Choose M&S Barbecue High Protein Rice Cakes if the rice cake itself needs to meet the high-protein condition: M&S lists 24.8 g protein and 451 kcal per 100 g, which works out at about 22% of energy from protein. A plain rice cake makes more sense when toppings will provide the flavour; check the current pack for dietary and allergen information before serving either option to guests.
For a ready-to-serve savoury option where the rice cake itself, rather than a topping, needs to meet the high-protein condition, M&S lists 24.8 g protein and 451 kcal per 100 g for its Barbecue High Protein Rice Cakes. That puts the calculated share of energy from protein at about 22%.
M&S labels its Barbecue High Protein Rice Cakes vegan and gluten free; Kallo describes its Organic Lightly Salted Rice Cakes the same way. Check the exact current pack, including precautionary allergen statements, before offering either product to guests.
Kallo Organic Lightly Salted Rice Cakes provide a plain base when guests will choose their own toppings. Select the rice cake and toppings separately for the menu rather than assuming the plain cake meets a high-protein brief.
Decide whether the rice cake itself must meet the high-protein condition, then check flavour, pack information and serving format against your party plans.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Protein claim | Check protein and energy per 100 g, not protein grams alone. The high-protein claim condition cited by legislation.gov.uk requires at least 20% of the food’s energy to come from protein; M&S lists figures that work out at about 22% for its Barbecue High Protein Rice Cakes. | I want the rice cake itself to meet the high-protein condition, without counting what guests might put on top. |
| Guest information | Read the exact pack’s ingredients, dietary declarations and precautionary allergen statements. Kallo states that its lightly salted cakes may contain milk, sesame and soya; Tesco lists possible milk, soya, mustard, wheat and other cereals containing gluten for Snack a Jacks Jumbo Salt & Vinegar Rice Cakes. | Guests need to be able to check the packaging for themselves before choosing a snack. |
| Flavour | Compare a lightly salted base with barbecue or salt-and-vinegar seasoning. Decide whether the cakes will be served alone or alongside toppings and dips. | For a topping station, I would rather let the toppings provide the main flavour; a seasoned cake can go in a separate snack bowl. |
| Servings | Check the pack’s stated servings alongside your guest count and the other food on the table. Tesco lists 12 servings for the 117 g Snack a Jacks Jumbo Salt & Vinegar pack. | I need enough portions for the way the cakes will be served, whether guests take one alone or add toppings. |
A protein figure per 100 g does not, by itself, show what share of the food’s energy comes from protein. That distinction matters if the party menu specifically calls for a high-protein rice cake.
Compare protein and energy on the exact pack against the condition that at least 20% of energy comes from protein. M&S lists 24.8 g protein and 451 kcal per 100 g for its Barbecue High Protein Rice Cakes, equivalent to about 22%.
Those declarations do not replace the ingredients and precautionary statements on a particular pack. The Food Standards Agency explains that precautionary allergen labelling communicates possible unintended allergen presence.
Keep the current packaging available for guests to read, and check each product and topping separately before putting them out.
Barbecue or salt-and-vinegar seasoning may not suit the dips or sweet toppings planned for the table.
Serve flavoured cakes as a separate savoury snack if they fit the menu; choose a lightly salted base when guests will build their own combinations.
M&S Barbecue High Protein Rice Cakes are a ready-to-serve, savoury rice-cake option.
Kallo Organic Lightly Salted Rice Cakes offer a plain base for separately chosen toppings.
The Jumbo Salt & Vinegar Rice Cakes are a flavoured sharing-snack option listed by Tesco.
The Joybuy option shown is a Kallo lentil cake, not a rice cake. Consider it if a lentil-based savoury snack fits your party spread, and check its current nutrition and allergen information before relying on a protein or dietary claim.
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These lentil cakes are an alternative for a savoury party snack, but they will not provide the rice-cake texture some guests expect. Check protein and energy on the current 100g pack if meeting the high-protein condition matters, and review its allergen statements before serving.
Compare its protein and energy figures: the high-protein claim condition cited by legislation.gov.uk requires at least 20% of the food’s energy to come from protein. M&S lists 24.8 g protein and 451 kcal per 100 g for its Barbecue High Protein Rice Cakes, equivalent to about 22%; check the figures on the current pack.
No. Kallo lists 8.5 g protein per 100 g for its Organic Lightly Salted Rice Cakes, but protein grams alone do not establish whether a food meets the condition based on its share of energy. Check both protein and energy on the exact pack if that claim is important to your menu.
Yes, M&S lists those declarations for this exact product. Read the current pack’s ingredients and allergen information before serving it to guests rather than extending the declarations to other flavours or products.
Keep the packaging for each rice cake and topping so guests can read its ingredients and precautionary statements. Kallo states that its lightly salted rice cakes may contain milk, sesame and soya; Tesco lists possible milk, soya, mustard, wheat and other cereals containing gluten for Snack a Jacks Jumbo Salt & Vinegar Rice Cakes.