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Originally Posted by new2ford
It's not entirely subjective. Taste is one thing, there's also salt, sugar and fat contents, preservatives, colourings. A lot of the Coles/Woolworths generics are junk so you have no choice but to compare a name brand in Coles/Woolworths with a generic in Aldi/Franklins.
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Interesting you say that, which is why I mentioned the can of worms.
I've actually found most of the generic brands to be higher in quality (IE, less crap) with regards to fat content, preservatives, sugar, etc, than the name brands.
I don't buy anything without reading the ingredients label.
Brand names VS generics is a real eye opener in that regard.
Don't forget, 90% of generic items come from the same factories as the name brands, usually missing some ingredients.
Case in point: Many many years ago I worked for a taco shell factory.
We ran 3 different brands of tacos down the line.
2 of the brands were identically made.
The generic brand was also identical, less the salt.
A taste test to the average consumer, and 9/10 will pick the branded ones, simply because they'd taste the salt and prefer it.
As I said, quality is very subjective indeed.