The Numbers Don't Lie

How bulk food prices compare to the competition.

Nothing demonstrates the value of bulk better than a price-per-pound comparison. We did the work for you, surveying national brand pricing on July 19, 2016, at a mainstream retail grocery store. Comparable product pricing was pulled from recommended prices from a bulk food distributor.

Item Price per lb.
National Brands Bulk
NUTS & SEEDS
Shelled Walnuts, pieces $4.99 $3.96
Sliced Almonds $10.65 $5.79
Roasted & Salted Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds) $10.63 $5.01
Hemp Seed, Raw/Shelled $15.18 $12.27
DRIED FRUIT
Dried Cranberries $13.31 $4.07
Dried Blueberries $18.64 $9.40
Dried Strawberries $18.64 $14.80
Dried Pineapple $10.64 $4.03
Dried Mango $10.64 $4.16
RICE, GRAINS
Quinoa $9.05 $7.98
Brown Rice $1.67 $0.67
Minute Rice $2.27 $2.18
Long Grain & Wild Rice Blend $5.33 $4.16
BEANS & LEGUMES
Kidney Beans $2.00 $1.11
Pinto Beans $1.79 $1.07
Black Beans $2.25 $1.53
Lentils $2.00 $1.86
PASTA
Spaghetti $1.40 $1.07
Elbow Macaroni $1.39 $1.07
Medium Egg Noodles $2.65 $1.72
SUGAR
Dark Brown Sugar $1.10 $0.91
Demerara Sugar $1.67 $1.13
Turbinado Sugar $2.65 $1.72
Coconut Palm Sugar $6.49 $4.36
FLOUR
All Purpose Flour $0.56 $0.48
Whole Wheat Flour $0.88 $0.37
Coconut Flour $5.29 $2.09
OATS
Quick Cook Oats $2.21 $0.65
Steel Cut Oats $2.66 $0.65
Rolled Oats $2.21 $0.73
SPICES & SEASONING BLENDS
Dried Chopped Onion $18.61 $5.70
Garlic Salt $7.62 $2.33
Cinnamon $20.25 $13.50
Oregano $43.09 $10.75
Taco Seasoning $16.00 $4.27
Steak Seasoning $14.12 $5.62
DRIED SOUP MIX & BOUILLON
French Onion Soup Mix $26.17 $7.33
Chicken Bouillon Cube $9.54 $6.42
Beef Bouillon Cube $9.54 $6.42
PUDDING & GELATIN MIX
Chocolate Pudding Mix $4.10 $3.66
Vanilla Pudding Mix $4.10 $2.12
Sugar Free Gelatin (any flavor) $40.80 $8.47
Gelatin (any flavor) $4.53 $2.85
MISCELLANEOUS
Parmesan Cheese, Grated $7.99 $5.69
Pizza Crust Mix $2.46 $1.49
Natural Cocoa Powder $6.19 $3.27
Earl Grey Tea $47.32 $16.10
Green Tea $36.63 $12.55
Ranch Dip Mix $23.68 $3.95