Overview
- Coop’s classic panettone won both Best of Test and Best Buy, with Esselunga’s Le Grazie also named Best Buy at about €6 as three of the top four cost under €7.
- Altroconsumo assessed 12 store-bought classics using laboratory analyses and consumer panels to judge composition, conservation, safety and taste.
- Laboratory checks reported very good conservation with no sorbic acid detected and no traces of molds or yeasts in any sample.
- More than 160 consumers tasting in Bolzano, Bologna and Matera gave every panettone only a 3‑star, average rating with no standout on flavor.
- Four products—Coop, Bauli, Il Viaggiator Goloso and Fiasconaro—were slightly under declared weight within the 2% tolerance, and labeling gaps lowered transparency scores for Giovanni Cova & C., Il Viaggiator Goloso, Tre Marie and Galup.