An investigation by consumer experts Money.co.uk has revealed that Brits indulge in 3405 calories worth of mince pies throughout the month of December; scoffing around 15 mince pies in the Christmas month. Iceland's luxury mince pies had the most sugar in - at almost 25g - while Tesco's were the highest in calories, at 251 per pastryHIGH STREET MINCE PIES: THE MOST TO LEAST SUGARYIceland Luxury All Butter Mince Pies held the highest amount of sugar (24.6g), according to the Money.co.uk study. This is a whopping 82 per cent of the government recommended daily sugar consumption of 30g. Close behind is ASDA’s Extra Special Luxury Mince Pies, followed by Tesco Finest Mince Pies. While their luxury mince pies came out on top, Iceland's regular mince pies were one of the least sugary, with 17.4g of sugar per pie, the equivalent to three and a half cubes of sugar.

Source: Daily Mail November 30, 2020 07:35 UTC