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Which ketchup do you usually choose: Heinz, Branston or own brand?

73 replies

Soubriquet · 31/07/2026 19:32

If you have to pick a ketchup what do you go
for?

Heinz
Branston
own brand?

OP posts:
Yetone · 31/07/2026 19:57

Heinz for me. We also usually have Tiptree in the fridge as someone likes that one.

WimbyAce · 31/07/2026 19:59

I was always a Heinz girl but now Lidl all the way especially as my kids eat it now too.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 31/07/2026 20:00

I can semi cope with non heinz ketchup but I cant compromise on heinz salad cream and it has to be the reduced fat one

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ToadRage · 31/07/2026 20:02

Ketchup is always Heinz, so is Salad cream. But Mayo has to be Hellmans, brown sauce can only be HP and beans must be Branston.

Buzzer3555 · 31/07/2026 20:03

Aldi own brand. I think it's called Bramwells

ToadRage · 31/07/2026 20:03

Poshjock · 31/07/2026 19:47

Marks and Spencer by a country mile. Tried various supermarket brands and heinz but as soon as I tried M&S I've never gone back. Will go out of my way to get it.

My husband didn't like M&S ketchup, he said it was too sweet.

TheChosenTwo · 31/07/2026 20:05

Always always Heinz. Same for beans. Hellmans for mayo. I never veer away from these.
The Stokes one is often what’s offered at restaurants and it takes like BO to me (or like the smell of it, obviously I’ve not tasted it myself!).

hotmumshit · 31/07/2026 20:05

Heinz is just so expensive so I buy own brand

But i do think its the best

Missred121 · 31/07/2026 20:07

Hellman's. It's the only one I've found so far that isn't too sweet or vinegary.

impostacosta · 31/07/2026 20:09

My DH is a ketchup fan, always used to have to be Heinz but now won’t touch anything other than M&S, it’s so cheap as well!

tinyspiny · 31/07/2026 20:11

The ketchup eaters in our house like Heinz .

SpottyAlpaca · 31/07/2026 20:17

M&S. Better & cheaper than Heinz. But brown sauce has to be HP or divorce would ensue. It’s absolutely essential on his sausage sandwiches.

Favouritefruits · 31/07/2026 20:18

I like Daddies but can’t always get it, Heinz second choice.

Yellowsubmarine55 · 31/07/2026 21:07

Hellman's for us

Fozzleyplum · 31/07/2026 21:15

Mutti is the best I've tried.

Borborygmus · 31/07/2026 21:31

Hellmann's. I did try M&S once but it has a very high sugar content and is way too sweet.

Lykke1000 · 31/07/2026 21:33

Pikantny - just so much tastier than all the rest. And im not Polish 😀

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 31/07/2026 21:56

Daylesford Organic, Mr Organic or Stokes.

bgi · 31/07/2026 22:00

I love daddies although it is quite sweet, I think it's perfect for a bacon sandwich!

Heyhelga · 31/07/2026 22:02

Rarely use it to be honest. Mostly just for thickening my home made spag bol so I just buy own brand.

IwanttoWFH · 31/07/2026 22:10

Lidl or Aldi. Can’t stand Heinz (it’s too sweet), ketchup from cafes always tastes like vinegar. Have tried other supermarket own brands and dislike those, too!

Isyesterdaytomorrowtoday · 31/07/2026 22:13

M&S own

Culpeper · 31/07/2026 22:14

We rarely buy ketchup, but if we do (in summer for barbecues), it’s Stokes. Mayo is Kewpie.

Hohumbrumbrum · 31/07/2026 22:15

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 31/07/2026 19:37

M&S. Cheap and tasty

This.

Kickinthenostalgia · 31/07/2026 22:34

Heinz for ketchup. We’ve done the taste test and proved we know our brands and it just can not be any other ketchup… one thing I won’t back down on whilst looking for alternatives… Daddies for brown though 😃