@sophiemorrisofficial: Schwartz spices might look premium on the shelf, but when you look at what’s actually inside, they’re often more expensive and some of their products are more sugar than spices 👎 A jar of cumin, coriander, or cinnamon from Schwartz will set you back about €3, while Tesco’s own brand spices are €1 — a third of the price. My main issue with them though is their seasoning mixes. Some have sugar or maltodextrin (a type of sugar) as the very first ingredient, which means you’re getting more sugar than spice — which I think people just wouldn’t expect when picking up a spice mix - and still paying over €3 for it. Compare that to Tesco’s own Chinese Five Spice, which is just spices, no sugar, and only €1. This is why I’ll always say no to Schwartz and go for an own-label version — or even better, head to an Asian supermarket where the value is even better. Just another reason why reading labels is so beneficial 🙌 Would you have expected sugar to be the first ingredient in these? 👇 #sophiesswaps #cleverswaps #foodlabels
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Tuesday 02 September 2025 10:01:22 GMT
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Sharon doyle :
I would have never checked spices ingredients 😱
2025-09-02 10:15:18
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AngeltashaUK :
why put sugar in Bottled spices?? even better would be to grow your own.
2025-09-02 11:41:05
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Danny :
Neither Swartz nor Tesco are any good. You get better spices in an Asian supermarket.
2025-09-02 10:35:24
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gdgizmo :
The only way possible of getting these off the shelves is if people stop buying them. That goes for every product nowadays. Keep up the great work 👍
2025-09-02 10:16:05
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dopaminer :
Buy neither, go the world food aisles and save a fortune
2025-09-03 07:54:57
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dabadaba123 :
always buy from Asian store for me. supermarkets can do one.
2025-09-02 10:16:33
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sandraoreilly33 :
But are the cheaper one’s full of heavy metal’s ??
2026-02-23 07:54:50
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BigQuizNightIn :
Usually avoided due to the price but never realised the ingredients scandal as well!!! 😳
2025-09-02 10:29:34
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Bob :
You’re not buying ‘spices’ you’re buying a seasoning mix. Of course they have sugar in them. I buy tesco own tbf but never the mixes always individual spices and seasonings
2025-09-03 03:45:36
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Holy Ghost920 :
I never had to read the schwarts ingredients labels because of the price alone 😂
2025-09-02 12:20:13
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Caroline :
Thanks for sharing Sophie
2025-09-02 10:25:54
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Wosh.life :
We have a world food isle in uk supermarkets can buy bags of the stuff for 80p or if you’re lucky Asian supermarkets don’t know why anyone is buying jars
2025-09-02 10:43:29
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Milly Weeble :
I'll never buy them now, thanks for the information ☺️
2025-09-03 05:26:39
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one love 1 ferrybank :
Thanks for educating me .keep up your great work
2025-09-02 13:53:49
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GrillBillys | Camp and Cook :
Asian supermarket, a bag of spice €1.50. Proper flavour
2025-09-09 13:57:05
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not4youhoney :
I’m sick of company’s doing this. They need to tighten food laws
2025-09-03 07:18:33
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woodelfthief :
Firstly, I agree you should just go with Tesco as cheaper, and that there is no need for there to be sugar in those spice mixes.
_But_ those are seasoning mixes and for some reason, people are preferring sweet tastes to their savoury food now (probably from getting used to it in processed foods), and it's worth pointing out that sugar appearing first just means that it's the largest single ingredient. If you had a Chinese five spice mix with 15g of each of the five spices, 20g sugar and 5g salt, then sugar is still going to appear first on the list even if there are 75g of spices in there.
2025-09-02 15:29:07
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JudeeP56 :
Probably the reason why these go clumpy after a period of opening, as the Asian shop bought ones dont do that (the range in a plastic bag) which are fabulous, their garlic powder is fantastic, mind blowingly strong & never clumps, yet the Schwartz one always does and its half the strength. THANK YOU for the information you supply, MUCH APPRECIATED INDEEED ❤️
2025-09-02 12:52:37
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ttebsen :
Brilliant content. I’ve noticed I’ve started looking at the ingredients of pretty much everything I buy, so surprising what’s in some stuff
2025-09-02 21:39:37
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Brian b363 :
Thank you.
2025-09-02 19:25:31
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Nadeem Azam - Entrepreneur :
please make a version of this video with prices in pound sterling so it is easier to understand which is cheaper and more expensive 👌
2025-09-14 00:30:09
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Jon Stackpool 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 :
My reading ingredients is partly why my GFs have all hated sending me to the supermarket. Three-and-a-half hours for two carrier bags of products would not be unexpected! I call hypermarkets "The Museum of Food".
2025-09-02 19:49:58
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phidge :
Unbelievable they even mess with these too !
2025-09-03 07:00:26
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JohnMOT :
Great information .... as usual.
Thank you 👏
2025-09-04 06:59:08
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Mira :
I avoid them too,3 euro for a simple parsley, no thanks.Only packing is better,but you can always reuse and top up with cheaper spices
2025-09-02 11:17:04
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