Food Lion vs Target

Food Lion vs Target at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Target is cheaper in 4 of 8 aisles, led by baby food (4% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food Lion is 4% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $48.58 at Food Lion and $51.55 at Target.

How far apart Food Lion and Target prices are

• Within 10%: 1,620 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,450 items
• More than 25% apart: 395 items
• Typical gap: 10.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionBlue Diamond Gluten Free Finely Sifted Almond Flour$9.99 vs $17.99 at Target — save $8.00

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  Biggest saving at TargetBOOST Very Vanilla 20g High Protein Balanced Nutritional Drinks - 12 pk$15.49 vs $24.99 at Food Lion — save $9.50

The same basket at Food Lion and Target

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

Food Lion is $2.97 cheaper on this basket.

Food Lion vs Target prices by aisle

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

Food Lion vs Target 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 Target

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

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Target	CheaperGap
Score A532 items	$4.55	$5.06	Food Lion · 10%
Score AB926 items	$4.91	$4.96	Food Lion · 1%
Score B1,239 items	$4.93	$5.03	Food Lion · 2%
Score C1,266 items	$5.29	$5.35	Food Lion · 1%

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