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Downbranding - finding cheaper brands with same ingredients

Can anyone recommend store own brands that truly use the same ingredients as the more expensive brand originals?

I am happy to buy less expensive brands of groceries, but often find that these have an inferior content (for example less protein, more sugar and fats), and even things I would like to avoid - such as palm oil (very high in saturated fats).

It doesn't always help to read the label either. Palm oil apparently can be described as vegetable oil.

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  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    Just shop in Waitrose.
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  • Gigglepig
    Gigglepig Posts: 1,270 Forumite
    It is quite far to the nearest one so I hadn't thought of that. I also assumed it would be expensive. How does waitrose own brand compare in price to the top brands, say at tesco?
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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,643 Forumite
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    To get an idea on how waitrose compares on price with Tesco etc use mysupermarket to compare.
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    Where was it moved to please.
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    viv0147 wrote: »
    Where was it moved to please.

    It was moved here :D

    Sorry ;)

    Food Shopping and Groceries.

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