The ready-made kano biscuits compared here are not a low-sugar choice: their labels list 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g, while the Netherlands Nutrition Centre sets a maximum of 5 g per 100 g for a ‘low sugar’ claim. If you mainly want traditional kano biscuits without baking them yourself, compare the sugar values and allergens. If you want to choose the ingredients and amount of added sugar yourself, pick a recipe and bake your own. Biscuits containing fruit can still contain sugars.
If you bake your own so you can choose the ingredients and amount of added sugar, don’t just compare recipes with ready-made kano biscuits. Check the sugars in the ingredients you choose for your recipe too.
Ready-made kano biscuits save you time in the kitchen. For your Christmas table, compare the number of portions, nutritional values per 100 g and allergens, rather than assuming that the lowest sugar value in the range means a low-sugar product.
Whether kano biscuits or homemade biscuits are suitable depends on the ingredients used and any possible traces. Check the latest allergen information for every product you buy and for the ingredients you use yourself.
Best for: serving a traditional kano biscuit without spending time baking.
The trade-off: according to Jumbo, PLUS and Albert Heijn, the varieties compared contain 36.8 to 39 g of sugars per 100 g, so they are not a low-sugar choice under the Netherlands Nutrition Centre’s threshold.
Best for: choosing the ingredients and amount of added sugar yourself.
The trade-off: baking takes time, and a recipe containing fruit isn’t automatically sugar-free.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Sugars | Compare ‘of which sugars’ per 100 g; check added sugars separately if that figure is listed. | I want to serve less sugar at Christmas; choosing the lowest value among regular kano biscuits isn’t enough. For around 36% of consumers, reducing sugar is the top priority. |
| Convenience and portions | Check the number of biscuits or portions and the pack weight. | If I need to serve the biscuits straight away, I want a familiar kano without having to bake. For around 29% of consumers, convenience comes first. |
| Allergens | Read the latest ingredients list and check the details of any allergens present and possible traces. | When catering for guests with allergies, I want to be able to check which ingredients and possible traces are in the biscuits. Around 21% of consumers put checking allergens first. |
| Availability | Check whether the pack you want is available and whether it contains enough portions. | For a larger gathering, I want to be able to buy enough biscuits from a shop that’s convenient for me. For around 14% of consumers, availability and pack size are the main considerations. |
A kano biscuit may have the lowest sugar value in a comparison and still not meet the threshold for a ‘low sugar’ claim. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre sets a maximum of 5 g of sugars per 100 g for this claim; the product labels compared here list 36.8 to 39 g per 100 g.
Use the value per 100 g to compare products, and don’t judge a nutrition claim based only on how products rank against one another.
Portion sizes vary between products: Albert Heijn lists 45 g per portion for AH Roomboter kano's, while Jumbo lists 55 g for Jumbo Kano's met Roomboter.
Compare products per 100 g first, then consider how much you actually want to serve.
As well as almonds, the product information for the kano biscuits compared here lists combinations of ingredients including wheat, milk, egg and soya. Possible traces can vary from product to product.
If you’re catering for guests with allergies, read the full allergen information on the latest packaging. If you’re baking your own, check every ingredient too.
A kano biscuit’s name won’t tell you how many sugars it contains per 100 g or which allergens are listed for that pack.
Before serving an unfamiliar variety, check the nutritional information, ingredients, allergens and use-by information on the packaging.
Albert Heijn lists AH Roomboter kano's as a 270 g pack containing six 45 g portions.
Jumbo lists Jumbo Kano's met Roomboter as a 275 g pack containing five 55 g portions.
PLUS lists Aviateur Kano's as biscuits with a 46% almond paste filling.
PLUS describes PLUS Roomboter kano's as butter biscuits with an almond paste filling and almond decoration.
Lidl Netherlands describes Sondey Kano's as butter biscuits filled with almond paste, in a 325 g pack.
According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, the ‘low sugar’ nutrition claim applies to products containing no more than 5 g of sugars per 100 g. The regular kano biscuits compared here from Jumbo, Aviateur, Albert Heijn and PLUS list 36.8 to 39 g per 100 g, so they don’t meet that threshold.
No. Jumbo lists 36.8 g of sugars per 100 g for Jumbo Kano's met Roomboter. That’s less than the figures compared here for Aviateur, Albert Heijn and PLUS, but it’s still above the Netherlands Nutrition Centre’s threshold for a ‘low sugar’ claim.
Read the full allergen information on the latest packaging. The product information compared here lists combinations of wheat, milk, egg, soya and almonds. Details of possible traces are also important for the guest concerned.
You can choose a recipe that doesn’t call for added sugar, but that doesn’t make the biscuits sugar-free: ingredients such as fruit contain sugars too. Check the recipe and the ingredients used for allergens as well.
Only compare its sugar content and allergens once you’ve checked the nutritional information and ingredients on the packaging. The product name or pack weight alone won’t give you the full picture.
