02.Results table
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Results |
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| Brand (in rank order within
groups) |
Score1
(%) |
Expert
tasters’
comments2 |
Energy3
(kJ
/ serve) |
Total fat3
(g
/ serve) |
Sodium4
(% upper
RDI)* |
Weight
(g) |
Price per
serve
($)** |
| Tomato –based (serve size 125g) |
| SAN REMO Fresh Traditional
Napoletana (A) |
64 |
Not unpleasant; reasonable
authenticity |
388 |
5.6 |
35 |
420 |
1.18 |
| BARILLA Napoletana |
61 |
Acidic and sharp in taste but some
positive
flavour |
333 |
4.6 |
33 |
400 |
0.99 |
| DOLMIO Tomato, Onion &
Basil Chunky |
61 |
I could actually taste a tomato
flavour |
289 |
0.3 |
27 |
570 |
0.64 |
| PAUL NEWMANS OWN Tomato,
Onion and Garlic
Classic |
61 |
Not as harsh as some of the others |
210 |
1.6 |
35 |
750 |
0.70 |
| RAGULETTO Napolitana Classic
Tomato |
49 |
A vinegary and harsh taste; lack of
any
tomato flavour |
345 |
1.6 |
21 |
500 |
0.50 |
| LEGGO’S Napoletana |
43 |
A little bland and ‘gloopy’; it
reminds
me of tinned tomato soup |
383 |
3.7 |
26 |
575 |
0.60 |
| RAGULETTO Napolitana Classic
Tomato Low Salt |
43 |
A bit too sweet and acidic; just no
flavour |
331 |
1.9 |
7 |
500 |
0.50 |
| LATINA Fresh Italian Tomato
& Garlic (A) |
34 |
Lack of any flavour depth or
sweetness;
acidic and watery |
320 |
3.2 |
9 |
425 |
1.31 |
| Pesto (serve size 45g) |
| DOLMIO Basil Pesto |
52 |
Little flavour of parmesan or
pinenuts,
or even garlic |
320 |
7.2 |
11 |
165 |
0.87 |
| BARILLA Pesto alla Genovese
con Basilico
Fresco |
46 |
This isn’t too bad, but the colour
isn’t
good |
983 |
24.9 |
28 |
190 |
1.08 |
| LEGGO’S Pesto Concentrato
Creamy Basil and
Pinenut |
16 |
Start again |
560 |
11.9 |
13 |
190 |
0.85 |
| Carbonara (serve size 125g) |
| LATINA Fresh Creamy
Carbonara (A) |
22 |
Really poor; too creamy |
782 |
13.5 |
15 |
425 |
1.31 |
| LEGGO’S Carbonara |
22 |
No traditional taste or flavour |
563 |
10.6 |
30 |
565 |
0.62 |
| SAN REMO Fresh Traditional
Carbonara (A) |
16 |
It just isn’t close to the real
thing |
1255 |
27.4 |
42 |
400 |
1.24 |
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Table notes
* RDI: Recommended daily intake.
** Based on prices we paid
in Sydney in March 2006.
(A) ‘Fresh’ sauces with more limited
shelf-life, from the supermarket chiller cabinet.
1 Score
This is the average of the three experts’ overall scores.
2
Experts’ comments
These are representative comments compiled
from the tasters’ individual notes.
3 Energy and total fat
The manufacturers’ recommended serve sizes vary, so for ease of
comparison we used a standard serve size for each flavour type and
calculated kilojoules, total fat and sodium per serve from the figures
stated in the nutrition information panel on the label. You’d probably
serve less of the pesto than the other sauces, which we took into
account.
4 Sodium
Calculated from the amount of
sodium per serve and the maximum recommended daily intake (RDI) for
adults (2300 mg). Small children should have less, and many of these
sauces are a bit too salty to give them often.