I tried jams from Lidl, Sainsbury's, Aldi & 3 more - the winner was 90p cheaper than Hartley's (Image: Sophie Harris)
UK households are known for their love of jam, using it in sandwiches, on toast, in salad dressings and even in baking. The jam aisle in supermarkets can be quite overwhelming with own-branded jams and big household names taking up lots of shelf space. I recently put supermarket brands up against one another again to perform a blind taste test.
This included Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Aldi, Tesco and Asda, and I compared them to Hartleys. The results were surprising, and I couldn't believe how different they tasted from one another.
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Aldi's jam won the taste test (Image: Sophie Harris)
Lidl's jam took the taste test off to a great start, with the budget supermarket's raspberry jam smooth in texture and tasting fresh.
However, there wasn't that much flavour in this jam compared to the other ones we tried.
Score: 6/10
Unfortunately, Morrisons' jam ranked quite low in the taste test as it was too thick and had a jelly-like consistency, which we weren't a fan of.
It also tasted quite strong and artificial compared to some others we tried.
Score: 2/10
Hartley's jam was the most expensive (Image: Sophie Harris)
Although this jam had a great consistency, it was a lot more sour compared to some of the others in the taste test.
It has a decent flavour but tastes slightly artificial, but overall, I would eat this again on toast.
Score: 5/10
Aldi's jam was absolutely delicious with a great flavour which wasn't artificial at all.
The texture was spot on, and it wasn't overly sweet or too tangy; it was just right and topped the taste test.
Score: 10/10
Tesco's seedless raspberry jam tasted incredibly sweet compared to some others we sampled, but it wasn't off-putting.
It had a very distinctive raspberry flavour and overall was delicious on toast.
Score: 7/10
Lidl and Morrisons jam (Image: Sophie Harris)
Asda's seedless raspberry jam also boasted a fantastic raspberry flavour that didn't taste artificial.
We favoured other ones in the taste test, but would happily have this again.
Score: 7/10
Hartley's jam had a grainy texture, and the consistency was far too thick, almost jelly-like.
It was quite sweet, but we did enjoy the flavour; however, it didn't beat Aldi.
Score: 5/10
Prices were correct at the time of writing.