Low sugar v original: baked beans
For this low fat v original taste test, we put normal baked beans up against a reduced sugar and salt version. Which came out on top?
Baked beans: Heinz baked beans v Heinz baked beans reduced sugar and salt
The difference: the normal variety contains 151 calories and 0.7g salt per half can, while the healthier option has 137 calories and 0.4g of salt per half can. That’s a much bigger difference in salt than calories. The ingredients are exactly the same.
The test: six tasters tested the two varieties. They were not told beforehand what the difference between the varieties was, so it was a completely blind test.
The result: draw. It’s obviously hard to pick a favourite baked bean! Some found the normal can ‘not as bland as the other one’, ‘sweeter in a good way’, and ‘easier to eat’. Others preferred the healthier beans, because ‘they weren’t as sickly’, ‘the beans seem bigger’, and ‘they taste better for me’.
Conclusion: seeing as you get the same core ingredients in both cans, we’d happily buy the lower salt and sugar version. If you’ve got a sweet tooth though, you probably won’t like them.
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Even the low salt and sugar beans are far too salty and sweet for my taste. Just adding carrot to the sauce in home made beans adds enough sweetness. Then pass the sauce through a sieve and reduce a little to make it 'thicker' before mixing with the beans. A small pinch of dried herbs (or fresh in summer) takes the place of salt. Also, why are the low sugar/salt beans so darned expensive? Sometimes double or treble the price of their saltier, sweeter counterparts.
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10 February 2017