Chickpeas and butter beans without sulphates

barker77

Hi

Im keen to eat more chickpeas and butter beans etc but disappointed that many supermarket own brands have sulphates in.

I know ktc branded stuff doesn’t nor does Sainsburys organic but wondered what people have found ? Ideally cheap own brand if possible!

flaneurs_lobster

With a bit of foresight it's easy enough to rehydrate/cook dried chickpeas etc.

TBH, probably not that much cheaper than tins unless you buy in serious bulk but no additives (& no tin).

Woodstok2000

Mr Organic chickpeas are great, but a bit pricy. I often get Village Chickpeas (in a jar) from Sainsburys, which aren't quite as good but they are half the price! They are both free from sulphates I think.

pumpkin89

Essential Waitrose don't and they are only 55p per can.

barker77

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82047187#Comment_82047187

sorry meant cans!

Exodi

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6673829/chickpeas-and-butter-beans-without-sulphates

Out of interest, any reason why?

Also do you mean sulphites, which are typically used as food/drink preservatives, instead of sulphates which are typically used in washing/cleaning products?

Tesco's chickpeas contain a preservative, but ascorbic acid (the preservative of choice) is not a sulphite. The same with Waitrose.

Sainsburys, Asda and M&S do use a sulphite based preservative.

The KTC branded one you mentioned instead uses salt as the preservative, which while not a sulphite, carries its own risks.

barker77

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82047599#Comment_82047599

Sorry yes I meant sulphites. I’d prefer just no preservatives ie pure natural. I’d assumed the salt was ok but fair point! Anyone know what Lidl and Aldi do ?

Rosa_Damascena

OP - I shared your dilemma not so long ago. Whilst you can't beat the convenience of tinned pulses they are now actually very pricey compared with DIY. I will commend this thread to you, I am now a convert in middle age after not being in the habit of cooking meals (cakes and the occasional stockpot of soup or curry were about how much effort I would put into it prior):

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6384400/instant-pot-is-it-worth-it

I bought the Pressure King Pro (Drew & Cole's answer to the IP).

I'm not going to lie, there is a big drawback and that is much as I would have liked to have used it this past week I have not, because its been so ridiculously hot, I see this as an opportunity to run down my stash of HM meals in the freezer, which include my favourite Tuscan Marry Me Beans.

barker77

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82049461#Comment_82049461

thanks! I definitely don’t have that much time sadly so keen to see best canned options - which currently looks like Tesco it seems

silverwhistle

Funnily enough I've got a bowl of cooked chick peas awaiting me getting up the energy to make hummus.

I cooked them yesterday using free solar power of which I've had a lot these last few days! The heat is putting me off doing too much so when a friend came round last night with two rib eye steaks we cooked them on my portable induction stove on the garden table and I left the chick peas until today.

You can cook more than you need and then freeze them as well if you want to do a bit of advanced planning. Another recommendation are the cans of 5 bean salad in vinaigrette in Aldi for not much which you can then titivate up with nice olive oil and herbs for a hot weather little effort offering.