Tesco has cut the prices of 30 of its own brand cupboard essentials from today across larger stores and online - prompting rival Aldi to follow suit.
The supermarket's line of own-brand pasta, such as penne and spaghetti, has been reduced by 15p and its vegetable and sunflower oil have been reduced by up to 15p.
Tesco has confirmed however the prices may vary across its smaller Express stores.
The price cuts follow the supermarket's move last week, alongside other major retailers, to reduce the price of its bread and butter products.
Tesco says they are able to cut the prices as the UK is beginning to see "deflation" - the recent figure for food inflation sat at 19.1%.
This is the highest level seen for 45 years.
Ashwin Prasad, Tesco Group's chief product officer said: "As we see deflation coming through on key cupboard essentials such as pasta and cooking oil, we're pleased to pass on these savings to customers.
“We hope that by reducing prices on these thirty products which are bought week-in, week-out, we can help customers spend less."
Meanwhile, Aldi announced its own series of cuts shortly after Tesco - slashing the price of oil by up to 15p and pasta by up to 4p.
You can see all the price cuts below.
Which? today released its latest inflation tracker, which included 26,000 food basics, and found some items have doubled in price over the last year.
The price increases were seen in products across the board at all major UK supermarkets which included – Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
Supermarket's own-label budget items were also found to be 15% more expensive in April this year.
Tesco price cuts
- Tesco Lasagne Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Quick Cook Spaghetti Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Fusilli Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Farfalle Pasta Bows 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Spirali Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Short Spaghetti Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Rigatoni Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Whole Wheat Penne Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Penne Pasta Quills 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Spinach Farfalle 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Macaroni Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Whole Wheat Spaghetti 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Whole Wheat Fusilli Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Quick Cook Fusilli Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Conchiglie Pasta Shell 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Tagliatelle Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Tricolore Fusilli Pasta Twists 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Linguine Pasta 500G - old: 95p new: 80p
- Tesco Organic Whole Wheat Spaghetti Pasta 500G - old: £1.35 new: £1.20
- Tesco Organic Whole Wheat Fusilli 500G -old: £1.35 new: £1.20
- Tesco Organic Spaghetti Pasta 500G old: - £1.35 new: £1.20
- Tesco Fusilli Pasta Twists 1Kg - old: £1.65 new: £1.50
- Tesco Fusilli Whole Wheat Pasta 1Kg - old: £1.65 new: £1.50
- Tesco Macaroni Pasta 1Kg - old: £1.65 new: £1.50
- Tesco Penne Whole Wheat Pasta 1Kg - old: £1.65 new: £1.50
- Tesco Conchiglie Pasta Shells 1Kg - old: £1.65 new: £1.50
- Tesco Spaghetti Pasta 1Kg - old: £1.65 new: £1.50
- Tesco Pasta Quills 1Kg - old: £1.65 new: £1.50
- Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L - old: £1.99 new: £1.85
- Tesco Pure Sunflower Oil 1L - old: £2.40 new: £2.25
Aldi price cuts
- Vegetable Oil 1 litre - old: £1.99 new: £1.85
- Sunflower Oil 1 litre - old: £2.40 new: £2.25
- Everyday Essentials Spaghetti 500g - old: 31p new: 28p
- Everyday Essentials Penne pasta 500g - old: 45p new: 41p
- Penne pasta 500g - old: 79p new: 75p
- Spaghetti 500g - old: 79p new: 75p
- Macaroni 500g - old: 79p new: 75p
