Tesco Everyday Value Cornflakes

cleggy.

What a great product. Only 4 grams of added sugar per 100 grams and 31p for a 500 gram box, yes thirty one pence.

You'll not find them in the express shops, metro or bigger only.

They do taste bland, as cereals with almost no sugar do, like shredded wheat for example which has no sugar at all and tastes like an old blackbirds nest.

But I put substance over taste these days and have got used to them over the last week after switching from normal cornflakes (8g sugar per 100g and £1.60).

Much like switching from fat milk to skimmed, it tastes like water at first but you soon get used to it.

As an example of high added sugar cereals- special k has 17g per 100, bran flakes 20g, fruit and fibre 24g and crunchy nut cornflakes 35g :eek:

so, to sum up:

bad points= bland taste

good points= low sugar and fat, cheap price, not available at Greggs.

They contain the added vitamins the same as regular cornflakes and all cereals, as it's the law now.

rosalie-lavender

The lower sugar probably explains why I like them more than the dearer ones then. I tried them expecting them to be awful and was pleasantly surprised.

cleggy.

rosalie-lavender wrote: »

The lower sugar probably explains why I like them more than the dearer ones then. I tried them expecting them to be awful and was pleasantly surprised.

Indeed rosalie, they are a hidden gem in a chaotic colourful aisle full of temptation and danger.

Muppet81

Discovered these last week and quite like them. Add a rew sultanas and they are OK. Big saving over our usual J**dans Crunchy at £2.69.

Cannyquine

I love your description of shredded wheat!

reborndoll

Love the post too , very amusing, and can I say, I recently tried as alternative to ordinary milk, Tescos Almond milk ,( it comes with added sugar right enough) but it could make these cornflakes more palatable as almond milk reminds me of the flavour of resultant milk in the bowl, that comes off "sugar puffs!"

cleggy.

I was staggered to see that Special K (the so called dieters friend) is selling at £3.29 in Tesco metro for a 550 gram box :eek:


So for 100 grams of these conflakes you will pay 6.2 pence and for 100g of Special K you will pay 59.8 pence.

So what do you get in your 'not so' Special K ?
Well, I'll tell you. You get 50% more fat, 425% more added sugar and you'll pay 950% more for it !

It does have a little bit more protein but that is it's only plus point.
It is also higher in calories at 379 per 100g against the cornflakes at 375 per 100g

Do you wonder if the diet industry/kellogs are taking people for mugs that buy things without thinking or looking at the label due to clever advertising ?

You bet :rotfl:


Conclusions

Always read the label. Never trust an advert. "Low in fat" may be high in sugar and "Low in Sugar" may be high in fat.


what a con

dori2o

Whats the difference in energy?

It's ok eatinng it and believing it's great because it's low in fat, sugar etc, but if it doesn't provide sufficient energy then it's going to leave you hungry.

If it the same or better than the other brands then it's great. Otherwise it's no better if you are having to take the sugar intake in other ways.

cleggy.

dori2o wrote: »

Whats the difference in energy?

Unspecial K is 379 k/cals per 100g against the cornflakes at 375 per 100g

A difference so small it is irrelevant really.

dori2o wrote: »

Otherwise it's no better if you are having to take the sugar intake in other ways.

Energy intake you mean (in the form of carbs/fat/protein).

Added refined sugar is not needed at all by humans.

dori2o

cleggy. wrote: »

Unspecial K is 379 k/cals per 100g against the cornflakes at 375 per 100g

A difference so small it is irrelevant really.




Energy intake you mean (in the form of carbs/fat/protein).

Added refined sugar is not needed at all by humans.

Thats what I meant, energy intake.

But as you say, there's almost no difference, so a great product (healthwise) at a great price.

murphydog999

You have somehow missed out the one measurement that is important here, the carbs. There is nothing else to this product, and the 3 main ingredients in order are maize, sugar and salt.
Typical Values 100g contains Each 30g serving contains
Energy 1585kJ (375kcal) 475kJ (115kcal)
Protein 7.5g 2.3g
Carbohydrate 82.0g 24.6g
Sugars 4.0g 1.2g
Fat 1.0g 0.3g
Saturates 0.2g trace
Fibre 3.1g 0.9g
Sodium* 0.3g 0.1g
*Salt Equivalent 0.8g 0.2g

A serving is 30g, which is !!!!!! all, it's like eating fresh air. A bucketful wouldn't fill you up and they are going to be digested in milliseconds so you will want to eat again 5 minutes later. Any 'fullness' comes from the milk - which being skimmed - won't be satisfying as there is no fat. The body needs fat.

Fair enough at 31p it's not a lot of money to waste - unlike Special K, which is - but it is still a waste of money. Apart from porridge - not instant, good old rolled oats - the cereal aisle should be avoided, what was it you said last week? Come on, move along now, nothing to see here......