If you want to serve a classic kano biscuit with almond paste filling alongside your coffee, the versions from Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS featured here are suitable options, but they are not low in sugar: their product information lists 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g. If a lower sugar content matters more to you than the shape and filling, compare other biscuits too. Verkade lists 1.7 g of sugars per 100 g for its San Francisco Zero biscuit. If any of your guests have allergies, always check the packaging of the product you’re serving.
You want a familiar kano biscuit to enjoy with your coffee, but you also check the nutritional information. For the kano biscuits featured here, Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list 39 g, 36.8 g and 38.9 g of sugars per 100 g respectively.
A lower sugar content matters more to you than the almond paste filling in a kano biscuit. Verkade lists 1.7 g of sugars per 100 g for San Francisco Zero, with no added sugars. It’s a biscuit, not a kano.
If you’re serving several guests, you’ll want to know which ingredients they need to avoid. The product information for the kano biscuits featured here lists ingredients including wheat, milk, egg, soya and almond or other nuts, as well as warnings that other allergens may be present.
Choose this: if the filled kano biscuit itself matters more to you than a low sugar content.
The trade-off: the butter kano biscuits featured here from Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS contain 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g.
Choose this: if you’re looking for a biscuit with a lower listed sugar content and aren’t set on a kano.
The trade-off: Verkade San Francisco Zero has no almond paste filling and contains maltitols. Check the allergens on the packaging too.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar content | Compare ‘of which sugars’ per 100 g and check what type of biscuit it is. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says a product must contain no more than 5 g of sugars per 100 g to be labelled ‘low sugar’. | If I want to serve less sugar, I’m happy to consider a biscuit that isn’t a kano. Around 38% of consumers would make lower sugar content their top priority when buying. |
| Kano biscuit and portion size | Check the filling and portion size: Albert Heijn lists a 45 g portion for its butter kano biscuits, while Jumbo lists 55 g for its butter kano biscuits. | When serving coffee, I specifically want to offer a filled kano biscuit and know how much one portion is. For around 31% of consumers, the classic kano biscuit would be the main reason for their choice. |
| Allergens | Read the ingredients and ‘may contain’ warnings on the current packaging, even if you choose a different type of biscuit. | If a guest needs to avoid certain ingredients, what’s suitable for them comes before my preference for a kano biscuit. For around 31% of consumers, checking this would come first. |
Taste won’t tell you how much sugar a kano biscuit contains. For the regular kano biscuits featured here, Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre sets the limit for ‘low sugar’ at no more than 5 g per 100 g.
Compare the ‘of which sugars’ line per 100 g on the packaging rather than going by taste.
Verkade San Francisco Zero lists 1.7 g of sugars per 100 g, but it isn’t a kano with almond paste filling and it contains maltitols. So the difference isn’t just about the sugar content.
Decide whether you specifically want to serve your guests a kano biscuit or whether another biscuit will do.
As well as almond or other nuts, the kano biscuits featured here list allergens such as wheat, milk, egg and soya. Warnings about the possible presence of other ingredients may also be relevant.
Ask guests what they need to avoid and read all the allergen information on the current packaging before serving.
AH Butter Kano Biscuits are a standard filled kano biscuit.
Jumbo Butter Kano Biscuits are standard kano biscuits in a 275 g pack.
PLUS Butter Kano Biscuits are filled biscuits with almond paste.
San Francisco Zero is a biscuit to consider if you’re not specifically looking for a kano.
If you’re considering a different type of biscuit to enjoy with your coffee as well as kano biscuits, you could take a look at this pack of cookie bars.
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These cookie bars are a different type of biscuit to serve with coffee, not kano biscuits with almond paste filling. The pack contains 6 bars. To compare sugar content, check the nutritional information per 100 g and the basis for comparison used for ‘Less Sugar’ on the packaging.
No, not the regular kano biscuits featured here from Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS: their product information lists 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says a product must contain no more than 5 g of sugars per 100 g to be labelled ‘low sugar’.
No, these are different nutrition claims. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre sets the limit for ‘sugar-free’ at no more than 0.5 g of sugars per 100 g. So even with a product that has no added sugars, check the total ‘of which sugars’ amount.
Check the current packaging for any ingredients your guests need to avoid. The kano biscuits featured here list ingredients including wheat, milk, egg, soya and almond or other nuts. Check the ‘may contain’ warnings too.
Check the ‘of which sugars’ amount per 100 g and the product the cookie bars are being compared with. The words ‘Less Sugar’ alone don’t tell you how much sugar the product contains or how the comparison was made.
