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Last updated: 6 December 2019
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We blind taste test and review 19 supermarket custards from brands including Pauls, Farmhouse Gold, Foster Clark’s and more, to find the best.

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Products

We tested 19 custard products that are available nationally in major supermarket chains. The 13 vanilla flavoured and 6 ‘festive’ booze flavoured (brandy, rum, Bailey’s Irish Cream) products were tested separately. Price is based on cartons 1kg or closest bought in Sydney stores (not on special) in November/December 2019.

Tasting

Our experts tasted the custard samples ‘blind’ (without knowing the brands) in a randomised order, which was different for each expert.

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Experts independently judged all custard products, scoring each sample for flavour and aroma, texture and appearance. The CHOICE score is made up of taste 90% (50% flavour and aroma, 30% texture and body and 20% appearance and presentation) and nutrition 10% (based on the Health Star Rating, calculated from the details in the nutrition information panel and converted to a percentage). We recommend products with a CHOICE score of 80% or more.

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Rachel

Rachel Clemons is an award-winning journalist who worked at CHOICE from 2004–2022. During her time at CHOICE her core focus was on food and nutrition, from reviewing breakfast cereals and fast food to dispelling myths about the benefits of detox kits and gourmet salt or translating confusing food labels – with the occasional taste test thrown in for good measure. Prior to CHOICE she lived overseas, working predominantly in hospitality when she wasn't travelling and eating her way through various cuisines. She holds a Master of Science in Nutrition from King's College London (where she also researched and wrote for CHOICE's UK sister organisation, Which?), and a Bachelor of Science, Health Sciences from the University of Adelaide. In 2017 she won the Dietitians Association of Australia's Nutrition Journalism Award and she's currently on the Steering Committee as a Parent Member of Parents' Voice.  You can find her on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Rachel Clemons is an award-winning journalist who worked at CHOICE from 2004–2022. During her time at CHOICE her core focus was on food and nutrition, from reviewing breakfast cereals and fast food to dispelling myths about the benefits of detox kits and gourmet salt or translating confusing food labels – with the occasional taste test thrown in for good measure. Prior to CHOICE she lived overseas, working predominantly in hospitality when she wasn't travelling and eating her way through various cuisines. She holds a Master of Science in Nutrition from King's College London (where she also researched and wrote for CHOICE's UK sister organisation, Which?), and a Bachelor of Science, Health Sciences from the University of Adelaide. In 2017 she won the Dietitians Association of Australia's Nutrition Journalism Award and she's currently on the Steering Committee as a Parent Member of Parents' Voice.  You can find her on Twitter and LinkedIn.