If you’re mainly looking to eat less sugar at Sunday breakfast, compare biscuits too, rather than just kano biscuits. Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g for the regular kano biscuits reviewed. However, a biscuit with less sugar isn’t a kano biscuit with almond paste. If you choose one, check the portion size, ingredients and any warning about polyols too.
If the amount of sugar is the deciding factor for you, you don’t have to choose a kano biscuit. Compare the nutritional information per 100 g and per portion: Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g for their regular kano biscuits, while Albert Heijn lists 1.7 g per 100 g for Verkade San Francisco Zero. These are, however, different types of biscuits.
If you’re after a buttery biscuit filled with almond paste to enjoy with your Sunday coffee or tea, another biscuit won’t have the same flavour or filling. When choosing, check the weight of each biscuit or portion and the sugars per portion, as well as the figure per 100 g.
If you have a relevant allergy or sensitivity to certain sweeteners, the ingredients list may matter more than the sugar figure. Check the current packaging for both kano biscuits and other biscuits for allergens, polyols and usage warnings.
Choose this: if the filled buttery biscuit itself matters more to you than significantly reducing your sugar intake.
The trade-off: a smaller portion limits how much you eat, but it doesn’t change the amount of sugars per 100 g in the kano biscuit.
Choose this: if the sugar figure matters more than the shape and almond paste filling of a kano biscuit.
The trade-off: the Verkade and AH biscuits mentioned contain different ingredients; both carry a warning that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect because of their polyols.
First decide whether you want a real kano biscuit or are happy with a different type of biscuit. Then compare the nutritional information on the same basis and check the ingredients of the option you’ve chosen.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of sugars | Compare ‘of which sugars’ per 100 g and per portion. Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list 36.8 to 39 g per 100 g for their regular kano biscuits; Albert Heijn lists 1.7 g per 100 g for Verkade San Francisco Zero. | If I mainly want less sugar, I’m happy to accept that a biscuit isn’t a filled kano. Around 50% of consumers put this sugar goal first. |
| Kano biscuit and portion size | Check the almond paste filling, the weight per biscuit and the sugars per portion. Albert Heijn lists a 45 g portion for its butter kano biscuits; Jumbo lists 55 g. | For a Sunday treat, I want to keep the familiar kano biscuit with almond paste and pay attention to how much I have. This is the main consideration for around 30% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and tolerance | Check the current packaging for allergen information, the sweeteners used and any warnings about polyols. | If I need to avoid certain ingredients or react badly to particular sweeteners, that determines which biscuit I can choose. This check comes first for around 20% of consumers. |
Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g for the regular kano biscuits reviewed. The name, or the presence of butter and almond paste, doesn’t mean a variety contains less sugar.
Read the nutritional information and compare both per 100 g and per portion before choosing.
A lower sugar figure doesn’t tell you how much energy or fat a biscuit contains. Albert Heijn lists 0.3 g of sugars, 465 kcal and 20 g of fat per 100 g for AH Digestive 0% suiker.
Look at the nutritional information as a whole and consider how many grams you’ll actually eat.
Albert Heijn lists maltitols in Verkade San Francisco Zero and 14 g of polyols per 100 g in AH Digestive 0% suiker. Both carry a warning that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect.
Read the ingredients and warning on the packaging, especially if you know you don’t tolerate polyols well.
A short description of a kano biscuit won’t always tell you which sugars, ingredients and allergens apply to the variety on the shelf.
Check the label on the pack you choose when you buy it, even if you’ve bought the product before.
AH butter kano biscuits and AH Digestive 0% suiker are different types of biscuits for different preferences.
Jumbo Kano's met Roomboter are regular kano biscuits filled with almond paste.
PLUS Roomboter kano's combine a butter biscuit with almond paste.
Verkade San Francisco Zero is a biscuit, not a kano biscuit filled with almond paste.
Lidl describes Sondey Kano's as butter biscuits filled with almond paste.
ALDI describes Heerlijck Banket Kano's as iced biscuits shaped like canoes.
The regular kano biscuits reviewed aren’t a sensible choice if you want to significantly limit your sugar intake: Albert Heijn lists 39 g of sugars per 100 g, Jumbo 36.8 g and PLUS 38.9 g. If you’re mainly after the classic kano biscuit with almond paste, compare the sugars per portion too.
No. Albert Heijn still lists 1.7 g of sugars per 100 g for Verkade San Francisco Zero, whose product information says ‘0% toegevoegde suiker’. Check ‘of which sugars’ in the nutritional information and read the ingredients list.
Use both: comparing per 100 g lets you check sugar figures on the same basis, while the portion size shows how much you’ll have at a time. Albert Heijn gives a portion size of 45 g for its butter kano biscuits, and Jumbo lists 55 g for its kano biscuits.
Read the ingredients and the usage warning. Albert Heijn lists maltitols for Verkade San Francisco Zero and polyols for AH Digestive 0% suiker; both carry a warning that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect.
Always check the pack you’ve chosen: the product information for the Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS kano biscuits reviewed lists ingredients including wheat, milk, egg, soya and almond, depending on the variety. Also read the current label for any other allergen information.
