Battle of the Salads: Soul Origin vs Sumo Salad

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What usually comes to mind first when a person thinks ‘healthy eating’? Salad! Salads are a great way to eat healthy while also being able to have a delicious meal and there are so many to choose from. Most salads, even those with only a few ingredients are enough to make for a meal rich in nutrition. Just the veggies itself contain calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins and antioxidants. Not only that, the vegetables in salads are great sources of fibre, keeping your digestive system healthy.

Today, I have gone out and bought a basic chicken Caesar salad from both Sumo Salad and Soul origin and I will be comparing the two so you can get the best tasting salad for the best price! Both soul origin and sumo salad use the exact same ingredients with the only differences being that sumo salad uses grilled chicken and soul origin uses poached chicken and that sumo salad has a Caesar dressing, whereas soul origin had lime mayo. Our criteria will be: price, taste, presentation and healthiness.

Left - Sumo Salad
Right - Soul Origin



Price
Soul origin - $8.50
Sumo salad - $8.50
I have bought a small size from both shops and their price is exactly the same, however, I believe sumo salad has a bigger portion. Otherwise, the price is so similar that it shouldn’t play a factor.

Taste
Soul origin’s chicken seems to have a blander taste as it’s a poached chicken when compared to the grilled chicken from Sumo Salad. However, their croutons are much fresher and crunchier, as Sumo Salad’s croutons seemed soggy and stale. That being said, I much prefer Sumo Salad’s Caesar dressing compared to Soul Origin’s lime mayo, but that might be a little biased as I generally do not like mayonnaise that much. As such, taste wise, I must say Sumo Salad was much more enjoyable to eat compared to Soul Origin, mainly due to the much better tasting chicken.

Presentation
Presentation wise, there isn’t much of a difference as they’re both takeaway, but I believe Soul Origin’s container is much easier to eat out of as it’s wider. Besides that, there isn’t much of a difference so I’d say they’re pretty much even.

Healthiness
Soul origin doesn’t provide any nutritional information on their website so I cannot give a judgement.
Below is Sumo Salad's nutritional information:



So which one do I prefer? Definitely Sumo Salad! But that doesn't mean Soul Origin's salad wasn't good, they both were! 



YUM! :D

Written by: Keanu


Sources:
Healthyeating.sfgate.com. (2017). What Are the Benefits of Eating Salads?. [online] Available at: http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-eating-salads-6167.html [Accessed 20 Sep. 2017].
Soulorigin.com.au. (2017). Food Soul Origin. [online] Available at: http://www.soulorigin.com.au/food/ [Accessed 20 Sep. 2017].
SumoSalad. (2017). Made Fresh to Order - SumoSalad. [online] Available at: http://sumosalad.com/menu-category/made-to-order/ [Accessed 20 Sep. 2017].





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