MINCE pies are a staple at Christmas – but can we enjoy our festive favourites without breaking the bank?
We’ve tested some traditional treats to find out whether supermarket own-brand goods beat the brands on quality and price.
This time, we compared supermarket own-brand mince pies from Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Lidl with Mr Kipling’s deep filled mince pies.
For each product, we gave it a score out of 10 for taste and a score out of 10 for value, based on the price you pay per 100g.
We also took into account the sugar and fat levels.
Here’s how all the mince pies scored out of 20:
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Mr Kipling Deep Filled Mince Pies
£1.85 for 6 x 62g pies
The Mr Kipling pies had a delicious spiced filling containing candied peel and lots of Christmas flavours, but the pastry was disappointingly stodgy and stuck to the teeth.
They also contained the most sugar of all the pies we tested, a whopping 28 per cent.
At 50p per 100g, these were 56 per cent more expensive than the cheapest pies we tested – but we didn’t think they were worth the extra cash.
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Taste: 8/10
Value: 5/10
Total: 13/20
WINNERTesco Mince Pies
£1.09 for 6 x 54g pies
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