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I usually get all of my weekly shop done in Lidl, but there is one item I will only get at Co-op. I rate Lidl's produce quite well. I find the vegetables I get there stay fresh, the prices are more than reasonable, and the selection of food is wide. However, there is one basic item that I never get there. That's not to say it's terrible at Lidl, but it is far superior at Co-op.

I am very lucky to live near a number of UK supermarkets, including Lidl, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's, M&S and Co-op. Although I feel the absence of Aldi, I go to its budget rival Lidl for the low prices, as many people do. Lidl was recently named the second-cheapest supermarket in the UK, just after Aldi, so I certainly feel like I'm winning when I do my weekly shop there. Having said that, I will always take the extra time to go to my nearest Co-op for one essential item.

I buy a couple of tins of baked beans every week. I used to get them in whatever shop I was in, but after a recent taste test, I've started making the effort to go to Co-op for my weekly supply of baked beans.

These cheap tins work for so many meals, and they are a good source of fibre. Like many people in the UK, I buy them regularly to make a cheap and filling lunch multiple times per week.

In my taste test, Lidl's 40p tin of baked beans made it to the number 3 spot on my list, ranking higher than M&S, Sainsbury's and Aldi. However, my winner was Co-op, with Tesco in second place.

Co-op baked beans, which cost just 47p, scored 18/20 in my recent taste test, earning perfect points for its level of sweetness and a near-perfect score for consistency and overall flavour.

The colour of these beans, compared to the others, was much darker. This gave me high hopes for a rich flavour, which was certainly the case upon tasting them.

The sweetness and rich flavour hit instantly, and I knew pretty quickly that these beans were my favourite. Like many people, I add other ingredients to my baked beans, so I was never too fussy about where I got them from.

However, after my taste test, I discovered just how different this simple product could taste, depending on where it came from. And I would rather a tin that I had to add a lot less to than one where I had to add too much salt, black pepper and other ingredients to make it taste good.

Not only does a sub-par tin of baked beans incur more cost as I need to use more ingredients to amp it up, but I would rather use less salt and calorific ingredients to make this a healthier meal.

In fact, Co-op's baked beans have fewer calories than those of Lidl. Half a can of Co-op's baked beans contains 176 calories, compared to 197 calories in Lidl's tin.

While this isn't a huge calorie difference, the Co-op baked beans take a lot less amping up with other ingredients, meaning I am adding less sodium and calories to my baked beans, making them a lot healthier than if I were eating Lidl's baked beans.

While my favourite baked beans come from Co-op, there are a number of items I prefer to get from Lidl. For example, when I am buying garlic bread, Lidl is my go-to, as I discovered in another recent taste test.