Yeah, Nah Awards: Creamed corn that’s less than half corn

We examined six brands of creamed corn and found the Pams Value variety had just 40% corn. The rest of the product is water, thickener, sugar and salt. By comparison, Watties version was 80% corn.

Woolworths creamed corn was a runner-up for the award, with its tin containing just 48% corn.

Fans of home-brand goods shouldn’t despair though. As part of our investigation into store brands, we found some home-brand products are comparable to private labels when it comes to quality, despite being miles apart in price.

In a chocolatey example, we looked at five brands of cocoa powder – including Cadbury and Nestle – and found Woolworths to be the cheapest. All the brands contained 100% cocoa powder.

We also surveyed different brands of milk, which varied greatly in price, but were all 100% milk.

Our advice is to check the ingredients to see how much of something you’re getting, and if you want a healthy dollop of creamed corn, steer clear of Pams Value.