Reviews 2008 - Round 1 - Asda 6 Rich Fruit Mince Pies. £0.85 PDF Print E-mail
Date:  20/11/2008
Pie: 
Asda 6 Rich Fruit Mince Pies
Cost:  £0.85
Score:  61.5%

A nice pie to start the season's reviewing with. Small to medium size with a star pattern on top.

Quite a sweet pie, filling OK. We could really do with another one!
Asda 6 Rich Fruit Mince Pies Box
Asda 6 Rich Fruit Mince Pie

 

 

  Pie Scores (0 to 5) 
Visual Presentation:     3.17
Aroma:     2.58
Sugar Coating:    2.67
Size / Weight:    3.25
First Impressions:    3.00
Crust Thickness/Quality:    3.17
Filling Quality:    3.17
Filling Quantity:    3.58
   
TOTAL (of 40)    24.58 (61.5%)
VFM:   1.74
SD:   3.29

 

Reviewers Comments and Guessed Origin
"Quite floury and filling sticky, filling a bit cloying"
"Very good for my first mince pie of the year, filling taste was good, but texture was poor..."



Packaging Description
6 Rich Fruite Mince Pies.
Golden shortcrust pastry crammed with sweet, fruity mincepeat.


Nutrition Information (Per Pie)
 Energy  222 kcal
 Protein  2.2g
 Carbohydrate  33.7g
 Fat  8.7g
 Fibre  1.4g
 Salt  0.1g

Best Before: 13 DEC 2008


User Comments

Comment by GUEST on 2008-12-03 04:08:06
not as good as in store bakery pies- as good as home made

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