Branston Baked Beans

...I fell in love with Branston baked beans a few months ago now. We don’t generally eat beans that often, and I only occasionally buy them at my local supermarket when they’re on ‘special offer’ or come cheaper in a multi-pack. When my daughter (now aged fourteen) was younger, she adored baked beans, and would eat them with everything, if I let her. Now she’s older, she doesn’t favour this little staple as much as she used to, hence, I tend not to ...
...that their favourite was the Branston version. This surprised me, as I thought they would have gone for the tried and tested, old favourite – Heinz! I didn’t give beans much more thought and consideration until probably a few weeks later when I was doing my weekly shop in Tesco and I saw a promotional offer for the Branston version. The offer said they usually sold for 39p per tin, but they were on offer at just 20p. I snapped up four tins and put ...

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...50% reduced salt and sugar Branston Baked Beans. The new design of the Branston Baked Beans tin caught my eye this week (see picture of label below). Gone was the usual orange tin to be replaced by a mainly silver one. I find Baked Beans so versatile as a quick snack food. You can have these on toast, a filling for jacket potato, with fish & chips (if like me you don't like mushy peas), etc. I needn't go on, we all know about baked beans and how ...
...Anyway, what's so special about Branston Baked Beans? ===Nutritional Value per 100g=== Calories .... 72kcal Protein .... 4.6g Sugar .... 3.0g Fat .... 0.3g Fibre .... 5.0g Salt .... 0.5g _Four Main Ingredients_ Beans 50%, Tomatoes 30%, Water, Sugar 1.9% ===Interesting Facts=== * These Contain Saccharin. * They are suitable for vegetarians. * Branston began making pickles in 1922. * Branston beans launched 2005. ===Packaging=== A 420g ...

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Branston Baked Beans................... I am very partial to baked beans on toast (covered in cheese) or indeed I have been known to eat them cold straight from the can either way I have always bought Heinz as they are literally the ultimate baked bean. However as Branston Baked Beans have been on special offer in Tesco's recently (buy 4 for £1) I snapped them up and was pleasantly surprised. The Branston Baked Bean tin design is a lot different ...
...sauce was totally disgusting! Branston Beans are certainly up there at the top of the bean chart I am not sure if I can say they are better than Heinz but they are honestly tasty. They are generally cheaper than Heinz too and can be found on special offer a lot more. I think to conclude I would say these Branston Baked beans come a very close second to the Heinz variety. They have a lot going for them in the fact that they are cheaper and have ...

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...known names has to be Branston Baked Beans. Branston are part of the Crosse and Blackwell group and are perhaps more famous for pickles and sauce than for beans. As it says on the tin: "Branston is famous for its pickle and we'd like to become famous for our beans." To promote them, the company recently started extensive advertising on TV and the major supermarkets have also been running strong promotions on the beans. In fact, this is the main ...
...Morrisons had all tins of Branston beans reduced to half price. The offer included 220g tins and 420g tins (standard tin size), which were selling at the amazing price of just 20p! Of course, I'm not one to turn down an offer like this, so grabbed a few tins and put them in my basket. I couldn't wait to try them, although was a bit unsure as to whether I would like them or not. I'll come on to my own experience later on in the review, but let's start ...

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...Well to my mind Branston Baked Beans are a good option and I shall try and tell you why. At present a multi-pack of 4 large tins of Branston Baked Beans, hereafter to be called BBB, retail in Netto for a mere £1.19. That makes them slightly cheaper than Netto's traditional cheap beans which were ok for 9p a tin, but not for 29p. Branston of course are more well known for their pickles and sauces which are consistently good. Each tin has 420g's ...
...is lower than Heinz beans but do not quote me. The sauce is a rich, thick tomato sauce which is a little darker than others. There is an ample amount of sauce but not too much. Sometimes you find that the lower priced baked beans are swimming in a watery tomato sauce but not these beans. The baked beans have a nice texture, in that they are fairly soft, even if like me you enjoy eating them cold, and unheated through, occasionally. Sometimes cheap ...

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Branston - we all know and love this brand as a brilliant source of pickles. Their onions and beetroot are the best in my view, but baked beans .........?! I must admit I needed some convincing ! I would'nt have even considered buying Branston beans had they not been on offer, 4 tins for a quid, at our local village shop, but I saw them, and thought that 'they would do!'. The bright orange tin with BAKED BEANS enblazoned across the front caught ...
...BRANSTON badge above the baked beans picture, and though that it was a joke, a quirky twist on 'normal ' baked beans, or maybe even baked beans with pickle flavouring, but the tin just stated BAKED BEANS in a rich and tasty tomato sauce! I purchased the four tins and when i got home, put them in the cuboard, and forgot all about my initial intrigue. T-Time came and I started to put piles of oven chips and burgers in the oven to stave off the hunger ...

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...3 X 220g cans of Branston Baked Beans from my local Iceland recently for £1.00, not a bad price at all for the smaller cans which generally retail at around 45-55p in Tesco stores. This can does not have a ring pull so I use a standard tin opener to get this open, this gives a sharp edge to the lid which isn't very good when I want to wash this product so I can recycle it. The design of the can is very straight forward and simple, an aluminium can ...
...Heinz and I believe that Branston are slowly increasing their share of the market as more and more people look for cheaper alternatives. I saw 6 400g cans recently for around £1.50 in my local Co-Operative which was actually cheaper than the offer that Tesco had one (4 cans for around a similar price). The beans go down a treat with baked potatoes, as a side to dinner or even just thrown on to hot buttered toast as a quick snack, the can can be recycled ...

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...although a pack of 4 Branston Beans retail at £2.29, I managed to get a quartet of these tasty treats for only £1. Although this was a special offer, I have seen these promotions in many supermarkets such as Somerfield, Sainsbury's, Audi and Asda, all within the past two months. I even saw a pack of 4 for £1.19 in my local cornerstore. It seems Branston are seeking to undercut the dominant market player of which I'm sure you are all aware, but these ...
...strange as it sounds, allowing Branston Beans to be more versatile than other beans, as this balanced blend makes it more suited to a greater variety of dishes, in my opinion. However, if you were trying to make a chilli or such dishes, other beans with richer sauces I've found provide more flavour. Packaging however is a bit confusing, Currently, I've seen three different packaging designs, one black, one orange and one silver. But rest assured ...

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...because my husband just loves branston pickle - we always bought value beans before because i always avoided the better brands because personally i found the sauce too rich! However even though the sauce on the branston brand is very rich, it is so tangy that it is lovely! I really didn't think i would enjoy these beens - i can say i was more than mildly surprised! The sauce is not only rich and tangy - but lovely and thick (not watery at all like ...
...also suitable for recycling! Branston beans are made buy the food company Cross & Blackwell - a well known company with a long earned reputation! These beans are easily heated - simmer on hob for about 5minutes, or heat in microwave for 2-3 mintues stiring midway through - however sometimes i do have a tendency to eat them cold (espescially in sandwiches - strange but true!) Nutritional information is as follows: per serving (half tin) Energy ...

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Branston Baked Beans. ************************** Working night shifts and being sick to death of taking in sandwiches, you have to become inventive. So when I spotted these in Asda I thought I'd give them ago. FACTS: ********* Branston is made by Premier foods who also own Cadburys and make many other brands such as sharwoods, Hovis etc…. The tin claims to have 50% less salt and sugar and at 60p a tin, and me being a cheap skate I thought ...
...Normally I will only taste Branston 'Pickle' as an extra on sandwiches and it's quite tasty. The beans come in a 420g tin and are very flashy on the shelf, you can't miss them. Tin comes with the now obligatory ring pull which of course is easy to open. The beans are bigger than normal baked beans and the sauce is thicker giving a rich looking sauce. Ingredients: ************* Serving per typical 100g:- 50% Beans, 30% Tomatoes, Saccharin, ...

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...of those small tins of Branston Baked Beans to try. For a 220g of these beans I paid £0.36p. It's certainly not the cheapest around, but thought I'd treat myself as I'd never tried these before. PACKAGING ~~~~~~~~~~ The packaging is easily recognisable. The labelling is red and blending into orange at the top. I like the colouring as it is a soft red/orange. The Branston name is on the front in blue writing in a yellow banner. On the back of ...
...On the tin Branston tells you: "Branston is famous for its pickle and we'd like to become famous for our beans. Try our classic baked beans in a rich and tasty tomato sauce." On opening the tin, I find that the beans are floating in a good mixture of tomato sauce. Branston have not been mean with the sauce. I have noticed that the beans and tomato sauce are ever so slightly darker in colour compared to Heinz Baked Beans. But that may be just me. ...

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Crosse and Blackwell Branston Baked Beans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For years I have been in search of the perfect baked beans and here they are in a 420g orange label tin. You can't miss them in the supermarket. These really are truly superior baked beans. Branston Baked Beans I have to say are the best beans that I have ever tasted. The sauce is thick and very tasty and the beans are large and soft. These beans are suitable for Vegetarians, ...
...I also sometimes add some branston pickle to the whole lot. Strange I know, but I like it, it tastes better than toothpaste and cream crackers. (I really know someone that eats that!) There are 87 calories in 100g but I couldn't tell you the calorie count per bean I'm afraid. The can itself is recyclable. There is a website featured on the tin - www.premierfoods.co.uk - and a Consumer Services telephone number which is free to call - 0800 032 ...

Suziwann 23.12.2005 · Read full review
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...foods we view as 'staples'. Branston baked beans were one of the items that were significantly reduced so I decided to take full advantage of this and stock up! Now, in our house there are foods that you just do not compromise on and baked beans have always been one of those foods. Persuading the other half to eat a non heinz variety bean was a tricky deal! That said however, when I was able to buy four tins for one pound I could not say no...beans ...
...I noticed straight away was that I had to use a tin opener of all things to open them...perhaps I had just been spoilt by Heinz, who provide me with a tear off lid, so I opened the tin and out popped the beans into my saucepan, with little encouragement. The sauce was not as thick as the sauce in Heinz beans, but this enabled all of the beans to be emptied from the tin with ease. The sauce was a rich burnt orange colour and the initial smell from ...

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...the price of 4 of Branston Baked Beans, I picked a pack up and took it home. On opening the first tin I noticed that the tin was full to the brim, the sauce is a lot thicker and redder in colour. The flavour is a lot fuller, the beans are more uniform in size and slightly larger than Heinz. There is no overwhelming smell as you pour them out, but remember we are talking about baked beans, not Chilean Merlot. On tasting them you realise that they ...
...though they have been cooked slightly longer. One tin can provide three portions, whereas lately we have had to open two heinz tins and strain off some of the water. The salt and sugar content is on a par with most other brands, for all the sugar added they don't taste too sweet, something that cheaper brands are prone to. THese will be replacing Heinz beans from now on in my shopping trolley. If Heinz wnat me back as a customer they need to look ...

JeffFromPoole 14.04.2006 · Read full review
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I first bought Branston baked beans just to try something new when they first came out. Although they were slightly different to the other beans that I used to buy they are still very nice. On appearance the BEANS look very 'ORANGY' compared to the other brands of beans and the sauce is not quite as tomato flavoured. The beans are very soft but nice. It seems strange buying beans from a brand that only normally deals with pickles. The beans are ...
...You can buy tins of branston baked beans singally or in packs of four... quite often the packs of four are on offer where you can buy one get one free. The packs of four are also wrapped in an orange polythene wrapper to keep the four tins together. The tins have a ring pull lid which makes it much easier to open than when you need to use a tin opener. The Ingredients: Beans (52%) Tomatoes (36%) water, sugar, modified maize starch, salt, paprika, ...

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