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Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g

Original price $7.99 - Original price $7.99
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$7.99
$7.99 - $7.99
Current price $7.99

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 Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g in Canada

Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g is what happens when pudding plans are taken seriously. Keep a tin in the cupboard and suddenly crumble, sponge, fruit, and plain greed all seem very manageable.

It is creamy custard made with West Country milk, and it works hot or cold without any fuss. Which is helpful, because patience is not always part of dessert.

This is the sort of British pantry staple people buy for practical reasons and then get oddly protective about. One tin rarely stays one tin for long.

Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g is the proper thing to have on hand when dessert needs sorting quickly. Warm it gently, pour it generously, and carry on.

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Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Skimmed Milk, Buttermilk, Sugar, Modified Starch, Sustainable Palm Oil, Whey (Milk), Natural Flavouring, Colours (Curcumin, Annatto Norbixin). Total Milk Content 75%.

Allergens: For allergens, see ingredients in bold.

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Product information is correct at the time of posting. As products may change, please check the label upon delivery for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Nutritional Information

Per 130g portion (1/3 can). This pack contains 3 portions.

Typical values Per 100g Per 130g portion (1/3 can)
Energy 406kJ/96kcal 528kJ/125kcal
Fat 2.9g 3.8g
of which Saturates 1.5g 2.0g
Carbohydrate 14.8g 19.2g
of which Sugars 10.6g 13.8g
Fibre <0.5g <0.5g
Protein 2.8g 3.6g
Salt 0.11g 0.14g
Calcium 100mg (13% RI) 130mg (16% RI)
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Ingrédients et valeurs nutritionnelles (Français)

Ingrédients

Lait écrémé, babeurre, sucre, amidon modifié, huile de palme durable, lactosérum (lait), arôme naturel, colorants (curcumine, norbixine de rocou). Teneur totale en lait 75%.

Allergènes : Pour les allergènes, voir les ingrédients en gras.

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Les informations sur le produit sont exactes au moment de la publication. Les produits pouvant changer, veuillez vérifier l’étiquette à la réception pour obtenir les informations les plus récentes sur les ingrédients et les allergènes.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Par portion de 130g (1/3 de boîte). Cette boîte contient 3 portions.

Valeurs typiques Par 100g Par portion de 130g (1/3 de boîte)
Énergie 406kJ/96kcal 528kJ/125kcal
Matières grasses 2.9g 3.8g
dont acides gras saturés 1.5g 2.0g
Glucides 14.8g 19.2g
dont sucres 10.6g 13.8g
Fibres <0.5g <0.5g
Protéines 2.8g 3.6g
Sel 0.11g 0.14g
Calcium 100mg (13% RI) 130mg (16% RI)
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More About Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g

If you want to buy Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g in Canada, The Great British Shop keeps this proper British pantry staple available for customers who know exactly what belongs on a crumble or sponge. It is available in Canada for people ordering authentic British food in Canada, whether they are in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford or further afield.

Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g is the genuine UK version, made with West Country milk, and it is one of those British pantry staples that tends to end up in the basket on purpose and then get used up far too quickly. Orders for familiar tins like this regularly go out to Toronto, Mississauga and Ottawa, where proper British groceries still have a loyal following.

For customers in Montreal and Charlottetown looking for British food in Canada, Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g is an easy one to recognise and an even easier one to use. It works as part of a straightforward dessert cupboard, alongside other British pantry staples that make puddings feel much less theoretical.

The Great British Shop ships Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g from within Canada, so shoppers in Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria can order online in Canada without the usual faff. It is imported from the UK, and it is the proper tin many customers want when only the real thing will do.

Whether you are restocking British groceries in Canada for a family in Winnipeg or adding a few familiar essentials to a larger order heading across Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec or British Columbia, Ambrosia Devon Custard - 400g earns its place. For anyone after the genuine UK version of a reliable pudding cupboard staple, this is a very sensible thing to keep on hand.

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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