Choose a kano pastry for a solo gaming session if you fancy a crunchy biscuit with almond paste and can set aside a portion in advance. Albert Heijn lists six 45 g portions for its butter kano pastries, but a portion size doesn’t tell you whether each biscuit is individually wrapped. Check the packaging if you’re looking for a snack to take with you, and read the ingredients and allergen information if you have a food allergy.
Would you like to decide in advance how much you’ll have during a gaming session? Albert Heijn lists six 45 g portions for its butter kano pastries. If you want to take one with you, check separately whether the biscuits are individually wrapped.
Albert Heijn and PLUS butter kano pastries list ingredients including wheat, egg, milk, soya and almond. For the specific pack, read the full ingredients list and the information about possible cross-contamination too.
First decide whether you want a clearly defined portion or a biscuit that’s individually wrapped. Then check the ingredients on the pack you choose.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Portion size | Check the number of portions and the weight per portion. Albert Heijn lists six 45 g portions for its butter kano pastries. | If I’m having them during one gaming session, I want to set aside an amount rather than keep taking biscuits from the pack. For around 42% of consumers, portion size comes first. |
| Individual wrapping | Check the pack to see whether each biscuit has its own wrapper; portion information doesn’t tell you this. | If I want to take one biscuit with me, I need it to be individually wrapped. This is the main requirement for around 25% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients list and any ‘may contain’ information on the packaging. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains how allergens are listed on food labels. | I want to be able to check which ingredients and potential allergens are in the biscuit I choose. For around 33% of consumers, this check matters most. |
Albert Heijn lists six 45 g portions for its butter kano pastries. This helps you divide up the pack, but doesn’t tell you whether each biscuit has its own wrapper.
Check the packaging if you want to take a single biscuit with you.
Albert Heijn and PLUS list other allergens alongside almond, including wheat, egg, milk and soya.
Read the full ingredients list and information about possible cross-contamination on the specific pack.
Heel Holland Bakt describes kano pastries as oblong biscuits filled with almond paste. Sondey’s filled biscuit is an alternative to consider, but it isn’t sold as a kano pastry.
Choose this option only if the shape isn’t essential to you, and check the ingredients and pack contents separately.
AH Butter Kano pastries: a 270 g pack which, according to Albert Heijn, contains six 45 g portions.
PLUS Butter Kano pastries: a 275 g pack described as crunchy biscuits with an almond decoration and almond paste filling.
Lidl lists a filled biscuit in its Sondey Luxe butter biscuits range, with nine biscuits per pack.
Verkade’s range of biscuits and cookies includes oat biscuits.
Not exactly. Heel Holland Bakt describes a kano pastry as an oblong, crunchy biscuit with almond paste. Other filled biscuits may differ in shape and ingredients, so check the label if you choose an alternative.
Albert Heijn lists 45 g per portion and six portions in the 270 g pack. This doesn’t confirm that each biscuit is individually wrapped.
No, the product name doesn’t give you the full allergen information. Albert Heijn and PLUS list almond in their butter kano pastries and also mention possible cross-contamination with other nuts. Read the full allergen information on the specific pack.
Albert Heijn recommends storing its butter kano pastries in a sealed tin after opening and keeping them somewhere cool and dry. PLUS also says to store its butter kano pastries in a cool, dry place. Follow the instructions on the pack you buy.
