Food Lion vs Sprouts

Food Lion vs Sprouts at a glance

• Food Lion is cheaper in all 7 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food Lion is 15% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $84.37 at Food Lion and $105.66 at Sprouts.

How far apart Food Lion and Sprouts prices are

• Within 10%: 251 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 400 items
• More than 25% apart: 263 items
• Typical gap: 18.2% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionEmergen-C 1000 mg Vitamin C Super Orange Immune Support Powder$13.99 vs $24.99 at Sprouts — save $11.00

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  Biggest saving at SproutsLily's No Sugar Added Milk Chocolate Style Baking Morsel Chips$7.49 vs $10.89 at Food Lion — save $3.40

The same basket at Food Lion and Sprouts

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Food Lion and Sprouts.

Food Lion is $21.29 cheaper on this basket.

Food Lion vs Sprouts prices by aisle

Average price of the matched products in each aisle, biggest difference first.

Food Lion vs Sprouts on cheap and pricier items

The same products grouped by what they cost — a store can win on everyday basics and lose on bigger-ticket items, or the other way round.

Healthier groceries: Food Lion vs Sprouts

Matched products grouped by their Labeled ingredient score, from A (cleanest ingredients) to C.

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Sprouts	CheaperGap
Score A234 items	$5.72	$6.94	Food Lion · 18%
Score AB351 items	$5.38	$6.18	Food Lion · 13%
Score B257 items	$4.75	$5.75	Food Lion · 17%
Score C138 items	$5.60	$6.92	Food Lion · 19%

Scores come from the Labeled app, which grades each product's ingredients against research from the FDA, EFSA, WHO and others.

How the Food Lion vs Sprouts price gap has changed

On Oct 16: Food Lion 15% cheaper. On Nov 11: Food Lion 16% cheaper. Each point is one price update (9 so far).