A homemade gazpacho is refreshing and ideal for the summer season. It is prepared with very ripe tomatoes, chives, green pepper, cucumber, garlic, breadcrumbs, salt, virgin olive oil and vinegar. The Organization of Consumers and Users, OCU, names which is the best supermarket gazpacho.
And he highlights many others, according to his analysis. The OCU is based precisely on this homemade character and that it is made with natural ingredients, typically Mediterranean.
The organization itself highlights that it is an excellent option to enjoy as an aperitif, a first course, or even as a refreshing drink.
What are the best gazpachos on the market?
The best of the analysis on the best supermarket gazpacho is the Raf de Santa Teresa , in 750 ml PET container. Its assessment is very good (85 out of 100), but its price is also the highest of all what it has analyzed: 5.05 euros / liter.
In addition, it also highlights four other products that obtain very good ratings and are sold at much more affordable prices (between 1.19 and 1.45 euros / liter), all four are private label and are sold in 1-pack containers. liter:
They are the traditional Chef Select gazpacho from Lidl, the mild gazpacho from La cocina de Aldi, the Alipende gazpacho from Ahorramás and the mild gazpacho Al punto de Dia .
The advantages of packaged and fresh gazpachos
For OCU, there are many consumers who prefer to buy it already made, although it is true that this food has no major complication or secret to make it at home.
It is true that it is very convenient, you just have to keep it in the fridge and open it just at the moment you want to drink.
In any case, the OCU specifies that the flavor has little to do with a homemade gazpacho : even if the label says that it is homemade, traditional, fresh … “packaged gazpacho is not like the one made at home”.
Thus we find gazpachos prepared with different ingredients (with or without garlic, cucumber, onion …), with different flavor, and even color (redder or yellower).
There are then in the supermarket, packaged gazpachos that claim to be made with fresh vegetables or that imply that they have not been subjected to any heat treatment.
Thus, there are those that present the same recipe and are subjected to the same preservation process as other gazpachos that do not indicate it. Be that as it may, we find a versatile food that always triumphs at this time of year, which is healthy, fresh, satisfies us and provides plenty of vitamins and minerals.