Value versus other supermarket food - a surprise!
Well who would have thought it??
In Yours magazine a few foods are tested - From Sainsbury's the basics apple pie versus the Taste the difference and the basics sausages versus Taste the difference ones. Not tested for taste but for fat, salt and sugar etc. The premiun apple pie had more saturated fat and twice as much sugar as the economy one. The taste the difference sausages had more fat and saturated fat and calories but sugar and salt were the same.
Tesco quiche value cheese and onion versus Organic - calories, salt and sugar the same but the organic one had more fat and saturated fat. The pate - value liver and bacon pat versus organic duck pate fat and calories the same but organic had more sugar.
Morrisons - Bettabuy (cheap) low fat strawberry yoghurt (in a 4 pack with other flavours) versus Organic 1 pot low fat strawberry - The Organic had double the total fat of the value one.
Mayonnaise The bettabuy had lower calories and fat and slightly higher sugar.
Only 3 shops were tested but it did surprise me - I thought the cheapie ones would be full of fat, salt and sugar to 'compensate;' using cheaper ingredients - looks like we have been paying more for fat!!!!! OK somme things are better to pay more for - cheapie baked beans are often watery but I have had some nice cheapie meals.
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