The best (and worst) supermarket baked beans for flavour, nutrition and price
On average, the baked beans I tried had around 1g of salt and 8-10g each of sugars, fibre and protein, per serving (typically 200g), which means you get a significant contribution towards the recommended minimum of around 30g fibre and 50g protein a day for adults.
So,
Most have around 50% beans, with Mr Organic the clear winner in the bean count at 60% – the downside is that it's the highest in salt at nearly a quarter of your daily maximum quota in a portion. The extra salt may be there because, unlike the other organic and non-organic baked beans in the test, they contain no citric acid (see box).
So, which of the beans deliver on flavour, nutrition and price?
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