'I compared Heinz baked beans to supermarket brands and the best ones cost 55p'
Cheap, versatile and healthy, baked beans are a staple in many of our kitchen cupboards including mine.
Consisting of one of your five a day, high in protein and fibre, low in fat, gluten-free and suitable for vegans, they are a great all-rounder.
When I am in need of comfort food, and I can't be bothered to cook, I always stick a few slices of brown bread in the toaster, warm up a tin of Heinz and smother my plate with grated cheddar cheese.
I love it and I have fond memories of digging into them with sausages and buttery mashed potato after school, too.
I grew up eating Heinz, and over the years I've tried many of the brand's other varieties including Barbecue Beanz, Five Beanz and Beanz with Pork Sausages (my personal favourite).
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With many of us feeling the pinch at the supermarket at the moment, I've been conducting a number of taste tests to see if my favourite food brands can match the cheaper alternatives.
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I've compared McVitie's chocolate biscuits, Kellogg's Crunchy Nut and Hellmann's mayonnaise to supermarket-own brands to find the best one.
This week I put my trusty can of Heinz to the test and compared it to cheaper tins from the UK's nine leading supermarkets - Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Morrison's, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer, Co-op, Sainsbury's and Tesco. I rated them in terms of taste, texture, price and overall value for money.
10. LAST PLACE: Asda
Taking tenth place and it had to be Asda's. They were watery, the tomato juice was bright red and I didn't like the taste. That said, these were the supermarket's reduced sugar and salt option as the standard tin was out of stock when I visited my local store.
Price: 50p
Weight: 410g
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9. Tesco
The label looked quite attractive with an image of juicy baked beans in a rich tomato sauce. However, in reality, they were so watery and I didn't like them at all.
Price: 50p
Weight: 420g
8. Lidl
Newgate beans from Lidl had a bright blue wrapper and the beans were quite hard in texture, which I didn't like.
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Price: 49p
Weight: 420g
7. Heinz
Heinz had a familiar and standout taste and look (turquoise-coloured label), but I can't say they were any superior to the other tins I tried, especially considering they were nearly three times the cost.
Price: £1.40 (from Tesco )
Weight: 415g
6. Morrisons
These were average and at a good price.
Price: 49p (currently on offer for 45p)
Weight: 410g
5. Sainsbury's
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The size of this tin was a fraction smaller than some of the others, not that you'd notice. They tasted okay and they were the cheapest to buy.
Price: 44p
Weight: 400g
4. Marks and Spencer
Things improved a lot more from this point. The baked beans can from M&S was also 400g. It had an attractive label and the tomato sauce was nice and tasty.
Price: 50p
Weight: 400g
3. Co-op
These beans from Co-op were not overly sweet and the sauce was lovely and thick.
Price: 50p
Weight: 400g
2. Aldi
Aldi's Corale Premium Quality Baked Beans were wrapped in a blue and red label. The sauce was really thick and rich, and I really enjoyed them. I thought they were good value for money at 47p as they weighed 420g - 20g more than some of the other tins.
Price: 47p
Weight: 420g
1. WINNER: Waitrose
Waitrose Essential baked beans were in my opinion the best of the 10 tins I tried. While the white value wrapper may put you off, the sauce was the thickest, richest and most delicious. I really enjoyed them, and at 55p I thought they were excellent value for money compared to Heinz.
Price: 55p
Weight: 400g
Laura Nightingale writes for Surrey Live
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