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Tried and Tasted: Lentil Soup

 

When the nights draw in and the temperatures drop, the WLR Taste Team are on the lookout for enjoyable, warming foods to keep their minds off stocking up with biscuits and hibernating out the winter months. Being tested this month: eight low fat soups to see if they can deliver what they say on the tin.

 

Asda Good For You! Tuscan Bean

As with many of our tests, the winner was the one that stood out as the most different. Having the lentils play a smaller role than the other soups may have swung some votes but the strong chilli flavour was definitely popular with most of the team. Very filling and satisfying though it did seem a bit too different and more like a chilli sauce than a soup.

Per ½ Can

Per 100g

CALORIES

142kcal

72kcal

CARBS

24.0g

12.0g

FAT

1.6g

0.8g

SODIUM

0.4g

0.2g

PROTEIN

8.0g

4.1g

FIBRE

2.6g

1.3g

Marks & Spencer COU Lentil & Vegetable

Good sized vegetable chunks in quite a thin soup. Some disagreements over the look, smell, texture and taste of this one but for overall flavour the comments were all between "a bit bland" and "rather tasty".

Per ½ Can

Per 100g

CALORIES

85kcal

40kcal

CARBS

17.0g

8.2g

FAT

0.2g

0.1g

SODIUM

0.35g

0.17g

PROTEIN

4.4g

2.1g

FIBRE

2.1g

1.0g

Waitrose Perfectly Balanced Lentil & Smoked Bacon

The only soup here containing meat fails to use it to any particular advantage. The chewy, "gel-like" bacon pieces do little to improve a very average flavour.

Per ½ Can

Per 100g

CALORIES

100kcal

49kcal

CARBS

12.9g

6.2g

FAT

2.7g

1.3g

SODIUM

0.46g

0.22g

PROTEIN

6.2g

3.0g

FIBRE

3.9g

1.9g

Baxters Healthy Choice Tomato & Brown Lentil

An unappetising "muddy" appearance and with slightly soggy vegetable pieces. Though not a firm favourite, there was some support for the flavour.

Per ½ Can

Per 100g

CALORIES

111kcal

54kcal

CARBS

19.9g

9.6g

FAT

0.6g

0.3g

SODIUM

0.5g

0.24g

PROTEIN

6.4g

3.1g

FIBRE

3.1g

1.5g

Baxters Healthy Helpings Chunky Country Vegetable

Lots of big, bold chunks from a range of different vegetables but, in contrast, quite a small, timid flavour. There wasn't much actual soup, just a collection of veg in a sauce.

Per ½ Can

Per 100g

CALORIES

95kcal

46kcal

CARBS

18.5g

8.9g

FAT

0.6g

0.3g

SODIUM

0.48g

0.23g

PROTEIN

3.9g

1.9g

FIBRE

3.1g

1.5g

Weight Watchers Carrot & Lentil

Failed to impress the judges with looks ("baby food"), texture ("too grainy") or flavour ("carroty" yet "pretty tasteless"). The least calories by quite a way though.

Per Can

Per 100g

CALORIES

86kcal

29kcal

CARBS

16.8g

5.7g

FAT

0.4g

0.1g

SODIUM

0.8g

0.3g

PROTEIN

3.8g

1.3g

FIBRE

2.1g

0.7g

Tesco Healthy Living Lentil & Vegetable

A thick, slimy look and texture which were matched by the taste. Seemed very processed and plastic.

Per ½ Can

Per 100g

CALORIES

105kcal

55kcal

CARBS

19.1g

9.6g

FAT

0.5g

0.2g

SODIUM

0.6g

0.3g

PROTEIN

5.0g

2.5g

FIBRE

2.0g

1.0g

Sainsbury's BGTY Lentil, Carrot & Cumin

Those who weren't put off by the colour or the smell were disappointed by the odd curry flavour and lumpy texture.

Per ½ Can

Per 100g

CALORIES

84kcal

42kcal

CARBS

13.8g

6.9g

FAT

1.6g

0.8g

SODIUM

0.4g

0.2g

PROTEIN

3.4g

1.7g

FIBRE

1.4g

0.7g

Conclusion

Despite a range of efforts, not much has been done here to raise the image of the less than dynamic lentil soup. The winner, which just scraped in to the category, was almost trying to deny its roots and affect another product altogether. Although they were indeed all quite low in fat, the Tuscan Bean had the highest calories by some margin.

 

Low fat lentil soups may have gone off the boil for the moment but there are plenty of other flavours to try for a hearty, low fat and easy meal.

 

 

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Published: 20/12/2007

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