Best and worst Lurpak butter brand alternatives as…

Best and worst Lurpak butter brand alternatives as price soars to £7.25 in supermarkets

The price of butter has been a firm fixture in the news this week after it was reported the cost of buying a 750g tub of Lurpak has soared to £7.25 in some supermarkets.

While the Danish brand might be a staple for many Brits, the rocketing cost might be forcing many to look at alternatives..

The taste of the spreadable mix of butter and rapeseed oil has been a firm favourite in this country for decades but the rise sparked by increased costs faced by dairy farmers and the war in Ukraine will leave many with no option but to look elsewhere.

Amid the cost of living crisis, the average price of a 500g pack of Lurpak butter has increased by 33% compared with the same time last year, according to retail data analyst Trolley.co.uk.

Industry experts are warning that prices might not peak until next year, the Mirror reports.

So, we blind taste test some of the more purse-friendly alternatives on the shelves to find out how they compare to the original.

1) I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, 450g, £1.75, Tesco

I can’t believe anyone thinks this tastes anything like butter. An artificial tasting margarine. I needed plenty of gulps of tea to get rid of the taste it left in my mouth.

Rating: 1/5

2) Daisy, 500g, £1.75, Lidl

New from Lidl. Daisy has a rich taste which I quite enjoyed, but I couldn’t quite manage more than a couple of bites – a surprise at this early stage of the taste test.

Rating: 3/5

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3) Danpak spreadable, 500g, £2.15, Lidl

It was creamy and spread very easily. And the buttery smell was fantastic. Dead cert as Lurpak original, I initially thought.

Rating: 4/5

4) Nordpak, 500g, £2.15, Aldi

Aldi ’s Lurpak version tastes light and creamy, with an instant salt hit coming straight through. I was convinced this was the real thing. Aldi edged Lidl’s version and even the real thing in my book.

Rating: 5/5

5) Beautifully Buttery, 500g, 85p, Aldi

Spread beautifully on my toast, but the taste was incredibly unpleasant - flavourless and fatty. I could feel my arteries clogging up with one bite. This had me reaching for my mug of tea to wash out the taste.

Rating: 0/5

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6) Lurpak spreadable, 500g, £4.49

Very smooth, glided easily on toast, a good amount of buttery flavour yet tasted relatively light - a definite savoury quality, but I enjoyed the more strong salty Aldi version.

Rating: 4/5

7) Valley, 500g, £1.99, Aldi

Nicely creamy, but I would have preferred a bit more saltiness coming through. However still much much preferable to Aldi’s Beautifully Buttery — and worth the extra cost.

Rating: 3/5

8) Tesco Salted spreadable, 500g, £2.30, Tesco

Very good spreadability. It is blended with butter but tasted too margariney for my liking.

Rating: 2/5

9) Tesco Butterpak, 500g, £2.30

Although more expensive than the Lidl and Aldi versions, it tasted the worst to me. It lacked the savoury flavour of the others. It is preferable to Tesco margarine — despite costing the same.

Rating: 3/5

10. Clover, 500g, £1.65, Lidl

This had more margarine rather than butter taste but was nice and did not have the obviously artificial flavour. Well priced.

Rating: 3/5

Verdict

If you’re looking for the closest to Lurpak, then Aldi’s version wins hands down. However, if you are considering switching to affordable margarine, then Clover — 60p cheaper than Aldi’s version — is good value in these tough times.