Powters (Newmarket)
- Low Fat
It
would be fair to say that
normally "low fat" indicated
on packaging won't
particularly excite us, as
it might imply the contents
have far less than what it
really should have,
especially to be a good
sausage!...
Sausages made in Suffolk by
Powters have a good
reputation, so it is only
right that we have a good
look at these, and given the
likes of some members of "WeightWatchers"
having passed complimentary
comments online about such,
it is indeed our next task
to sample the "low fat"!
Obtaining these was much
less of a problem than we've
had with some other of the
Powters range of product.
Most supermarkets this way
do have them. Look out for
the bright purple packets
which I have to say are very
obvious within the sausage
section of the aisles we've
seen them on. I suppose that
most people specifically
buying "low fat" would
grill, but we didn't grill
these for sampling as we
wanted to compare like for
like with our other samples,
so in the pan they went...
The Powters packaging boldly
says "Low in fat, high on
flavour - each sausage
weighs in with only 3% fat
and just 78 calories"! Now
if these can deliver on
taste and texture, then
lower fat content may
certainly be interesting.
67% pork with natural skins
sounds OK, and surprisingly
they taste very good.
There's a nice "herby" and
spiced flavour, and
certainly a very good medium
texture with a slight
crumble as you bite in to
them. The skins brown well,
not much fat left in the pan
(with a slight darkish
coloured residue agreed),
but all in all certainly a
sausage that works as a
sausage should.
So if you want to cut down a
bit on the fat you eat or
you are watching your weight
and want to enjoy food like
you used too, then why not
give them a go! After all
grilling may even reduce the
fat further, and you'll be
surprised how good they
compare taste-wise to
full-fat ones! .
Powters
- (Newmarket) - Low Fat
(Feb
2013)
110x30mm
before cooking, 100x30mm after.
69g before cooking, 57g after.
That's a shrinkage of 7% & weight
loss of approx 17%.
6 packaged at £2.99 (£7.48/Kg
approx)
www.powters.co.uk