Orange squash is a staple drink in most households here in the UK – a way to make water tastier and make sure kids are drinking enough. But with the price of a bottle of Robinsons being between £1 and £2 depending on where you buy from, the cost can quickly rack up.
Most supermarket alternatives are more towards the 50p mark – so is that extra pound or so really worth it or are you paying for the brand? These are the questions I set about to answer, and to do so I tried orange squash from Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, M&S, Aldi, Asda and Waitrose and compared them against Robinsons orange squash to see if any lived up to the same standard.
They all cost less than Robinsons, so my hope was that I would find an equally tasty alternative to save a small amount of cash each time I stock up.
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Each bottle of squash demanded a different squash to water ratio depending on its strength, so I used a table spoon to measure either one part squash to four parts water (Aldi, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, M&S) or one part squash to nine parts water (Robinsons, Morrisons). Here is what I thought:
Robinsons Orange
17.5p per 100ml
Robinsons squash’s big thing in its marketing is “real fruit in every drop” – a slogan we have all heard, but it really tastes that way. The squash is so fruity, it is no wonder it is such a household name.
Each sip tasted like the juiciest of oranges, plus there are only three calories per glass. The squash is not double strength like some of the supermarket brands, meaning you need one part squash to four parts water, meaning it will not go as far, but I would rather sacrifice quantity for taste.
10/10
Asda
6p per 100ml
Asda’s Smart Price orange squash is notably cheaper than Robinson’s, a whole 11.5p cheaper per 100ml. Unfortunately… it tasted that way too.
Perhaps it had a slightly unfair advantage because I tried it straight after Robinson’s but in comparison, it tasted like vaguely flavoured water. It completely lacked the punch of Robinson’s, despite claiming to be double strength.
3/10
Aldi
5.9…….
Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/reviews/compared-robinsons-orange-squash-tesco-23148467