Shopping with a keen eye for a bargain can make a huge difference when it comes to making savings on the weekly grocery bill.
And research backs this up, with figures from Canstar Blue showing 65 per cent of Aussie are buying home-brand supermarket products over traditional brands.
Speaking on Sunrise, dietitian Susie Burrell said she believes that it’s entirely possible to buy the basics, including bread, milk, and cheese cheaply without compromising on nutrition.
Here, FEMAIL looks at home-brand items from Aldi, Woolworths and Coles and reveals which products offer the best value and those that are good for your health.
Dietitian Susie Burrell (pictured) has compared some every day items from the major supermarket chains and revealed which ones offer the best nutritional value
1. Full cream fresh milk
A price comparison between the three big supermarkets showed little difference between how much it costs to buy a litre of home brand milk.
Assessing the three, Ms Burrell found that in terms of nutritional value there was little difference and all of them offered value for money.
Both Coles and Woolworths products are priced at $1.20, while a litre of fresh milk from Aldi costs $1.15.
A litre of milk from Woolworths priced at $1.20 (pictured) offers the same nutritional value as milk from Aldi and Coles
2. Sliced cheese
‘You can save a lot of money particularly on products like milk, bread and cheese which are virtually identical, Ms Burrell said on the program.
And it would seem she is right. A price comparison of home-brand sliced cheese revealed the composition of the product is identical.
However, she revealed there’s quite a difference in price.
A 24-slice pack of tasty cheese from Woolworths and Coles cost $6, while at Aldi the same product was $5.30.
A pack of 24-cheese slices from Aldi (pictured left) cost $5.29 versus the same product from Coles which cost $6.00
3. Multigrain sandwich bread
When it comes to buying bread that offers maximum nutritional value, multigrain loaves are a great option – including home-brand products.
Ms Burrell assessed the ingredients in home-brand bread from each of the three outlets and found all were virtually the same.
In terms of price, a loaf of bread from Coles and Woolworths cost $1.50 while at Aldi the cost was slightly cheaper at $1.35.
Multigrain sliced bread: Aldi’s product (pictured left) costs $1.35 versus a loaf from Coles priced at $1.50
4. Sausages
When it came to best nutritional value for its sausages, Aldi came out on top.
‘There is 75 per cent meat in the Aldi sausages versus only 70 [per cent] in the Coles and Woolworths sausages,’ Ms Burrell said.
The dietitian said this was much better because sausages with a higher meat content meant they were generally lower in fat, and had more protein.
Sausages from Woolworths (pictured left) were slightly pricier at $5.00 compared to sausages from Coles which cost $4.00
Coles and Aldi were similarly priced: $4 and $3.49 respectively. The Woolworths sausages were priced slightly higher at $5.
‘Generally speaking, Woolies meat is better in terms of leanness,’ Ms Burrell added.
5. Muesli
Ms Burrell revealed the three cereal products she analysed from the supermarket chains were virtually identical.
But in regard to value, the dietitian said Woolworths home brand muesli came out on top because the product contained more fruit.
Coles muesli (pictured left) and Woolworths muesli (pictured) were found to be almost identical in term of value for money
However, she also said this was slightly problematic because it meant the sugar content was also higher.
While Aldi’s muesli contained less dried fruit, the benefit was the sugar content was also lower, Ms Burrell said.
Both Coles and Woolworths muesli cost $3.85 for 750 grams while Aldi cost $2.69 for 750 grams.
Overall, Aldi’s products appeared to be the best in terms of value for money and nutritional content.
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