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We Tested Butter From Tesco, Aldi and Lidl & 8 UK Supermarkets| You're Probably Buying the Wrong One

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Published Sep 7, 2026, 5:34 PM · 5w ago

UK Food Exposed
UK Food Exposed
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We Tested Butter From Tesco, Aldi and Lidl & 8 UK Supermarkets | You're Probably Buying the Wrong One Most British shoppers assume the butter aisle is simple. A block, a tub, a famous name you have trusted for years, and a price that goes up a little every time you look. But when you turn the packs over and read what is legally allowed to call itself butter, what the percentages actually say, and what has happened to the weight of a standard block, the shelf turns out to be doing considerably more work than it appears to. In this video, we investigate butter from eleven UK supermarkets and ask one simple question: if the cheap own-label block can beat the famous names in a national taste test, what exactly is the extra money buying? In this video, you'll discover: The legal number that separates real butter from the thing sitting next to it Why four tubs at four very different prices can share the same core recipe What happened to the weight of a standard block, and how the change was sold to shoppers as a saving The problem the industry created and then sold you the cure for Why a proudly British brand on that shelf has just changed hands for nearly a billion pounds The four checks that settle every decision in that chiller in about ten seconds Every claim in this video is based on current labels, supermarket listings, company information, public records, or named sources. At UK Food Exposed, we investigate what British consumers are actually getting for their money, from supermarket shelves to restaurant chains and the heritage brands we grew up trusting. That means giving credit where own-label earns it, as well as pointing at what is going wrong. If this video helps you shop smarter, subscribe to UK Food Exposed, hit the Hype button, and hit like. Every hype helps push this investigation to more shoppers before they waste money on packaging, nostalgia, or marketing that does less than it promises. ▶ Watch Next: [INSERT RELATED VIDEO TITLE] Drop a comme
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