No Spin. Just Data.

Where Does Your
Coffee Money
Actually Go?

You're paying $69 for a 30-serving bag of mushroom coffee. We decided to find out exactly what that buys — and what it doesn't.

The Breakdown

Where Every Dollar Goes

These figures are based on industry-standard manufacturing margins, publicly available MLM compensation plan disclosures, and our own cost structure. We're not guessing — this is how the math works.

UNCUT COFFEE CO.
$29.99
per bag, subscription
Ingredients & Manufacturing 68%
Operations & Shipping 22%
Our Margin 10%
Upline Commissions 0%
💡 $20.40 of your $29.99 goes directly to ingredients and making the product.
MLM Coffee Brand
$69.00
average MLM price
Ingredients & Manufacturing 15%
Upline Commissions 35%
Corporate (MLM HQ) 30%
Ambassador Margin 20%
⚠️ Only $10.35 of your $69 goes to ingredients. The rest funds the network above you.
Big Brand Coffee
$36.00
retail average
Ingredients & Manufacturing 25%
Marketing & Advertising 35%
Corporate & Overhead 25%
Margin 15%
📊 $9.00 of your $36 goes to ingredients. No MLM — but also not functional.

The Math

We Believe You Deserve to Know Where Every Dollar Goes

These aren't our opinions. These are the numbers that flow through every MLM compensation plan, every manufacturing margin standard, and every consumer packaged goods P&L. The structure creates the price — not the product.

$20 Saved per bag vs. MLM
68% Goes to your ingredients
$0 Upline commissions paid
2× The mushroom dose of typical brands

Full Disclosure

Ingredient Cost Transparency

This is our ingredient cost breakdown per serving. We publish this because we believe it's the right thing to do.

Ingredient Dose Per Serving Form Purpose UNCUT Uses It?
Lion's Mane 500mg Fruiting body extract Focus, NGF production, cognitive support ✅ Yes — full dose
Chaga 250mg Fruiting body extract Antioxidant, immune modulation ✅ Yes — full dose
Cordyceps 250mg Cordyceps militaris ATP production, energy, endurance ✅ Yes — full dose
L-Theanine 100mg Pharmaceutical grade Calm focus, caffeine modulation ✅ Yes — full dose
Coffee Base ~8g per serving Single-origin Arabica Natural caffeine, flavor, antioxidants ✅ Yes — specialty grade
Mycelium filler — Grain substrate Inflates mushroom numbers artificially ❌ Never
Proprietary blends — Unknown ratios Obscures underdosing ❌ Never
Artificial flavors — Synthetic compounds Masks low-quality coffee base ❌ Never

Our Commitment

We'll Always Tell You What's in the Bag.
And What's Not.

If we ever change a formula, we'll tell you. If a better ingredient exists, we'll use it and tell you. If our costs change and affect our price, we'll explain why. That's the deal.

You've Seen the Math.

Now taste what honest pricing actually produces. Your first bag ships in 1–2 business days.

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