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Coles Christmas Beechwood Smoked Half Leg Ham review

Single smoked Christmas ham. Priced at $32.

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CHOICE Expert Rating

56%

What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?

CHOICE Expert Rating

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

Good points

• Australian pork.
• Sow stall free.
• Free from artificial growth promotants.
• No artificial colours or flavours.
• Won bronze at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show 2022.
• Won silver at the Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards 2022.

Bad points

• Dry.

Test Results Test Results

Specs Specifications

Variety
Single smoked
Weight (kg) View more details.

Weight in kilograms of the ham purchased.

4.04
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).

56%
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.

50%
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.

49%
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.

51%
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.

40%
Expert comments View more details.

A summary of comments from our panel of expert judges.

Mild but pleasant aroma, natural appearance, not too salty, dry.
Price View more details.

Pack price in supermarkets as of October/November 2023.

$32
Price per kg View more details.

Price per kilogram as of October/November 2023.

$8.00
Health Star Rating View more details.

This is calculated from the details in the nutrition information panel.

2
Energy per 100g (kJ) View more details.

As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.

882
Protein per 100g (g) View more details.

As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.

17.4
Fat per 100g (g) View more details.

As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.

14.6
Saturated fat per 100g (g) View more details.

As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.

5
Sugars per 100g (g) View more details.

As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.

<1
Sodium per 100g (mg) View more details.

As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.

846
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.

Sow Stall Free Australian Pork (90%), Acidity Regulators (326, 262), Water, Salt, Sugar, Cure [Mineral Salts (451, 450), Dextrose (Maize), Antioxidant (316), Sugar, Preservative (250)].
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