For a budget-friendly student dinner, choose an amount of peas you’ll actually use. A 560 g tin could suit a shared meal, while a multipack is better for several planned meals. Check the drained weight, ingredients and storage instructions after opening. A larger pack isn’t such good value if some of it ends up in the bin.
If you’re cooking for yourself, a tin you can finish may be more convenient than opening a larger one when you haven’t planned what to do with the leftovers. When comparing two products, check their drained weights too.
A 560 g tin could work for a shared dinner, while a multipack is better suited to several planned meals. Auchan, for example, lists a Bonduelle multipack of 3 × 560 g drained.
If ingredients, salt or country of origin matter to you, check the exact product. These details can vary between plain peas and pea and carrot mixes, as well as between products from the same brand.
To compare a single tin, a multipack and a supermarket own-brand option, start with the number of meals you’re planning. Then compare the amount of vegetables once drained and check the instructions for each product.
| What to consider | What to check | Who is this for? |
|---|---|---|
| Dinner budget | Compare packs with a similar drained weight and estimate how much you’ll actually serve. | When I’m cooking on a tight budget, I’d rather avoid buying a tin if I’m going to throw some of it away; around 46% of shoppers put this need first. |
| Amount for your meals | Check the drained weight and, for a multipack, how many tins you’ll need for your planned meals. | If I’m making dinner with my housemates or cooking several meals, I need enough peas without opening tins unnecessarily; around 36% of shoppers put this need first. |
| Ingredients and origin | Check the ingredients, salt per 100 g and country of origin, if stated, for the product you’re considering. | I want to know what’s in the product I’m serving rather than rely on the brand name alone; around 18% of shoppers prioritise this information. |
For peas stored in liquid, the total contents and the amount of vegetables after draining are not the same.
Check the drained weight on the label before working out how many people the tin will serve.
Once opened, a tin needs to be stored according to the instructions for that product. For its 560 g drained Bonduelle peas, the brand recommends keeping them at no more than 4 °C and eating them within 48 hours of opening.
Choose an amount to suit your dinner and any other meals you’ve planned, then follow the instructions on the tin you buy.
A country-of-origin statement or claim on one product doesn’t necessarily apply to the brand’s other recipes and pack sizes.
Check the ingredients list and details for the exact product, especially if you’re switching from plain peas to a mix with carrots.
E.Leclerc’s range includes a 560 g tin of very fine peas, gently steamed.
This E.Leclerc own brand includes very fine peas in a 560 g tin.
Carrefour’s range includes a 560 g tin of extra-fine peas.
The brand lists a tin of peas with a drained weight of 560 g; Auchan also lists a multipack of 3 × 560 g drained.
The brand’s range includes peas and pea and carrot mixes in a variety of pack sizes.
The drained weight gives you a better idea of how much peas you’ll have to serve when the tin contains liquid. Check this information on each tin, or on the tins in a multipack, before planning your portions.
Check the product name, ingredients, nutritional information, quantity and the date shown. The French Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control reminds shoppers that this information forms part of the labelling for prepacked food. Check the tin you’re buying rather than assuming the same details apply to every product from a brand.
No, a best-before date and a use-by date mean different things. Anses explains that after its best-before date, a food may lose some of its flavour or nutritional qualities. Check the exact wording on the packaging and make sure the tin is in good condition.
Follow the instructions on the tin you’ve bought. For its peas with a drained weight of 560 g, Bonduelle recommends keeping them at no more than 4 °C after opening and eating them within 48 hours. Don’t assume the same instructions apply to a different product.