Here’s a round up of all the taste tests that have popped up on the blog so far. I’ll add TV programmes and any taste tests I host as time goes on. Most of them compare budget own brands with each other to prove we don’t always need to pay a premium for big brand names. In all of these tests, the volunteers don’t know beforehand which brand is which or any prices.
I’ll only include here the ranking in each test, or the winner if there wasn’t a ranking detailed. These are linked if you want some more information on how the brands were compared in the original shows.
The 100+ Best Value Food Ingredients might list cheaper brands that didn’t win any taste tests…Hold your own blind taste test and see if you don’t prefer the cheapest!
Save Money Good Food Series 1 Taste Tests
Episode One
Cornflakes
1st Tesco
2nd Morrisons
3rd Asda
Baked beans
1st Tesco
2nd Asda
3rd Sainsburys
Smoked salmon
1st Lidl
(versus Tesco and Aldi)
Episode Two
Hot cross buns
1st Lidl
2nd Sainsburys
3rd Aldi
Episode Three
Chocolate digestives
1st Aldi
2nd Asda
3rd Tesco Everyday Value
Episode Four
Prosecco
1st Tesco
2nd Aldi
3rd Lidl
Episode Five
Mature Cheddar
Iceland
Aldi
Lidl
Episode Six
Jam
1st Morrisons
2nd Aldi
3rd Lidl
Episode Seven
Prosciutto
1st Aldi
2nd Asda
3rd Lidl
Episode Eight
Ketchup
1st Morrisons
2nd Asda
3rd Tesco
Series 2 Taste Tests
Episode One
Cheese and onion crisps
1st Tesco
Joint 2nd Aldi and Lidl
Tesco also came first in a separate test against Walkers only.
Episode Two
Milk Chocolate
Aldi
(versus Asda, Lidl, and Cadbury’s)
Episode Three
Shortbread
Asda
(versus Aldi, Lidl, and Walkers)
Episode Four
Merlot
Hardy’s (versus Aldi)
Aldi won when compared only to Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
Episode Five
Mince Pies
Co-op
(versus Aldi and Morrisons)
Episode Six
Cola
Lidl
(versus Aldi, Asda, and Coca Cola).
Episode Seven
Instant Coffee
1st Budgens
(vs Tesco, Asda and Nescafe)
Shop Smart Save Money
Mature cheddar
The testers chose the following ranking:
Cathedral City
Aldi
Tesco
Cathedral City is priced well above Aldi though, so since it came second, Aldi is worth a try for the saving.
Marmalade
1st Morrisons 15p/100g (58 votes)
2nd Lidl 11p/100g (24 votes)
3rd Robertsons 31p/100g (18 votes)
Ready salted crisps
1st Walkers £1/100g (42 votes)
2nd Sainsburys 53p/100g (36 votes)
3rd Asda 31p/100g (22 votes)
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