 to an MGO 150+ label, a lower MGO class than the UMF 10+ jars here, so read what’s printed on the jar in your hand.
A good organic raw honey is cheaper still. Y.S. Eco Bee Farms organic raw honey, in a 32oz jar listed near $22 in earlier price research, works out to about 17 cents a teaspoon. That’s the real price of “no MGO.” If you just want a pleasant sweetener in your coffee, raw honey wins on cost, and the argument for paying more has its own page.
Where the Cost Curve Bends
| Jar | 250g price | Cost per teaspoon | Source of price |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMF 10+ listings above | $19.99 to $34.99 | $0.56 to $0.98 | Table above |
| Comvita UMF 5+ (MGO 83+) | About $23 to $26 | $0.64 to $0.73 | Earlier retailer listing check |
| Comvita UMF 15+ (MGO 514+) | $56.99 | $1.60 | March 2026 review |
| Manukora MGO 600+ | About $55 | $1.54 | March 2026 review |
| Manukora MGO 850+ | About $80 | $2.24 | March 2026 review |
UMF 15+ costs roughly 1.6 to 2.9 times as much per teaspoon as the UMF 10+ listings. Stepping down to UMF 5+ doesn’t save much either, since Comvita’s UMF 5+ overlaps its own UMF 10+ prices. Manukora has no MGO 263 tier, since its lineup starts at 600+, so it appears only as a step-up reference. The step-up prices come from earlier research rather than this comparison’s listing check. Whether a higher grade is actually worth using in coffee is a separate question with its own page.
Does Heat Change the Math?
Laboratory studies suggest MGO can be relatively stable under some short, controlled heating conditions near 90°C, but other experiments have reported measurable loss at 90°C, and greater reductions above 100°C. These results can’t be converted into a precise MGO-loss figure for honey stirred into coffee, and no one has measured one. The often-repeated 40°C figure usually refers to heat-sensitive honey enzymes, not MGO.
Coffee temperature varies with brewing method, vessel, volume, stirring, and time after brewing, so this page doesn’t assume a cup temperature. If you want to limit heat exposure, letting the cup cool a bit before stirring the honey in is a simple habit.
Here’s illustrative arithmetic only, not a measurement. Illustrative replacement cost = original cost per teaspoon ÷ assumed fraction retained. Starting from an $0.84 teaspoon:
| Assumed share of MGO retained | Illustrative replacement cost per teaspoon |
|---|---|
| 100% | $0.84 |
| 75% | $1.12 |
| 50% | $1.68 |
This is not a measured product cost, and it doesn’t show that any of these retention percentages happen in a cup of coffee. The one thing it does show is what wouldn’t change: if every jar in the same grade lost the same share under the same conditions, the ranking would stay put and only the total would move. Whether paying for MGO that may not fully survive the cup is worth it is the coffee page’s question. The full heat explanation has its own page on this site.
Before You Buy Any of These
Three checks can reduce buying risk:
- Look up the licence. Find the four-digit UMFHA licence number on the jar and search it in the public certification directory at umf.org.nz. The directory lists Egmont Honey Ltd as #1888, Comvita as #1019, and Manuka Health as #1074.
- Read the batch certificate. Look for a leptosperin result and an HMF reading, where lower is better, and match the batch number to the one on your jar.
- Confirm the seller. Check who is actually selling and shipping the listing, not just whose name is on the jar.
Know what these checks can and can’t do. A licence lookup confirms the number belongs to the brand shown, and a batch certificate is documentation from the supply chain. Neither is a lab test of the jar in your hand. A price noticeably below the lowest figure in the table is a reason to verify first, not a bargain. This site’s methodology page and its pages on batch certificates, price red flags, and where to buy cover each check in more depth.
One Safety Note
Don’t give honey to children under 12 months. Honey can contain spores that cause infant botulism, and heating it or stirring it into a drink is not a substitute for the age rule.
FAQ
Is a bigger jar or a subscription cheaper per cup?
In the listings above, each brand’s 500g jar costs less per teaspoon than its 250g one-time price, though Comvita’s Amazon Subscribe & Save price for 250g ($0.67) edges out its 500g one-time price ($0.70). A bigger jar only saves money if you’ll actually finish it, and the full jar-size and subscription math lives on its own page.
Can I put Manuka honey in bulletproof coffee?
You can, though blending it at high speed with butter or MCT oil is hot and brief, and the details have their own page.
Does a lower grade taste worse in coffee?
Not necessarily. Lower grades are generally described as milder and sweeter and higher grades as more intense, and coffee’s own flavor may narrow that difference. This page hasn’t compared them side by side, so whether you can taste it is a personal call.