Lidl’s £1 Ketchup Winner Is Leaving Heinz Completely Red-Faced

• Supermarket tomato ketchups put to the test against Heinz
• Lidl’s £1.05 Batts bottle crowned top for taste and value
• Costs less than a third of Heinz but scores just one point behind
• Aldi also scores high, while Tesco and Sainsbury’s fall flat
• Heinz remains flavour king – but is it worth paying four times more?

In the ultimate condiment clash, Lidl’s own-brand ketchup has gone toe-to-toe with household favourite Heinz – and walked away with the crown for best value.

Consumer reporter Rosie Taylor taste-tested a saucy selection of supermarket ketchups against the £3-a-bottle icon. And while Heinz held onto its taste crown with a perfect 10, Lidl’s Batts Tomato Ketchup came just one point behind – and at less than a third of the price.

At only 19p per 100g, Lidl’s version scored 18 out of 20 overall and was praised for its rich tomato flavour and classic sweet-vinegar balance.

Taylor wrote: “It was packed full of tomato taste… a great copy of Heinz.” The only drawback? A slight vinegar spill on first squeeze – but easily fixed with a shake.

Other contenders included Aldi’s Bramwells (15/20), described as “too tangy”, and Morrisons’ “sticky but solid” version (14/20). Tesco and Sainsbury’s underwhelmed with watery and plasticky flavours respectively, both scoring just 11/20.

Heinz, still a firm favourite, topped the taste chart with 10/10 but lost points on value – costing a whopping 65p per 100g.

Tom Church, Co-Founder of LatestDeals.co.uk the discount code platform said, “We’re talking ketchup that tastes like Heinz for a third of the price – it’s a no-brainer. If you’ve got kids or go through gallons of the stuff, switching to Lidl is an easy money-saving win.”