On a recent online shopping order I saw that Heinz beans were on a buy one get one free offer so ordered 2 multipacks of Heinz beans; what I hadn't noticed is that I was ordering the reduced sugar and salt version as opposed to the full salt & sugar variety I normally order. When not on offer the price is the same for both versions.

I hadn't realised that beans were overly full of sugar and salt and believed them to be a quite healthy accompaniment to my childrens meals. Looking at the nutritional information on the back of the two versions the reduced sugar & salt version does contain slightly less calories - 137 per half can compared to 151 in the usual version. They have reduced the sugar by 30% and the salt by 25% although I notice the normal version also makes a point of highlighting the product is low in sugar already.

Tastewise I really can tell the difference between the two, the reduced sugar & salt version taste very bland and the children also asked what was wrong with the beans - and they didn't know I was using a new version. As I had 8 cans to get through I have been adding a little salt to them - which defeats the object somewhat! I think if it was important to keep a very close eye on sugar & salt intake they might be worth buying but I will be making sure I order the normal ones next time.