Arnott’s Tiny Teddies vs Aldi Teddy Tots – kids put teddy bear biscuits to the test

It would be rare to find someone who disagrees that teddy bears are pretty darn cute or that tiny sweet biscuits make an enjoyable treat. When you combine the two, you’re definitely onto a winner, or at least that seems to be the logic that brought us the range of different varieties of these biscuits from competing brands. 

Arnott’s first introduced these iconic treats in 1990 and they’ve been a favourite lunchbox snack ever since. It’s no surprise then that Aldi’s Belmont brand includes a dupe of this much-loved product in their biscuit range. 

As with many Aldi products, the price point is appealing – the Teddy Tots are less than half the unit price of the original Tiny Teddies. But we wanted to know what the experts – kids – thought about the options. 

To find out, we compared chocolate, hundreds & thousands, and choc chip teddy bear biscuits from Aldi and Arnott’s and – in a blind taste test – asked a panel of CHOICE staff and their children to tell us which brand tastes best. 

We also looked at nutrition so you can assess which one is best for your family.

Chocolate teddy bear biscuits compared

Taste test winner: Arnott’s Tiny Teddies

Our panel thought the Arnott’s Tiny Teddy Chocolate biscuits tasted better than the Aldi Choc Teddy Tots, with 11 out of 18 testers saying they preferred the flavour of the classic option.

We also noticed when comparing the appearance of these biscuits that the Aldi chocolate Teddy Tots were noticeably darker than the Arnott’s variety. It’s also worth noting that there was more sugar in Arnott’s Tiny Teddies – 6.4g per serving vs 4.8g in the Aldi Tots.  

Hundreds & Thousands teddy bear biscuits compared

Taste test winner: Aldi (Belmont Teddy Tots)

When it came to the colourful options from the national brand and the budget supermarket it was Aldi that won the day. 13 of 21 tasters told us they preferred the supermarket variety.

Choc chip teddy bear biscuits compared

Taste test winner: Arnott’s

The classic biscuit flavour of choc chip is paired with a teddy bear shape in this biccie variety from Arnott’s and Aldi. In this instance, it was the OG option that impressed our young testers.

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Margaret Rafferty

Margaret Rafferty joined CHOICE in 2018 as a Content editor and since then has filled the roles of Commissioning editor, Managing editor and now Editorial consultant. Margaret has written on a wide variety of topics and enjoys making complex subjects easy to understand.  With over 20 years of media experience, Margaret brings a strong storytelling background to CHOICE. She works closely with people across the organisation to help tell stories that make a positive difference to people. Margaret is passionate about uncovering bad practices and helping Australians understand how to avoid falling victim to shonky products and services. Find Margaret on LinkedIn.

Margaret Rafferty joined CHOICE in 2018 as a Content editor and since then has filled the roles of Commissioning editor, Managing editor and now Editorial consultant. Margaret has written on a wide variety of topics and enjoys making complex subjects easy to understand.  With over 20 years of media experience, Margaret brings a strong storytelling background to CHOICE. She works closely with people across the organisation to help tell stories that make a positive difference to people. Margaret is passionate about uncovering bad practices and helping Australians understand how to avoid falling victim to shonky products and services. Find Margaret on LinkedIn.