If reducing sugar is your top priority, a traditional kano pastry may not be the obvious choice: Jumbo, Albert Heijn and PLUS list 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g for the kano pastries mentioned here, while PLUS lists the same range for Aviateur Kano pastries. If you mainly want to serve a pastry with almond paste, check that the ingredients and allergens are suitable for your guests. If reducing sugar matters more than the kano shape, compare other types of biscuits on the current packaging.
For a children’s party or a treat to take to school, you’re looking for a biscuit where reducing sugar matters more than the familiar kano shape. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends checking in advance what the school or childcare setting allows under its policy.
The pastry with almond paste is your starting point. Compare the number of portions and read the ingredients and allergen information rather than assuming that a small treat is also low in sugar.
You want to know which biscuits are suitable for which guests. Product information from Jumbo, Albert Heijn and PLUS lists different allergens for the kano pastries in question, so check each chosen pack for any ‘may contain’ warnings too.
First decide whether you definitely want to hand out kano pastries or whether another biscuit would work too. A biscuit marketed as ‘no added sugars’ is not automatically a kano pastry or suitable for every guest.
Choose these if: the familiar kano shape matters more than reducing sugar, and the ingredients are suitable for your guests.
The trade-off: according to the retailers, the kano pastries mentioned from Jumbo, Albert Heijn and PLUS, as well as the Aviateur Kano pastries listed by PLUS, contain 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g.
Choose this if: the sugar information on the packaging matters more to you than the kano shape.
The trade-off: a biscuit, wafer or cookie bar is different from a kano pastry with almond paste. Check the nutritional information and allergens for any alternative too.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar content | Compare ‘of which sugars’ per 100 g; check separately whether the product you’ve chosen makes a claim about added sugars. | I want to hand out something sweet, but reducing sugar matters more to me than the kano shape. For around 46% of consumers, sugar is the top priority. |
| Allergens | Ask about your guests’ needs and check both the ingredients and any ‘may contain’ warnings on the current packaging. | If a guest needs to avoid certain ingredients, I don’t want to judge by how the biscuit looks. Around 36% of consumers give this the highest priority. |
| Shape and serving | Check the number of biscuits or portions, and ask the school or childcare setting in advance what you’re allowed to hand out. | For my birthday, the main thing is having enough recognisable kano pastries to serve, as long as the other requirements are met. That’s the first consideration for around 18% of consumers. |
According to the retailers, the kano pastries mentioned from Jumbo, Albert Heijn and PLUS, as well as the Aviateur Kano pastries listed by PLUS, contain 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g. The shape or portion size doesn’t change the nutritional value per 100 g.
Compare the nutritional information on a like-for-like basis. If reducing sugar is essential, consider other types of biscuits too.
The kano pastries mentioned here list ingredients including wheat, milk, soya, egg or nuts. Which of these are present, and which are listed as possible traces only, varies by product.
Ask about allergies in advance and check the packaging of every biscuit you plan to hand out.
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says that schools may have their own rules about what children can bring in as a treat.
Check those rules before buying, and ask about the needs of any children who may require an alternative.
Ingredients and nutritional information can change. This is particularly important if a sugar value or allergen affects your choice.
Use a retailer’s information to compare products, then read the current packaging before handing them out.
The brands below offer different options: most of the products mentioned are kano pastries, while Verkade’s biscuit is a different type. Always assess the specific product, not the brand as a whole.
Albert Heijn lists a 270 g pack of butter kano pastries, with six 45 g portions.
Jumbo lists butter kano pastries with almond paste in a 275 g pack containing five portions.
PLUS lists its own butter kano pastries with almond paste, as well as Aviateur Kano pastries.
Aviateur makes kano pastries filled with almond paste; PLUS lists an individually wrapped version.
Lidl lists Sondey Kano pastries as butter biscuits with almond paste in a 325 g pack.
Verkade offers San Francisco Zero as a different type of biscuit, not a kano pastry.
These are different types of biscuits for anyone who doesn’t want to stick to kano pastries for a birthday. If you’re looking to reduce sugar, check the nutritional information on the current packaging; a product name alone doesn’t confirm its sugar content or any claims.
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A biscuit to consider if you don’t need the kano shape. The pack contains 216 g; check the current nutritional information and allergens before choosing it for your guests.
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A wafer instead of a kano pastry with almond paste, in a listed pack size of 12 × 27 g. Check the sugar content and allergens on the current packaging before handing out the wafers.
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A cookie bar to consider if you’d like to offer something other than a kano pastry. The product name indicates that there are six bars; check the nutritional information and ingredients on the packaging to see whether this variety meets your sugar and allergen requirements.
The kano pastries mentioned from Jumbo, Albert Heijn and PLUS, as well as the Aviateur Kano pastries listed by PLUS, aren’t an obvious choice if reducing sugar is your priority: the retailers list 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g. If you choose a different biscuit, always compare the value per 100 g on the current packaging.
No, the two descriptions don’t mean the same thing. Verkade describes San Francisco Zero as having ‘no added sugars’, but also lists 1.7 g of sugars per 100 g. Check both the nutritional information and the ingredients for the specific biscuit.
Before buying, ask what the school or childcare setting allows under its policy. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre highlights that local rules may apply. Also check for any allergies and read the packaging for the treat you’ve chosen.
For each product, check for ingredients such as wheat, milk, soya, egg and nuts. These ingredients, and any warnings about traces, vary between the kano pastries mentioned from Jumbo, Albert Heijn and PLUS. The current packaging is the best guide to what you can offer a guest.
