Chiaro

Chiaro is cheapest in Sweden at $0.66 per capsule, and most expensive in Argentina at $1.61 per capsule, based on the latest published prices in each market.

Each market is priced separately. The gap comes from local taxes, currency movements, distribution costs and local pricing strategy — for Chiaro the spread between the cheapest and dearest market is 145%.

Chiaro has an intensity of 5 on the manufacturer's scale and is intended for a Ristretto (25 ml) cup size.

Chiaro is an Original-line capsule and fits Original machines. It does not fit Vertuo machines, which use a different capsule shape.

Both words describe the same thing. The manufacturer calls them capsules, and English-language stores also say coffee pods; Chiaro is one sealed portion of ground coffee either way. This site says "capsule" throughout only for consistency — searching for "Chiaro pods" and "Chiaro capsules" will find the same coffee.

The published flavour notes for Chiaro are balanced, biscuity, caramel, delicate toasted biscuit notes, honey, intense.

Chiaro is currently listed in 15 of the markets we track. Availability differs by country, and a capsule sold in one market is often absent from its neighbour.

Storefronts list Chiaro at more than one size: Ristretto (25 ml), Espresso (40 ml), Lungo (110 ml).

We recorded Chiaro on sale between 2017 and 2026. Years without a record are shown as gaps; they mean our covered sources did not confirm a sale, not that absence in every country is proven.

The closest matches we hold are Ethiopia, Variations Orangette, Variations Liquorice, scored on cup size, flavour notes, intensity and the published sensory profile.