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Panettone Surpasses Christmas Cake, But Ingredients Raise Concerns

12/7/2025

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Panettone Popularity Soars

Panettone is now more popular in supermarkets than Christmas cake.
A recent evaluation of panettone brands found most contain ultra-processed ingredients.
Waitrose's Angela Hartnett Panettone Classico has fewer additives.
Higher-priced panettone options tend to include more fruit and offer better flavor.
The tasting was conducted blind to provide an unbiased assessment of texture and taste.

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Mince Pie Rankings

The taste test evaluated supermarket mince pies and found mixed reviews, with Waitrose pies the best overall.
Mr Kipling Signature all butter mince pies were noted for quality.
Lidl Deluxe mince pies received criticism for their artificial taste and paste-like filling.
Asda's luxury mince pies were bland and Morrisons' offerings were visually appealing but artificial.
Tesco's mince pies had a sweet, underbaked pastry and Sainsbury's pies were praised for texture.

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Panettone Popularity Soars

Panettone is now more popular in supermarkets than Christmas cake.
A recent evaluation of panettone brands found most contain ultra-processed ingredients.
Waitrose's Angela Hartnett Panettone Classico has fewer additives.
Higher-priced panettone options tend to include more fruit and offer better flavor.
The tasting was conducted blind to provide an unbiased assessment of texture and taste.

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