Who might choose these snacks?

Travellers packing a dry snack

If you want a pack for a travel bag rather than a chilled snack, check the cool, dry storage instructions on the Kallo and M&S products. Keep it away from heat and moisture, and follow the pack’s instructions after opening.

Vegan or gluten-free travellers

The examined Kallo and M&S options carry vegan and gluten-free wording on their UK listings. Suitability still depends on the exact pack: read its ingredients and precautionary allergen statement, particularly if you need to avoid milk, sesame or soya.

Shoppers comparing plain and protein-focused cakes

ASDA lists 8.5g protein per 100g for Kallo Organic Lightly Salted Wholegrain Rice Cakes and 25.0g for Kallo Beetroot & Balsamic Veggie Cakes. Compare the amount you expect to eat as well as the per-100g figures; a lentil or pea cake is not the same product as a plain rice cake.

What should you compare?

Start with protein on the same per-100g basis, then use the serving, storage and allergen information to decide which pack works for the journey.

PriorityWhat to checkYour needs
Protein Compare protein per 100g, then per cake or intended serving. Tesco Groceries lists 26.0g per 100g and 1.8g per cake for Kallo Protein Packed Lentil Cakes; check the pack, as Joybuy gives a different per-100g figure for the same named product. I’m replacing plain rice cakes with a protein-focused option, but I also want to know how much protein is in the number of cakes I’ll eat.
Storage Read the cool, dry storage instruction and the directions for an opened pack. Check whether you can keep opened cakes in an airtight container during the trip. The pack may be opened over several stops, so I need a way to store the remaining cakes away from heat and moisture.
Dietary suitability Check the exact pack’s vegan and gluten-free wording, ingredients and precautionary allergens. Kallo listings warn of sesame and soya for the Protein Packed Lentil Cakes and milk, sesame and soya for the Beetroot & Balsamic Veggie Cakes; Joybuy also shows a milk warning for its Protein Packed Lentil Cakes entry. Vegan or gluten-free wording matters to me, but I cannot use it in place of the allergen statement for the pack I’m buying.
Flavour and nutrition Compare fat and salt per 100g alongside flavour. M&S lists 16.2g fat and 0.60g salt per 100g for its barbecue cakes; ASDA lists 1.1g salt per 100g for Kallo Beetroot & Balsamic Veggie Cakes. I’d like a savoury flavour, while being able to see how the fat and salt figures differ between packs.

What is easy to overlook?

  • Assuming every rice cake is protein-focused

    ASDA lists 8.5g protein per 100g for Kallo’s lightly salted wholegrain rice cakes, compared with 25.0g per 100g for its listing of Kallo Beetroot & Balsamic Veggie Cakes. The product name alone does not tell you the protein in a portion.

    Compare protein per 100g first, then check the figure for the number of cakes you plan to pack or eat.

  • Choosing by protein without reading the rest of the panel

    The compared flavoured cakes have different fat and salt figures: M&S lists 16.2g fat per 100g for its barbecue cakes, while ASDA lists 1.1g salt per 100g for Kallo Beetroot & Balsamic Veggie Cakes.

    Put protein, fat and salt figures on the same per-100g basis before choosing a flavour.

  • Treating vegan or gluten-free wording as allergen clearance

    Precautionary allergen statements differ between the Kallo flavours, and Joybuy’s Kallo Protein Packed Lentil Cakes entry contains a milk warning alongside vegan wording.

    Read the current pack’s ingredients and allergen statement for the exact flavour, especially if an allergy makes avoidance necessary.

Brands and retailers to compare

Kallo

Kallo’s listed lentil and lentil-and-pea cakes give you protein-focused alternatives to its plain rice cakes.

  • Tesco Groceries lists 26.0g protein per 100g for Protein Packed Lentil Cakes; ASDA lists 25.0g for Beetroot & Balsamic Veggie Cakes.
  • The flavours have different nutrition and precautionary allergen statements. Check the exact pack rather than applying one flavour’s details to another.

M&S

M&S lists Barbecue High Protein Rice Cakes as a flavoured option made with wholegrain brown rice, buckwheat, pea protein and lentil flour.

  • Its product listing gives 24.8g protein per 100g and carries vegan and gluten-free wording.
  • The same listing gives 16.2g fat per 100g, a figure worth comparing with other packs if fat content matters to your choice.

Snack a Jacks

Snack a Jacks is a rice-cake range to assess by the nutrition panel of the particular flavour and pack.

  • Do not assume a familiar rice-cake pack has the same protein figure as the named lentil or protein-enriched products compared here.

Tesco

Tesco Groceries lists Kallo Protein Packed Lentil Cakes, providing a retailer listing for that named product.

  • Its listing gives protein per 100g and per cake, alongside a cool, dry storage instruction.
  • These figures describe the Kallo product, not a Tesco own-label rice cake.

Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's lists Kallo Protein Packed Lentil Cakes 100g.

  • Its listing gives 26g protein per 100g and 1.8g per lentil cake.
  • The nutrition figures belong to the listed Kallo product, not to a Sainsbury's own-label alternative.

Asda

ASDA Groceries lists both Kallo Beetroot & Balsamic Veggie Cakes and Kallo Organic Lightly Salted Wholegrain Rice Cakes.

  • Its listings give 25.0g and 8.5g protein per 100g respectively, allowing a comparison between those two named products.
  • Check the received pack label for the current nutrition and ingredients.

Joybuy product option

This Kallo lentil cake is a protein-focused option to consider for a road-trip snack; compare its current pack details with the other products discussed above.

Kallo Protein Packed Lentil Cakes 100g pack

Kallo Protein Packed Lentil Cakes 100g

For a road-trip snack kept in a cool, dry place, this 100g pack is a lentil-cake alternative to plain rice cakes. Check its protein panel before comparing portions: Joybuy’s product information gives 21.0g per 100g, while Tesco Groceries lists 26.0g per 100g under the same product name. Joybuy’s vegan wording also appears alongside a milk allergen warning, so read the current pack’s ingredients and allergen statement if dietary suitability matters to you.

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Road-trip snack questions

Which of these cakes lists the most protein per 100g?

Among the three retailer-listed protein-focused options compared here, Tesco Groceries lists Kallo Protein Packed Lentil Cakes at 26.0g per 100g, ASDA lists Kallo Beetroot & Balsamic Veggie Cakes at 25.0g, and M&S lists its Barbecue High Protein Rice Cakes at 24.8g. Joybuy gives a different figure for its same-named Kallo pack, so use the pack’s current panel for the product you actually buy.

Do these snacks need a cool bag?

The examined Kallo and M&S products specify cool, dry storage rather than chilled storage. Keep the pack away from heat and moisture on the journey, and follow its instructions for storing any cakes left after opening.

Does vegan or gluten-free wording settle allergen suitability?

No. The examined retailer listings carry vegan and gluten-free wording for the three compared products, but their precautionary allergen statements differ. Kallo’s retailer listings warn of sesame and soya for Protein Packed Lentil Cakes and milk, sesame and soya for Beetroot & Balsamic Veggie Cakes; Joybuy also shows a milk warning for its Protein Packed Lentil Cakes entry. Read the current pack for the exact product before eating it if you need to avoid an allergen.