A test of 12 own-brand standard and premium pestos – all made in Italy – found a range of additions to the sauce’s traditional four key ingredients of basil, pine nuts, parmesan and olive oil. Which? found all of the standard pestos were made with between 42 per cent and 49 per cent basil, but also contained cheaper alternatives to ...
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Supermarket Iceland pledges to remove palm oil from own brand food by the end of the year
The company said it is taking the product out of 130 food lines, which will reduce demand by more than 500 tons per year, with palm oil already replaced with alternatives such as sunflower oil and butter in half of them. Growing demand for palm oil for use in food, toiletries and biofuel has helped fuel widespread deforestation in south-east ...
Read More »Easter 2018: Where can you buy a CHEESE Easter egg? UK supermarket selling bizarre new egg
Cheester, a savoury easter egg made from freshly sourced milk and traditional Farmhouse Dairy methods, will be available in high-street stores next month. Cheese-lovers are thrilled, with some going as far to say on social media that it is “the stuff dreams are made of” – but not everyone is going crackers for the idea. @meg_hocking said: “I like cheese… ...
Read More »Cheapest supermarket UK: THIS is the best value chain to buy your groceries
Which is the cheapest supermarket in the UK? It looks like Lidl is the best value, and where you should be buying your Easter lunch, according to research by Good Housekeeping. You can buy a whole Easter lunch, including a leg of lamb and two bottles of prosecco, for just £25.54 at the German chain. If you don’t have a ...
Read More »Good news! Supermarket beer almost 200 PER CENT more affordable than 30 years ago
Beer’s affordability has risen by 22 per cent since 2012 while the affordability of wine and spirits has increased by 14 per cent over the same period, the study found. The IAS study is the first to compare affordability in the off-trade – supermarkets and off-licences – with on-trade prices, using data up to 2016. Using an affordability index adjusting ...
Read More »Lidl UK WARNING: Discount supermarket recalls THESE products over possible health risk
The discount supermarket has recalled the three produces because the labelling is not in English, and those who suffer from the allergies may accidentally eat them without knowing. The nuts contained in the products are cashew nuts, almonds and hazelnuts, and sulphur dioxide is contained in one of the bars. As well as Lidl issuing a point-of-sale notice to its ...
Read More »Lidl UK WARNING: Discount supermarket recalls THESE products over possible health risk
The discount supermarket has recalled the three produces because the labelling is not in English, and those who suffer from the allergies may accidentally eat them without knowing. The nuts contained in the products are cashew nuts, almonds and hazelnuts, and sulphur dioxide is contained in one of the bars. As well as Lidl issuing a point-of-sale notice to its ...
Read More »Morrisons launch hottest EVER supermarket curry with chilli 200 times HOTTER than jalapeño
The fiery feast is the hottest curry ever sold in a UK supermarket. The red-hot ready meal is made using the Naga chilli which is 200 times hotter than a jalapeño pepper or Tabasco sauce. The Naga has a ferocious rating of up to one million on the Scoville scale which measures the heat of peppers. Some varieties of Naga ...
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