verdict: Great-value Best Buy

Aldi claims its Almat Bio Powder is ‘tough on stains’ and can help turn out ‘brilliant whites’. We’ve put these claims to the test in our lab, to see how well this Aldi laundry powder removed a variety of stains – from red wine and tea to blood and mud. Check out our results to decide whether it’s worthy of a place in your shopping basket.

Aldi Almat Bio Powder is the best powder detergent we tested and a great-value product – it costs a little under 8p per wash. It’s impressive at removing stains and was one of only two washing powders to achieve five stars for food stain removal. It will also keep your whites brilliant, even after multiple washes.

 verdict: Best laundry liquid on test

Costing just 6p per wash, Aldi’s Almat Bio Super Concentrated laundry liquid is the cheapest liquid or gel we’ve tested – but is it one of the best? Check our full test results to find out how well this bio laundry liquid detergent shifts stains while keeping whites and coloured laundry bright

This is the highest-scoring laundry liquid. It’s great at shifting a variety of spills and stains while keeping your whites pristine, wash after wash. It’s also great value; at 6p per wash, it’s one of the cheapest laundry liquids we’ve tested.

 verdict: A good choice

‘Tough on stains’ is how Sainsbury’s describes its Bio Laundry Powder. So we’ve put this to the test in our lab, and also looked at how well it keeps whites bright and preserves colours. Find out how it matches up to big brands and other supermarket own-brand washing powders in our full test results.

A good stain-buster across the board, Sainsbury’s Bio Powder is a great choice for removing marks left by food spills, plus mud, blood and ink stains. It will also keep your whites pristine – it’s one of only two laundry powders that scores five stars for this.

 verdict: Great all-round Best Buy

Leading laundry brand Ariel’s Original Bio washing liquid is a pricier choice than some – but is it also a wise one? Mud, tomato purée and tea are some of the stains we tested it on, as well as assessing how pristine it can keep your white shirts. Find out whether you should stock up on this laundry liquid by checking our full test results.

Whether you’re tackling food splashes on shirts, or mud and grass on clothes worn during a day in the garden, Ariel Original Bio Washing Liquid is a good choice. It will also keep your whites pristine – it’s one of the only laundry liquids or gels that scores a maximum five stars for this – and won’t fade bright colours, either.

 verdict: Good-value Best Buy

Morrisons states its Bio Laundry Capsules are ‘tough on stains’ and ‘keep whites bright’. We put them to the test on dirty laundry and pristine whites to find out whether they deliver on those claims. Read our full results and verdict on these laundry capsules to see what our tests revealed.

You can rely on these laundry capsules to get your clothes clean, keep your whites and colours bright and save you money, compared with a branded Best Buy.

 verdict: Best non-bio powder

Sainsbury’s Non-Bio Laundry Powder is one of the cheaper non-bio products on the market. But how well will it clean your clothes? We put this Sainsbury’s washing powder through its paces to see whether or not it’s value for money. You can use our test results to find out how good Sainsbury’s Non-Bio Laundry Powder is, and whether it’s worthy of a place in your shopping trolley.

It’s years since we saw a non-bio detergent worthy of being a Best Buy, so it’s a pleasant surprise to see this powder from Sainsbury’s at the top end of the table. It could be better at preventing white items from greying, but overall it’s an impressive non-bio laundry detergent.

 verdict: Best ever eco detergent

It says on the bottle of this plant-based Method concentrated laundry detergent that it’s a ‘powerful stain shifter’. So we put plant power to the test in our lab to find out how well it shifts mud, blood, chocolate and more. Find out how Method’s laundry liquid fared in our full test results.

This is the first time a plant-based eco detergent has earned our Best Buy recommendation and it’s well deserved. It tackles most tough stains, keeps whites bright and protects colours from fading.

 verdict: Impressive all-rounder

Ariel claims its Original Bio Gel delivers brilliant cleaning. But does this branded laundry gel really banish all traces of tough marks from your clothes? Head to our results to see whether this laundry gel did well enough in our tests to earn a place in your shopping basket.

This solid all-rounder is effective on troublesome drink and make-up marks as well as grease and food stains. It’s not among the cheapest per wash but will stop bright colours from fading, although whites won’t stay quite as brilliant as with Ariel’s Best Buy laundry liquid.

 verdict: One of the best

Tesco claims its Bio 3 in 1 Detergent Capsules remove stains and keep whites brighter for longer, which sounds great if you don’t want your clothes to gradually end up grey. But do these capsules really shift stubborn curry, make-up and red wine stains while keeping your whites dazzlingly bright? Read our full test results to find out.

Whether you’re tackling food splashes on shirts, or mud and grass on your kids’ sports kit, Tesco’s 3 in 1 bio capsules are a good choice. They’ll keep your whites pristine and colours bright too.

 verdict: Good cleaning and well-priced

Costing just 14p per wash, Tesco’s Bio Capsules are the cheapest laundry capsules we’ve tested – but are they also one of the very best? Check our full test results to find out how well these laundry capsules shift stains while keeping whites and coloured laundry bright.

 verdict: Decent non-bio option

Tesco says that its Non-Bio Laundry Gel will deliver powerful cleaning. Our independent test results reveal the truth behind the claims, including how well this laundry detergent removes a raft of stains, and how well it preserves the brightness of whites after repeated washing. Check our full results to find out how Tesco’s non-bio gel compares with other laundry liquids and gels.

It’s a bit of a mixed bag of results for this Tesco laundry gel; it does well on greasy marks and make-up smudges, but falters when tackling food stains, such as chocolate ice cream. On other stains it’s mediocre, but it will keep whites bright and help protect colours from fading.

 verdict: Inconsistent stain-buster

Ariel claims that its All-in-1 Pods + Active Odour Defence are ‘its most potent laundry capsule when it comes to getting rid of malodour’ – but do they shift stains, keep whites pristine and colours bright at the same time? We’ve sent them to our lab to find out and reveal all in our in-depth test results.

verdict: Hit and miss

Aldi’s detergent products are often praised for combining great cleaning with outstanding value. But how do Almat Premium 3 in 1 Bio Laundry Capsules compare with other laundry capsules powders on the shelves? We measured their cleaning power on a broad range of stains, from baby food to beef fat. Check out our results to decide whether they’re worthy of a place in your shopping basket.