Tried and Tasted:
Vegetarian Sausages

Sausages are a year round favourite - great on the barbeque in the Summer or with mash and gravy in the Winter. One premium Pork Sausage comes in at 191kcal and 13.6g fat - so the Weight Loss Resource's taste team were curious to see how their vegetarian counterparts compare. Here's their verdict:

Lower Fat Vegetarian Sausage Comparison:

Brand	Goodlife Glamorgan Leek & Cheese Sausages	Grassington Food Co. Double Cheese & Red Onion	Linda McCartney sausages	Quorn Cheese & Leek Sausages	Tesco Spinach & Ricotta Sausages
Overall Rating	WE LOVE IT
Comments	Crispy on the outside, soft in the middle - a great alternative for veggies and meat eaters alike.	Lots of chunks and great mix of flavours - welcome change to cheese and leek!	Tasted the most like sausages and looked good too.	Little bit chewy and a little bland compared to some of the others.	Extremely green - didn't look appealing and didn't make up for it in taste.
Appearance	Good	Good	Good	Good	Bad - too green!
Smell	Good	Ok	Ok	Ok	Ok
Taste	Good	Good	Good	Ok	Bad
Texture	Very good Crispy and soft	Chunks	Ok	Bit Chewy	Bad
Serving Size	1 sausage /  41g	1 sausage / 43g	1 sausage / 35g	1 sausage / 50g	1 sausage / 50g
Calories per serving(kcal)	109	68	72	71	96
Fat per serving(g)	6.3	1.7	2.9	3.0	5.1
Calories per  100g	217	157	204	142	193
Fat per 100g	12.5	3.9	8.2	6.0	10.3

Conclusion

On a pure taste test - Goodlife's Glamorgan Leek and Cheese Sausages came out top. Although nothing like a traditional sausage, they had lots of cheesy onion flavour and a great texture (crispy on the outside, soft in the middle) - and would make a great alternative for veggies and meat eaters alike.

On a calorie and fat test - Grassington Food Co. Double Cheese and Red Onion sausages come in at only 68 kcal and an amazing 1.7g fat each! They also boast a great mix of flavours and chunky texture, making them an equally great alternative!

Linda McCartney's tasted the most like traditional sausages and looked good too. We grilled all of our veggie sausages but we have it on good authority that Linda's are great for cooking in casseroles, pies and more.

Whilst Quorn's were a bit chewy and bland.

. and Tesco's Spinach and Ricotta sausages were far from appealing.

 

Guide to Our Ratings:
= Outstanding | = Very Good
= Good | = Ok | = Bad

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