A Comparison of GoFoods Au Gratin Potatoes and Betty Crocker Au Gratin Potatoes
These Au Gratin Potatoes are nothing but pure cheesy deliciousness! They make a special side dish for both a weekend dinner or holiday meal.
| GoFoods Au Gratin Potatoes | Betty Crocker Au Gratin Potatoes |
| Wholesale Price: $8.95 Serving Size: 3.1 oz (88g) Dry Mix Servings Per Container: 4 cups Price per 1-cup Serving: $2.24  |
Retail Price: $1.50 Makes 2.5 cups Price per 1-cup Serving: $.60  |
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| Ingredients Potato Slices: Potatoes. Dry Sauce Mix: Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes), Whey, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Casinate, Annatto Extract, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Maltodextrin, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor, Palm Oil, Brown Rice Syrup Solids, Skim Milk Solids, Sugar, Sodium Citrate, Soy Lecithin, Soybean Oil, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Onion, Salt, Oat Fiber, Garlic, Corn Starch, Sunflower Oil, Tapioca Dextrin, Turmeric Extract. |
Ingredients Idaho Potatoes (Dried), Corn Starch, Whey, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Salt, Maltodextrin, Onion (Dried), Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Sodium Phosphate, Ricotta Cheese (Whey, Milk fat, Lactic Acid, Salt), Cheddar Cheese (Dried) (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Corn Syrup Solids (Dried), Garlic (Dried), Whey Protein Concentrate, Mono and Diglycerides, Monosodium Glutamate, Sodium Citrate, Lactic Acid, Calcium Lactate, Sodium Caseinate, Sodium Bisulfate (Preservative), Blue Cheese (Dried) (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Nonfat Milk, Sodium Silicoaluminate (Anticaking Agent), Colored with Yellow 5 Lake and Yellow 6 Lake, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor, Wheat Starch, Spice, Modified Starch (Corn, Wheat, Potato), Soy Flour. |
Conclusions
It would appear the price of the GoFood product appears considerably more expensive, and it’s true. Like buying a bottle of wine, not all food is created equal. Boones Farm wine and a 2008 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon are both made from grapes, right? But, there’s a big difference in quality. I believe it’s a pretty established fact you will always pay more for higher quality, and the lower quality cheap food is a major component in the lack of good health. And that’s the big difference here, in my opinion. Look at the ingredients… GoFoods is gluten free, no added preservatives, no hydrogenated oils, no GMO, and some pretty healthy things to boot.
I personally like the GoFoods Au Gratin Potatoes, especially because it supports my effort to eat gluten free and reduce the amount of additives and preservatives in my diet. The GoFoods product also contains more Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Iron. Seems to me a bonus is the higher RDA of calcium which has been shown to have allot of health benefits such as help in preventing a calcium deficiency that can result in something like 147 different diseases (Osteoporosis, arthritis, osteo arthritis, sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism, high blood pressure, Gingivitis, Kidney stones/bone spurs/heel spurs/calcium deposits, Muscle Cramps/twitches, PMS, and more. [see Dead Doctors Don’t Lie])
