For your first food shop, a 250 g bag of frozen parsley is a good choice if you use this herb often and have room in your freezer. Picard, Auchan and Rustica at E.Leclerc offer this size. If you only cook occasionally or want to try a few different herbs, start with a 50 g pack instead. Check the ingredients and how the pack closes before choosing.
If parsley regularly features in your sauces, stir-fries or slow-cooked dishes, compare the 250 g bags available from retailers including Picard, Auchan and Rustica at E.Leclerc. Choose an amount you can use and store easily once opened.
If you’re not yet sure how often you’ll use herbs, a 50 g pack takes up less room than a 250 g bag. Just make sure it contains the herb you want.
A blend lets you try several herbs without buying a pack of each one. Check the ingredients: Picard’s salad herb blend contains chives, shallots and parsley, among other things, so it won’t replace plain parsley in every recipe.
| What matters | What to check | Who is it for? |
|---|---|---|
| A good supply of parsley | The 250 g weight and whether the bag can be closed securely after opening. | If parsley often features in my sauces and stir-fries, I want a supply I can put away between uses. Around 50% of shoppers put having a good supply of parsley first. |
| Freezer space | The net weight of 50 g and how much room the pack takes up. | When my freezer is already full, I’d rather try a small amount before setting aside more space for a single herb. Making the most of freezer space is the priority for around 30% of shoppers. |
| Variety of herbs | The ingredients list, to tell a single herb apart from a blend. | If I want to vary my seasonings, I’d rather know which herbs are included than choose parsley alone. Around 20% of shoppers prioritise variety. |
If the bag is awkward to close, it can be harder to store the parsley between uses. This is especially worth checking if you plan to open a 250 g bag often.
Check the seal before you buy and, if needed, have a suitable freezer-safe container ready for storage.
Picard’s salad herb blend contains six aromatic ingredients, including shallots, chives and parsley. Its ingredients matter if your recipe calls for a specific herb.
Read the product name and ingredients list: choose plain parsley if that’s what you want to use, or a blend if its ingredients suit your dishes.
To help maintain the cold chain, Anses recommends buying frozen food at the end of your shop, using an insulated bag and keeping transport time to a minimum.
Add frozen herbs to your basket at the end, then put them in the freezer as soon as you get home. Also follow the storage instructions on the pack.
Picard offers frozen chopped parsley in a 250 g bag, as well as a 50 g box of salad herb blend.
The range of frozen herbs includes parsley in 250 g and 50 g packs.
Auchan offers frozen chopped parsley in a 250 g pack.
Aldi offers ALL SEASONS frozen parsley in a 50 g pack.
Carrefour lists a 50 g tub of Darégal chopped parsley, marked as unavailable on its product page.
A 250 g bag is a useful size to compare when looking at the larger parsley packs from Picard, Auchan and Rustica at E.Leclerc. It isn’t a regulated definition of a “family-size” pack, so choose it if you use parsley regularly and have somewhere to store the bag once it’s open.
Yes. Auchan’s product information for its 250 g chopped parsley says you can use it without defrosting first, in hot or cold dishes. For any other product, follow the instructions on the pack.
Pick them up at the end of your shop and carry them in an insulated bag, keeping your journey as short as possible, in line with Anses advice. Put them in the freezer promptly when you get home. Picard recommends storing its chopped parsley at −18 °C and says not to refreeze it once defrosted.