Ranked: Mince pies - from the healthiest to the one that's as calorific as TWO McDonald's hamburgers
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The pastry-wrapped treats are a festive favourite — but they're packed with sweet fruits and often laden with fat and sugar. In fact, a MailOnline audit of 31 popular varieties has revealed that one brand of mince pie is more calorific that two entire McDonalds hamburgers.
![[MailOnline's audit of more than 30 varieties of mince pies sold on supermarket shelves found Aldi 's 'Ultimate All Butter Mince Pie' (pictured) is the most fattening on the market]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/11/93350027-14206793-MailOnline_s_audit_of_more_than_30_varieties_of_mince_pies_sold_-m-35_1734693758271.jpg)
Aldi's 'Ultimate All Butter Mince Pie' may come up top in taste tests — but it is also the most fattening on the market. The 110g pies, made with Cognac infused mincemeat, delivers a whopping 469 calories — whereas a McDonalds hamburger is 248 cals.
![[The pie that's best for your waistline is Aldi's Specially Selected Millionaire's Crumble Mince Pies (pictured). Each 48g pie contains 179 calories — around the same as two chocolate digestive biscuits]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/11/93350033-14206793-The_pie_that_s_best_for_your_waistline_is_Aldi_s_Specially_Selec-m-36_1734693771353.jpg)
For context, the average woman is advised to consume around 2,000 calories a day to maintain a healthy weight, while 2,500 is suggested for men. This means a single Aldi mince pie will eat up a quarter of a woman's daily allowance and a fifth of a man's.
The decadent treats also contain 42g of sugar — that's the equivalent to 10 teaspoons, over 10g more than is in a Mars Bar. Adults are advised to have no more than 30g of added sugars a day — roughly seven teaspoons — is order to protect the teeth and avoid weight gain.
Mince pies are packed with sweet fruit, spices and wrapped in pastry. But the festive treats are also loaded with fat and sugar. This website also looked at the nutritional content of mince pies available at Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose, Cook, Marks & Spencer.
