Frequently Asked Questions

Every question below has been placed in alphabetical order by topic. For example, if you would like to know more about "Organic Coffee", please scroll down to "Organic" and see the attached results. If you have a question that you cannot find an answer to here, please contact us and we will gladly update our postings for future reference.

 There are no allergens (including any nut products) in any of our regular or flavoured coffees.

While the grind size is determined by the type of coffee maker used, the brewing instructions generally remain the same. For each cup of cold, fresh water (as measured using the coffee pot) add one tablespoon of ground coffee to the filter. One cup of water, one scoop of ground coffee.

Zavida's regular and flavored coffees contain approximately four calories per cup of black coffee. 

Yes (but not much). A typical 8 ounce cup of Zavida's Hazelnut Vanilla coffee without any additional condiments contains approximately 1 gram of carbohydrates per serving.

Zavida is now 100% Carbon Neutral Certified through our partner Trees for the Future. A full analysis has been performed on the carbon emissions emitted by Zavida Coffee Company as a whole including all energy, gas, fuel and transport, and other items that contribute to carbon production. After this analysis, Zavida's total annual production of carbon was calculated, and Zavida then committed to planting enough trees to ensure these carbon emissions are completely offset. 10,000 trees are being planted in 2010/11 and there are many more to come.

If storing coffee for less than 1 week, use an airtight container and store in a cool dark place. If storing coffee for more than 1 week, use an airtight container or bag and place in the freezer. Do not refreeze coffee.

Our decaf coffee is naturally decaffeinated using either a patented Swiss Water Process or a very unique carbon dioxide caffeine removal process. These processes allow the coffee to maintain its unique character and aroma.

All of our coffees are gluten free.

Zavida does not offer any instant coffee products. Zavida freshly roasts only 100% Arabica coffee and packages it immediately to maintain freshness.

Zavida recommends using our "Fine / Cone Filter" grind for both the Keurig My K-Cup and Solofill reusable cups.

Organic coffee enhances biodiversity and is grown without the use of non-organic synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers. Produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources, organically grown coffee conserves earth and water and is part of an ecological production management system which treats all inputs as small parts of a whole.    

Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee is grown on farms where forests are protected, rivers, soils and wildlife conserved; workers are paid decent wages, properly equipped and given access to indispensible education and medical care. www.rainforest-alliance.org

Zavida's exclusive "Roasted Today" section provides a selection of the freshest coffees available online. When you order a coffee from the "Roasted Today" section you are actually reserving a bag of coffee that will be roasted on the following day, and shipped by 3:00 P.M on the same day that it is roasted. If a coffee is listed in the Roasted Today section on either Saturday or Sunday, that coffee is scheduled to be roasted on Monday, and will ship by 3:00 P.M Monday afternoon.

Our pouches have a shelf life of six months. The shelf life for cans and mini bricks is two to three years. Our 12 oz bags have a shelf life of four months. Our 2 lb bags have a "best before" date on the bottom of the bag.

All of our regular coffees contain no sugar and our flavored coffees contain less than 0.1 grams per cup of brewed coffee.

Yes! Zavida has formed a new partnership with Trees for the Future, a not for profit organization founded in 1989 by Dave Deppner. Trees for the Future has planted more than 50 million trees around the world in 58 countries. Zavida has committed to planting one tree for each and every single item added to your cart and checked out online at zavida.com. Zavida has committed to planting half of all trees in Haiti (For more information on Haiti please see the following Newsweek article here). The other half will be planted as seen fit by Trees for the Future.