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Woolworths Chargrilled Chicken Dinner review

256 calories. 1071kJ. Priced at $11.00.

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CHOICE score

70%

What is the CHOICE score?

CHOICE score

This is the product's overall performance score, based on nutrition and taste tests conducted by CHOICE staff.

Good points

• Excellent satisfaction with the quantity of meat.
• Low saturated fat per 100g.
• Low fat.
• More than 75% Australian Ingredients.

Bad points

• Taste testers unlikely to purchase.
• Borderline satisfaction with the size of the meal.
• Borderline satisfaction with the quantity of vegetables.
• Price above average.
• High sodium per serve.
Category View more details.

Our panel taste-tested 14 chicken-based ready meals and nine pasta bolognaise-style ready meals.

Chicken
Pack size (g) View more details.

Size of the ready meal in grams.

350
Recommended View more details.

We recommend ready meals with a CHOICE score of 75% or more.

No
CHOICE score View more details.

This overall score is made up of sensory and preparation attributes (50%) and nutrition (50%). Sensory and preparation attributes include flavour (30%), quality (20%), texture (15%), appearance (10%), overall perception (10%), ease of preparation (10%) and smell (5%). The nutrition score is entirely derived from the meal's Health Star Rating, which is calculated from the label and details in the nutrition information panel and converted to a percentage. Weightings are in brackets.

70%
Taste test score View more details.

The taste test score is based on flavour (30%), quality (20%), texture (15%), appearance (10%), overall perception (10%), ease of preparation (10%), and smell (5%). Weightings are in brackets.

59%
Nutrition score View more details.

This score is based on the product's Health Star Rating (HSR). The HSR is calculated from the details in the nutrition information panel and converted to a percentage.

80%
Satisfaction with meal size View more details.

How satisfied our taste testers were with the size of the meal.

50%
Satisfaction with meat quantity View more details.

How satisfied our taste testers were with the quantity of meat in the meal.

100%
Satisfaction with vegetable quantity View more details.

How satisfied our taste testers were with the quantity of vegetables in the meal.

50%
Average likelihood of purchasing View more details.

How likely our taste testers would be to buy this ready meal.

Unlikely
Taste test comments View more details.

A summary of comments from our panel of taste testers.

Gravy was flavoursome; the long cooking time didn't do the meagre supply of vegetables any favours; very salty; beans and carrot are cooked to mush; potato and vegies are overcooked and soggy; chicken gravy is watery and the chicken is chewy.
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