Aldi Specially Selected Triple Smoked Half Leg Ham Review

CHOICE Expert Rating

63%

This is the product's overall score, based on taste tests conducted by a panel of four industry experts in the CHOICE kitchen lab.

• Australian pork.
• Labelled gluten free.
• Highest Health Star Rating of the hams we tested.
• Lowest amount of sodium of the hams we tested.

• Dry when heated.

Variety: Triple smoked
Weight (kg) View more details. Weight in kilograms of the ham purchased.: 4.3

Recommended View more details. We recommend Christmas hams that earn a CHOICE Expert Rating (our overall score) of at least 70%.: No

CHOICE Expert Rating View more details. The CHOICE Expert Rating, our overall score, is made up of taste 90% (consisting of 60% flavour, 20% texture, 10% appearance and 10% aroma) and nutrition 10% (consisting 100% of the Health Star Rating, calculated from the details in the nutrition information panel and converted to a percentage).: 63%
Taste test score View more details. This score combines the results of our warm and cold ham taste tests. A panel of three experts tasted the ham samples blind (without knowing the brands) in a randomised order, which was different for each expert.: 53%
Cold taste test score View more details. A panel of three experts tasted cold ham samples blind (without knowing the brands) in a randomised order, which was different for each expert.: 53%
Warm taste test score View more details. A panel of three experts tasted warm ham samples blind (without knowing the brands) in a randomised order, which was different for each expert.: 53%
Nutrition score View more details. This score looks purely at the Health Star Rating, calculated from the details in the nutrition information panel and converted to a percentage.: 70%
Expert comments View more details. A summary of comments from our panel of expert judges.: Smoky aroma, better cold (too dry on heating).

Price View more details. Pack price in supermarkets as of October/November 2023.: $60
Price per kg View more details. Price per kilogram as of October/November 2023.: $13.99

Health Star Rating View more details. This is calculated from the details in the nutrition information panel.: 3.5
Energy per 100g (kJ) View more details. As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.: 494
Protein per 100g (g) View more details. As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.: 18.7
Fat per 100g (g) View more details. As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.: 4.4
Saturated fat per 100g (g) View more details. As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.: 1.7
Sugars per 100g (g) View more details. As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.: 0.1
Sodium per 100g (mg) View more details. As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.: 836
Water listed as an ingredient View more details. As per the product packaging.: Yes
Ingredients View more details. As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.: Pork (92%), Water, Salt, Stabilisers (451, 452), Antioxidant (316), Preservative (250), Honey, Natural Flavours.

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