A taste test of supermarket chicken soups has crowned Tesco's 59p Cream of Chicken soup as the clear winner, beating out premium brands like Heinz and Baxters. The test, conducted by a food writer, evaluated eight brands on chicken flavour intensity, number of chicken chunks, texture, creaminess, and overall taste.
Tesco's soup, at 59p per 400g can, was praised for its thin, watery consistency and even texture. While it lacked large chicken chunks, it contained thin shredded strands of chicken. The chicken flavour was described as neither too strong nor too mild, placing it in the middle of the pack. Despite this, the soup was deemed the best overall, with the tester stating they would buy it again.
Other brands performed poorly. Waitrose, at 80p, was the biggest letdown, with only two small chicken chunks and a bland flavour. Morrisons, at 65p, had slivers of chicken and a bland taste. Baxters, at £2.10, was the most expensive and disappointing, with a gluey texture and a flavour resembling French onion soup rather than chicken.
Heinz, at £1.75, ranked highly for its tasty soup but was let down by a lack of chicken chunks. The test concluded that Tesco's budget offering outperformed all others, proving that price does not always equate to quality.
