The nations’ 20 most popular supermarket frozen pies were put under the Choice spotlight by the Choice experts who assessed them for meatiness, taste, nutrition and value for money.

Elmsbury Bakehouse Premium Grain Fed Beef Pie came up trumps, taking the best pie honours.

"It had good meat content, was comparatively lower in fat and sodium and tasted good," said Choice spokesman Christopher Zinn.

ALDI spokeswoman Libby Hay said of the report, “It’s a great result for our pies, showing they are great value for money and taste."

With a 38.5 per cent meat content, the Herbert Adams King Island Gourmet Premium Beef Pie was declared the meatiest, being well in excess of the 25% non-gristle meat that is required officially to be considered a real meat pie.

Tastiest pie went to Four’n’Twenty with Black & Gold a close second, while Coles Best Buy pies gained a special dishonourable mention for its pastry being too doughy.

The report in Choice concluded, “Very few meat pies are tasty or packed with meat, while the majority are a very unappetising prospect.”

However, the validity of the report was thrown into doubt when one judge admitted the science behind the results may not be conclusive, saying, “Meat pies are a snack that need sauce."

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