What is the BEST supermarket pasta? Shoppers vote for their favourite buys based on taste, value and texture - and the results might surprise you
- Australian shoppers have voted for their favourite dried pastas of 2020
- Consumer review website Canstar Blue revealed top seven supermarket brands
- More than 1,700 shoppers were surveyed in the annual dried pasta review
- The results are based on taste, texture, value for money and overall satisfaction
A $2 pack of Vetta's pasta has been crowned as the best dried pasta of 2020 after Australian shoppers voted for their favourite brands.
Consumer review website Canstar Blue rounded up the top seven supermarket brands including Barilla, San Remo, Aldi's Remano, Coles and Woolworths.
More than 1,700 shoppers surveyed in the annual review were asked to rate the popular pantry staple based on taste, texture, variety, value for money and overall customer satisfaction.
Australian shoppers have voted for their favourite dried pastas of 2020. The top seven brands include Barilla, San Remo, Vetta, Zafarelli, Aldi's Remano, Coles and Woolworths
Vetta took the lead for its 'healthy' pasta range as the brand prides itself on producing premium products using top-quality Australian durum wheat.
The brand edged out the competition as the only brand to score a stellar five-star rating for overall satisfaction, taste, texture and variety. It received four stars on value for money.
A 500g pack of Vetta SMART pasta costs $2 at most supermarkets.
Remano, which is one of Aldi's exclusive brands of pasta and pasta sauce, finished as the runner up after earning a creditable five stars on value for money but scored four stars for taste, texture and overall satisfaction, with three stars on variety.
A 500g of Remano pasta costs 89 cents at Aldi.
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Vetta (left) edged out the competition as the only brand to score a stellar five-star rating for overall satisfaction, taste, texture and variety, while Aldi's Remano finished as the runner up
In third place, supermarket-own label Coles dominated the value for money category with five stars, while Barilla stood out in the variety category
In third place, supermarket-own label Coles dominated the value for money category with five stars - but scored four-star ratings for texture, variety and overall satisfaction, with only three stars for taste.
The prices range between 80 cents and $1.20 for a 500g pack.
Italian family-owned pasta producer Barilla stood out in the variety category, scoring five stars - but received four stars for taste, texture and overall satisfaction and finished on three stars for value for money.
The brand stocks more than 30 pasta shapes for customers to choose from. A 500g pack of Barilla pasta costs from $2.40 in most supermarkets.
San Remo (left) scored its only five stars in the variety category, while Woolworths (right) scored four stars in texture, variety and value for money
Zafarelli scored four stars for value for money
San Remo scored its only five stars in the variety category, as it provides a wide assortment of pasta, with more than 100 products to choose from.
The brand scored four stars for texture but fell short with three stars for taste, value for money and overall satisfaction.
The prices start from $2.50 for a 500g pack in most supermarkets.
Woolworths scored four stars in texture, variety and value for money but fell short in taste and overall satisfaction with three stars.
The supermarket-own label offers a selection of pasta products at affordable prices, starting from $1.20 for a 500g pack.
Zafarelli scored four stars for value for money and rounded out its results with three stars across taste, texture, variety and overall satisfaction.
The brand first launched in Australia in 1985 and has since expanded its range to include more than 15 pasta shapes, including spaghetti, penne and lasagna sheets.
A 500g of Zafarelli pasta start from $2 in most supermarkets.
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