Cheddar cheese, a staple in my home and used for toasties, jacket potatoes and sandwiches, isn't the cheapest ingredient to purchase. 

Cathedral City is reportedly the nation's favourite cheese, with Pilgrims Choice not far behind, but you can get supermarket own-brand cheddar for less, and some even at half the price.

We've always chosen Cathedral City in our house without trying any supermarket brands, so I was eager to see how they would compare.

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For this taste test, I purchased mature Cheddar blocks from Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Waitrose and Marks and Spencer, as well as the two leading brands - Cathedral City and Pilgrims Choice. Naively, I assumed all cheddar cheese tasted the same, but I couldn't have been more mistaken.

I bought all the packets on the same day and allowed them to reach room temperature before taste testing.

This was the only cheese that came in a resealable pack, which helped it stay somewhat fresh in the fridge. It seemed different to the others immediately upon opening. There was moisture on the cheese that I wiped away with a piece of paper towel.

The cheese sliced really nicely; however, it lacked the crumbly and sharp texture you expect from a mature cheddar. I was really surprised at how many supermarket versions I preferred over Cathedral City, so for £3.75, I don't think I'd be buying it again.

Rating: 5/10

Priced at £4.25, the most expensive of all, I had high expectations for this cheddar cheese. This one was uniquely shaped compared to the rest. It was cube-shaped rather than flat, which made it more convenient for grating, storing and cutting.

It left me pondering why more cheeses aren't sold in this shape. The cheese had a pleasant crumbly texture, but the taste was a huge disappointment. I would likely say it was the worst of all of them.

Rating: 3.5/10

This £2.69 cheese from Asda tasted overly processed and rubbery - nothing like a mature cheddar cheese should be. It seemed more chewy rather than crumbly, and not to my liking at all.

Rating: 2/10

Shaped just like the Pilgrims Choice cheese, Tesco's own brand version retails for £2.79 and is definitely on the mild side.

It was actually quite bland and rubbery in texture. I don't think I would bother with it again, seeing as though some of the other supermarket brands of a similar price tasted better.

Rating: 4/10

Priced at £2.79, this cheese from Morrisons was creamy; however, it lacked a strong flavour. Similar to Tesco's own-brand cheese, I'd say this one is milder rather than mature.

Rating: 5/10

Budget-friendly Aldi's Mature Cheddar costs £2.79 and was surprisingly one of my favourites of all the cheeses. This cheese was delicious. Crumbly and packed with flavour, this cheese was creamy and moreish.

Rating: 9/10

The cheese from Lidl was quite creamy in texture but lacked flavour compared to a few of the other brands.

Rating: 5/10

The Sainsbury's mature cheddar retails for slightly higher than the previous supermarket-owned brands of cheese, as it costs £3.15.

Unfortunately, I wasn't keen on this one as the texture felt excessively rich in the mouth, and it had a bitter aftertaste.

Rating: 4/10

A slightly salty taste from Waitrose, which I liked, and it was smooth and rich without being too overpowering.

It's good value too. For £2.75, it's £1 cheaper than the market leader and even cheaper than most of the other own brands of cheeses.

Rating: 9/10

M&S British Mature Cheddar, which costs £2.75, won me over. With a number five strength, I found it was really tangy and packed full of flavour. I loved that it had the right amount of creaminess to it.

It not only tastes miles better than Cathedral City and Pilgrims Choice, but it's far cheaper, and even cheaper than Lidl and Aldi, which was very surprising.

Rating: 10/10

I was surprised to find that Cathedral City was definitely not my favourite. Instead, I preferred the M&S, with Waitrose and Aldi coming in at a tie for close second.