Spread (vegan) in the test at Stiftung Warentest: This is how vegan spreads cut off. Some even found lead and nickel.
- Stiftung Warentest examines various spreads (vegan) in a test .
- All tested products are vegan .
- A spread was far behind in the test by Stiftung Warentest .
Kassel - In one of its last tests, the Stiftung Warentest examined various bread spreads ( vegan ). All of the 25 products tested were identified as vegan . So they were not only made without meat or fish, as is the case with vegetarian products, but completely without animal ingredients. This includes not only obviously animal products like milk or curd, but also less obvious ones like honey.
The tested products could be divided into three categories: mushrooms, lentils and tomatoes and / or peppers. All test products used were purchased between November and December last year.
Bread spread (vegan) in the test at Stiftung Warentest: these were the test criteria
In this test by Stiftung Warentest , each spread (vegan) had to face six different test categories. When calculating the overall judgment, the category sensory judgment was the most important at 45 percent. The experts at Stiftung Warentest used product profiles as the basis for the assessment , which had previously been agreed by five trained test persons by consensus.
The overall rating of the pollutants test category was influenced by a total of 15 percent. Each of the vegan spreads for bread was tested in the laboratory for substances that are relevant to health. Among other things, it was tested for metals, pesticides and plasticizers.
Bread spread (vegan) in the test at Stiftung Warentest: These categories also belonged to the test
The Stiftung Warentest overall grade of the respective spread (vegan) was the second strongest influenced by the test category declaration in this test . In the category that made up 20 percent of the overall grade, each spread was examined to see if the information was correct. In this category, the information on the products was also checked and nutritional information checked.
The nutritional-physiological quality of the respective spread (vegan) was 10 percent in the overall rating. In this category of the Stiftung Warentest test , the fat and salt content was determined in a laboratory, among other things, and the energy content was calculated. Some of these values were then assessed using the reference values of the German Nutrition Society. In addition, some values were compared with an average of different spread sausages.
In our test of 25 veggie spreads of the flavors tomato, pepper, lentils and mushrooms, we found big differences. The smell and taste of eight spreads are very good, two are highly contaminated. https://t.co/8Bxf9CrMZN pic.twitter.com/ixz4WiiItF
- Stiftung Warentest (@warentest) May 28, 2020Bread spread (vegan) tested by Stiftung Warentest: The packaging of the bread spread was also examined
The last 10 percent in the Stiftung Warentest Test are made up of packaging and microbiological quality. In the packaging category, attention was paid to the correctness of the material labeling on every spread (vegan) . In addition, the user-friendliness of the packaging was considered and plastic packaging was examined for chlorine.
Bread spread (vegan) in the test at Stiftung Warentest: A spread (vegan) was far behind in the test
Three bread-spreads ( vegan ) made it in the test of Stiftung Warentest just a satisfactory result. A spread in the test category pollutants only got a grade of 4.5.
In the bread spread (vegan) hot paprika vegan organic spread from the brand Kaufland Take it Veggie an increased nickel content was detected. Children in particular should stay away from this. Overall, this came to a rating of 4.0 when tested by Stiftung Warentest .
Bread spread (vegan) in the test: Stiftung Warentest discovers lead in a bread spread
From the paprika / tomato category, another spread (vegan) only achieved a sufficient result. The pepper, zucchini & aubergine organic spread from Rewe * just managed a rating of 3.7. Too much nickel was also detected in this spread , but less than in its competitor from Kaufland.
The third spread , which was rated sufficient, can be found in the mushrooms category. This was the test of Stiftung Warentest even lead proved. This brought the Carinas Champignon Onion bread spread from Allos Hof-Gemüse to an overall rating of 3.8.
Bread spread (vegan) in the test at Stiftung Warentest: eleven bread spreads received the grade good
In the flavor of tomato and / or paprika, a total of eleven spreads out of the 16 tested tested did well. Two articles in this category achieved in the test of Stiftung Warentest even a one before the decimal point. On the one hand there are the Sisis Spicy Tomato Bread Spread (vegan) from Allos Hof-Gemüse and from the House of Zwergenwiese Streich's on it the Basitom Basil tomato spread.
The bread-spread (vegan) of Allos Hof vegetables was evaluated only in the category pollutants with a grade of 2.8. In all the others, the spread with the grade good or in two categories was even very good. Overall, the spread came to a grade of 1.8.
The spread of Zwergenwiese Streich's on it was only satisfactory in the Stiftung Warentest Test in the category of nutritional quality. But in the overall assessment, the spread (vegan) scored with a grade of 1.9.
Bread spread (vegan) in the test at Stiftung Warentest: these are the test winners
In the test of Stiftung Warentest in the taste category lenses cut a bread-spread (vegan) from so good that he even got a one before the decimal point. The bread spread Belugalinse Balsamico from Tartex Linsen Liebe passed the rating very well with a grade of 1.6, but was still the best spread (vegan) in the test .
In the test , none of the products in the mushrooms taste category made it beyond a grade of 2.5. Only two of the five spreads were rated good at all. The test winner in this category is the mushroom pate from Alnatura. It scored very well in the packaging and microbiological quality categories at least.
By Lucas Meier
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