Foods
Comparisons of supermarket and brand-name foods: what the labels say, and what they hide. Peanut butters, rolled oats, sugar-free chocolates: for the same type of product, the gap between two brands lies in the ingredient list more than in the nutrition table.
Best porridge oats: there is almost nothing to compare
Among 30 plain oat products, the differences are negligible: fibre from 8.7 to 11.5 g, protein from 10.8 to 15.4 g, sugars from 0 to 1.8…
Best almond butter: none of them add sugar
Among 49 products, sugars range from 1 to 4.2 g per 100 g, all naturally present in the almond: none adds sugar, oil or additives. The…
Best bottled water: 19 waters compared mineral by mineral
There is no best water for everyone: a low-mineral water such as Evian, Volvic or Thonon suits everyday drinking, and a water labelled for infants such…
Best sugar-free chocolate: 14 of 16 bars use maltitol
Of 16 dark no-added-sugar bars, 14 replace the sugar with a polyol, maltitol in 13 cases. The calorie saving is small: 525 kcal per 100 g…
Best peanut butter: 63 products put under the microscope
Among 63 products, sugars range from 2.5 to 9 g per 100 g and salt from 0 to 1.08 g. As roasted peanuts already contain 4.25…