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Homepride Wine and Cream Cooking Sauce - 400g

Original price $7.99 - Original price $7.99
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$7.99
$7.99 - $7.99
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About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

Availability:
In stock — ships from Canada

★ 4.8/5 shop rating from customers across Canada

 
More about this product

Buy Homepride Wine and Cream Cooking Sauce - 400g in Canada

Homepride Wine and Cream Cooking Sauce - 400g is a British cooking sauce with white wine, onion, carrots and cream.

It is made to be added to meat or vegetables, giving dinner a useful nudge without requiring half the evening and every pan in the house.

The source lists white wine at 7%, onion at 9%, carrot at 6% and double cream at 0.5%, with the can containing approximately 3 portions.

For customers in Canada looking for Homepride white wine and cream sauce, this 400g can is a familiar British pantry option from a brand people tend to recognise on sight.

Shop more Homepride and British pantry staples

Suitable for Vegetarians

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Water, Onion (9%), White Wine (7%) (contains Sulphites), Carrot (6%), Rapeseed Oil, Modified Maize Starch, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sherry (contains Sulphites), Salt, Milk Proteins, Double Cream (0.5%) (Milk), Skimmed Milk Powder, Sugar, Egg Yolk Powder, Flavourings (contain Barley, Milk, Sulphites and Wheat), Dried Parsley, Dried Glucose Syrup, Ground White Pepper, Flavour Enhancer (Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotides), Malted Rye Flour, Lactose (Milk), Colour (Carotenes).

Allergens: Contains barley, eggs, milk, rye, sulphites and wheat. For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, please see ingredients in bold.

Please note: product information including ingredients, allergens and nutritional values may change. Always read the product packaging before consuming, especially if you have allergies or dietary requirements.

Nutritional Information

Typical values per 100g and per 1/3 can 133g portion. This can contains approximately 3 portions. RI = Reference Intake of an average adult (8400kJ / 2000kcal).

Typical Values Per 100g Per 1/3 can 133g portion
Energy 291kJ / 70kcal 387kJ / 93kcal
Fat 3.7g 4.9g
of which saturates 0.4g 0.5g
Carbohydrate 7.9g 10.5g
of which sugars 1.8g 2.4g
Fibre 0.5g 0.7g
Protein 0.9g 1.2g
Salt 0.76g 1.01g
Ingrédients et valeurs nutritionnelles (Français)

Ingrédients

Eau, oignon (9 %), vin blanc (7 %) (contient des sulfites), carotte (6 %), huile de colza, amidon de maïs modifié, farine de blé (avec calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine ajoutés), sherry (contient des sulfites), sel, protéines de lait, crème double (0,5 %) (lait), poudre de lait écrémé, sucre, poudre de jaune d’œuf, arômes (contiennent de l’orge, du lait, des sulfites et du blé), persil séché, sirop de glucose séché, poivre blanc moulu, exhausteur de goût (5'-ribonucléotides disodiques), farine de seigle malté, lactose (lait), colorant (carotènes).

Allergènes : contient de l’orge, des œufs, du lait, du seigle, des sulfites et du blé. Pour les allergènes, y compris les céréales contenant du gluten, voir les ingrédients en gras.

Veuillez noter que les informations sur les produits, y compris les ingrédients, les allergènes et les valeurs nutritionnelles, peuvent changer. Lisez toujours l’emballage du produit avant de le consommer, surtout si vous avez des allergies ou des exigences alimentaires.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Valeurs typiques pour 100 g et par portion d’1/3 de boîte 133 g. Cette boîte contient environ 3 portions. AR = apport de référence pour un adulte moyen (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal).

Valeurs typiques Pour 100 g Par portion d’1/3 de boîte 133 g
Énergie 291 kJ / 70 kcal 387 kJ / 93 kcal
Matières grasses 3,7 g 4,9 g
dont acides gras saturés 0,4 g 0,5 g
Glucides 7,9 g 10,5 g
dont sucres 1,8 g 2,4 g
Fibres 0,5 g 0,7 g
Protéines 0,9 g 1,2 g
Sel 0,76 g 1,01 g
More About Homepride Wine and Cream Cooking Sauce - 400g

Homepride Wine and Cream Cooking Sauce - 400g is a creamy white wine sauce with onion, carrots and cream, made for adding to meat or vegetables. For kitchens in Halifax and Dartmouth, it is a practical British pantry can when dinner needs direction and the cook would rather not stage a full production.

The supplied ingredients list onion at 9%, white wine at 7%, carrot at 6% and double cream at 0.5%, with sherry, parsley, white pepper and milk ingredients also included. Customers in Toronto, Mississauga and Ottawa searching for Homepride White Wine and Cream Cooking Sauce in Canada are usually after the familiar branded can.

The source describes this sauce as a classic recipe, suitable for vegetarians, with no artificial colours. Shoppers in Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton can add it to a British grocery order from The Great British Shop alongside gravy, sauces, mixes and other pantry staples.

The nutrition information is given per 100g and per 1/3 can portion of 133g, with approximately 3 portions per can. Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg and Regina customers can order Homepride across Canada as part of a proper British food shop, without turning the sauce shelf into an investigation.

If you are buying Homepride white wine and cream cooking sauce online in Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown or St. John's, this 400g can is a useful cupboard option for quick savoury meals. Store in a cool dry place, and once opened transfer to a suitable container, refrigerate and consume within 3 days.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, Montréal, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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