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Reviews 2007 - Round 21 - Sainsburys So Organic 6 Luxury Mince Pies

Date:	11/12/2007
Pie:	Sainsburys So Organic 6 Luxury Mince Pies
Cost:	£1.99
Score:	68.2%

Really nice pie, with three distinctive steam holes.
Excellent fruity filling, not too sweat.
Well filled too.

	Pie Scores (0 to 5)
Visual Presentation:	3.21
Aroma:	3.60
Sugar Coating:	2.29
Size:	3.42
Weight:	3.42
First Impressions:	3.71
Crust Thickness/Quality:	3.73
Filling Quality:	3.79
Filling Quantity:	3.54

TOTAL (of 45)	30.71 (68.2%)
VFM:	0.93
SD:	3.24

Reviewers Comments and Guessed Origin
"A posh supermarket pie. Very nice buttery crust and a tasty filling too. Very pleasant."
"Don't know, but much liked it!"
"Quite nice slight marzipan flavour about it which I like or it might be that my taste buds are screwed up at the moment"
"Pastry was the best bit, not too keen on the filling but an above average pie. Co-Op ?"
"Nice pie, kind of familiar too.. Buttery pastry & v nice filling . Not that pretty though."
"Yummy"
"Very nice pie, buttery pastry, tasty filling - could be Co-op luxury?"

Packaging Description
Sainsbury's SO Organic.
6 Luxury mince pies.

Nutrition Information (Per Pie)
Energy 224 kcal
Protein 1.8g
Carbohydrate 35.9g
Fat 8.1g
Fibre 1.4g
Salt 0.08g

Best Before: Feb2008
suitable for Vegetarians

User Comments

Comment by GUEST on 2009-12-07 14:07:53
I've never had a mince pie before in my life, I didnt think i would care for them, but a friend brought me a box of sainsbury organic and they were fantastic!!!! I very surprised at how fresh the crust was, and the filling was perfectly spiced. just lovely.

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Pie	Score
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