Aldi Coleslaw

Rachael contributed to this review. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: We originally reviewed this in 2018 when it was sold under the Little Salad Bar private label at Aldi. Later, Aldi sold it under its Park Street Deli private label. Starting around 2024, it’s simply sold under the Aldi name. We bought this coleslaw again in 2025 and updated this review. 

Coleslaw is one of my favored restaurant sides, but I’m also a bit picky. Some restaurant coleslaw is really good, while other versions are downright awful; more than once I’ve been burned by an otherwise-good restaurant that decided it didn’t need to pay the same attention to its side items that it did to its main dishes.

Aldi sells its own version.

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of coleslaw: mayonnaise-based and vinegar-based. Both have their virtues. I tend to prefer the mayo-based version myself, but there are some meals that go well with a vinegar-based slaw.

Aldi coleslaw has been a mayo-based coleslaw through all the years that we’ve been buying it.

In 2025, we paid $3.99 for a 30-ounce plastic tub. With about nine 1/2-cup servings per container, that’s around 44 cents per serving. It is enough to feed a family and then some, and the tub is recyclable when you’re done.

This is a Seasonal Item, which means Aldi stocks it for longer than an Aldi Find, but Aldi does not sell this year round. Instead, Aldi carries this coleslaw during the spring and summer cookout season. Aldi does not offer online ordering if this is not in stock at your local store.

As mentioned above, Aldi used to sell this under its Little Salad Bar store brand. Currently, it’s sold just under the Aldi name.

The primary ingredients include cabbage, mayonnaise, sugar, carrots, vinegar, onion, and salt. It contains some processed ingredients such as natural flavor and xanthan gum, and it has some preservatives.

As of 2025, a single 1/2-cup serving contains 190 calories, 14 grams of total fat (18% DV), 2 grams of saturated fat (10% DV), 360 mg of sodium (16% DV), 17 grams of total carbohydrates (6% DV), 2 grams of dietary fiber (7% DV), 15 grams of total sugars, 13 grams of added sugars (26% DV), and 1 gram of protein.

Compared to when we first reviewed Aldi coleslaw in 2018, the current version has more total fat (up from 9 grams per serving), more sodium (up from 240 grams per serving), and a similar amount of sugar.

This contains egg, so be aware if you have an egg allergy.

Chances are that you don’t get mayo-based coleslaw for the low fat or low sodium; you get it for the taste. And on that front this slaw delivers nicely. It’s creamy and tastes fresh, just like you’d get from a homestyle restaurant. It is sweet, but the vinegar in the mix also gives it just a bit of bite. The cabbage is finely diced in this, rather than being shredded as it is in some other types of coleslaw. It reminds us a bit of coleslaw from the restaurant, KFC.

We like eating this as is. Or, more recently, we’ve taken to serving it atop macaroni and cheese with barbecued pulled pork and French fried onions, inspired by a meal our family ate at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom last summer.

The Verdict:

Aldi Coleslaw is an easy recommendation. It has a creamy taste that makes it perfect for when you’re trying to reproduce a homestyle meal. It’s great whenever you want an easy side dish for a cookout or picnic.