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Tuft and Needle Mint vs Novosbed

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    Main Differences
    Design
      Style
    Performance
      FirmnessBody ConformitySupportBouncinessComfort Layers EnvelopmentResponsivenessMotion IsolationEdge SupportCooling
    Components
      CoverEdge ConstructionFoam Layer MaterialFoam Layer Mass DensityFoam Layer ThicknessSpring Layer DimensionsFoam Layer FirmnessSpring Layer FirmnessFoam Layer ResilienceSpring Layer Bounciness
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Tuft and Needle Mint
Novosbed 
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Tested using Methodology v1.2

Updated Mar 04, 2026 01:12 PM

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Tuft and Needle Mint Picture

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Mattress Type
Foam
Bed-In-A-Box
Yes
Upper Comfort Foam @ LumbarPolyfoam
Firmness Level
Medium (46 Pa/mm)
Mattress Type
Foam
Bed-In-A-Box
Yes
Upper Comfort Foam @ LumbarMemory Foam
Firmness Level
Firm (101 Pa/mm)
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Our Verdict

Tuft and Needle Mint

Novosbed

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  • Mint (Queen)
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Main Differences for
Side Sleeping

Threshold 

0.10

Side Sleeping 
 

7.9
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Design

Style 
 

Style Picture  

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Mattress Type 
 

Foam
Locked

Bed-In-A-Box 
 

Yes
Locked

Quilted Top Layer 
 

No
Locked

Grab Handles 
 

No
Locked

Thickness  

30.1 cm (11.9")
Lock cm (Lock")
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Performance

Firmness 
 

Head/Feet Firmness  

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Lumbar Firmness  

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Normalized Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

44 Pa/mm
Lock Pa/mm

Normalized Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

46 Pa/mm
Lock Pa/mm

Firmness Level 
 

Medium (46 Pa/mm)
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Body Conformity 
 

8.4
N/A

Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Indent @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

60 mm (2.4")
Lock mm (Lock")

Indent @ 80 kg (176 lb) 
 

84 mm (3.3")
Lock mm (Lock")

Indent @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

99 mm (3.9")
Lock mm (Lock")
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Support 
 

7.6
N/A

Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Indent Difference @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

14 mm (0.6")
Lock mm (Lock")

Indent Difference @ 80 kg (176 lb) 
 

18 mm (0.7")
Lock mm (Lock")

Indent Difference @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

16 mm (0.6")
Lock mm (Lock")
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Bounciness 
 

6.9
N/A

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Maximum Rebound Height 
 

12.0 cm (4.7")
Lock cm (Lock")
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Comfort Layers Envelopment 
 

5.9
N/A

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Sinking Depth 
 

5.6 cm (2.2")
Lock cm (Lock")

Diameter Of Distortion 
 

34.9 cm (13.7")
Lock cm (Lock")
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Responsiveness 
 

9.1
N/A

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Response Time 
 

0.5 s
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Motion Isolation 
 

9.0
N/A

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Head/Feet Motion Isolation  

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Lumbar Motion Isolation  

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Peak Acceleration @ Head/Feet 
 

0.49 g
Lock g

Dissipation Time @ Head/Feet 
 

0.32 s
Lock s

Peak Acceleration @ Lumbar 
 

2.42 g
Lock g

Dissipation Time @ Lumbar 
 

0.23 s
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Edge Support 
 

8.4
N/A

Naturalistic Loading Pad Video  

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Small Platen  

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Naturalistic Loading Pad Indentation 
 

133 mm
Lock mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 0 mm From Edge 
 

169 mm
Lock mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 150 mm From Edge 
 

152 mm
Lock mm

Increased Indentation @ Mattress Edge 
 

17 mm
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Cooling 
 

8.4
N/A

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Energy Transferred Over 1st Hour 
 

74 kJ
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Energy Transferred Over 8 Hours 
 

174 kJ
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Components

Cover 
 

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Sleeping Surface Material 
 

Polyester, Elastane
Locked

Removable 
 

No
Locked

Machine Washable 
 

No
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Edge Construction 
 

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Edge Component 
 

None
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Foam Layer Material 
 

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Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Polyfoam
Locked

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Polyfoam
Locked

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Memory Foam
Locked

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Memory Foam
Locked

Transition Foam  

Polyfoam
Locked

Support Foam  

Polyfoam
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Foam Layer Mass Density 
 

6.3
N/A

Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
N/A

Quilted Top Fill Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

56 kg/m³ (3.5 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

0.9
Lock

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

56 kg/m³ (3.5 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

0.9
Lock

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

43 kg/m³ (2.7 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

0.7
Lock

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

43 kg/m³ (2.7 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

0.7
Lock

Transition Foam  

42 kg/m³ (2.6 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Transition Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
Lock

Support Foam  

30 kg/m³ (1.9 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Support Foam Density vs Reference 
 

1.0
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Foam Layer Thickness 
 

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Quilted Top 
 

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

5.0 cm (2.0")
Lock cm (Lock")

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

5.0 cm (2.0")
Lock cm (Lock")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

2.8 cm (1.1")
Lock cm (Lock")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

2.8 cm (1.1")
Lock cm (Lock")

Transition Foam  

5.0 cm (2.0")
Lock cm (Lock")

Support Foam  

17.1 cm (6.7")
Lock cm (Lock")
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Spring Layer Dimensions 
 

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Comfort Layer Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Density 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Gauge 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Coil Density 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
N/A

Foam Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer IPD  

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Transition & Support Layer IPD  

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Quilted Top Fill 25% IPD 
 

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

1.0 kPa
Lock kPa

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

1.0 kPa
Lock kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

1.5 kPa
Lock kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

1.5 kPa
Lock kPa

Transition Foam 25% IPD 
 

1.5 kPa
Lock kPa

Support Foam 25% IPD 
 

4.8 kPa
Lock kPa
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Spring Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer Firmness  

Tuft and Needle Mint Comfort Layer Firmness
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Support Layer Firmness  

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Spring Layer Firmness  

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Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
N/A

Foam Layer Resilience 
 

Foam Layer Resilience Video  

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Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

25%
Lock%

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

25%
Lock%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

7%
Lock%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

7%
Lock%

Transition Foam  

20%
Lock%

Support Foam  

44%
Lock%
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Spring Layer Bounciness 
 

Comfort Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

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Support Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

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Comfort Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
N/A

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