When you’re feeling under the weather, there’s nothing like a steaming bowl of soup to lift your spirits. Comforting and nurturing, this is soul food in a bowl when you really cannot stomach anything else.
Matched with hot buttered toast or crusty baguette, this is a soothing supper to enjoy in front of the telly. Or it makes for a quick, hearty lunch after you’ve been for a bracing winter walk.
Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup costs £1.70 per can, which can really add up. So I decided to try budget soups from Aldi, Asda, Morrisons and Lidl to see if any were as good for a fraction of the price.
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Heinz Tomato Soup
Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup costs £1.70 from Asda for 400g, which works out to 85p per half can portion. This had the most vibrant tomato flavour of all the cans. It tasted fresher, more like homemade soup with fresh vine-ripened tomatoes.
When I looked at the ingredients list, I could see why. It contained 89 percent tomatoes, cream and herb and spice extracts. Per half can portion, it contains 9.7g of sugar, 1.1g of salt and 1.7g of protein. I gave it 5 out of 5 stars.
I tried tomato soup from Aldi, Heinz, Morrisons and Lidl to see how they compared
Lidl Tomato Soup
Lidl Tomato Soup costs 62p for 400g, which works out to 31p per half can portion. It contains 10g of sugar, 1.2g of salt and 2.2g of protein per half can portion.
Made with tomato puree rather than tomatoes, I found it still had a good flavour but I wasn’t so keen on the consistency. It seemed more watery than Heinz and all the other supermarket brands, really lacking in creaminess. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars.
Morrisons Savers Tomato soup
Morrisons has an extensive Savers range, which can work out a lot cheaper than buying branded items. The Savers Tomato Soup costs 55p for 400g, which works out to 28p per half can portion.
And it tasted amazing. It was really thick and creamy and packed a powerful sweet tomato punch. There was no pull-cap so I needed to use a tin opener to open it but that was no problem. Made with 67 percent tomatoes with mustard seed and flavourings, it contained 8.9g of sugar, 1g protein and 1g salt per half can. I gave it 5 out of 5 stars.
Aldi Tomato Soup
Aldi Tomato Soup costs 62p for 400g, which works out to 31p per half can portion – just the same as Lidl. Each half can portion contains 9.7g of sugar, 1.1g of salt and 1.7g of protein. Just like Heinz, this was made with 89 percent tomatoes, together with cream and flavourings.
Even though it had a super creamy consistency, I found there wasn’t quite such a punchy tomato flavour that was present in the Morrisons and Heinz varieties. This seemed odd due to its high tomato content. It tasted a little bland in comparison. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars.
Overall verdict
Whilst I thoroughly enjoyed the fresh and zesty flavour of the Heinz, I am pleased to say I’ve found a ‘comfort food’ for just 55p a can. I felt the Morrisons flavour was delicious and it was super creamy. I didn’t want my bowl of soup to end. And it was £1.15 cheaper than Heinz. Well done Morrisons.