I was asked to do a taste test between Aldi and branded products. You may have seen the recent adverts by Aldi ‘like brands but cheaper’, the tea one is my favourite.
I am a fan of Aldi and do buy quite a few of their products I also take advantage of their Super 6 fruit and veg every week. I thought it would be interesting to see if there really was any difference apart from the price.
Belmont Milk Chocolate Digestives – 55p vs McVities Chocolate Digestive Biscuits - £1.00
Belmont Milk Chocolate Digestive
- Tasted really nice.
- Good amount of chocolate.
- Crumbly but not too much.
- Chocolate didn’t taste cheap.
- Dunked well in a cup of tea.
McVities Chocolate Digestive Biscuits
- Found they tasted a bit salty.
- Good amount of chocolate on top.
- Dunked well in a cup of tea.
The Belmont biscuits just piped it to the post, I found the McVities a tad salty.
Harvest Morn Frosted Flakes – 99p vs Kelloggs Frosties - £1.98
Harvest Morn Frosted Flakes
- Not overly sweet for a sugar coated cereal
- Crunchy
- Didn’t go soggy to quickly
Kelloggs Frosties
- Super sweet
- Crunchy
- Found they went soggy quite quickly
The Harvest Morn Frosted Flakes tasted the best, they weren’t overly sweet.
Red Label 160 Tea Bags – 1.99 vs PG Tips 160 pack – £3.00
Red Label 160 Tea Bags
- Tasted good
- Nice colour
- Good Strength
PG Tips 160 pack
- Tasted good
- Nice colour
- Good Strength
Both made really good cups of tea, I would say they are both the same in taste.
Alcafe Rich Roast Coffee (200g) - £1.45 vs Nescafe Original Coffee Granules (200g) – £4.00
Alcafe Rich Roast Coffee
- Smooth Taste
- Strong
- Don’t need too much in a mug
- Nice aroma
Nescafe Original Coffee
- Tasted weak
- Had to use double the amount
- Nice Aroma
Alcafe wins this one. I do like my coffee strong the Nescafe just didn’t hit the mark.
Bramwells Tomato Ketchup 563g, 69p vs Heinz Tomato Ketchup 570g, £1.95 each
Bramwells Tomato Ketchup
- Good consistency
- Tasted good
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
- Good consistency
- Tasted good
I found them both similar in taste. Neither was overly sweet or vinegary.
Throughout the taste tests I found that the Aldi products were either better in taste or on par with the branded product.
I would recommend if you are looking to save money on your shopping bill to get the Aldi products ago.
This is a really useful test as I think sometimes people are worried about buying really cheap stuff because it might taste rubbish and be a false economy. This shows it's worth a try as you most likely won't lose out.
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