For a summer picnic, choose dry-roasted peanuts if a savoury snack for sharing is the priority, plain almonds if you want less salt, or a nut bar if separate portions are easier to pack. Compare protein for the amount you expect to eat: Tesco Groceries lists 9g per 30g serving for KP Dry Roasted Peanuts and 12g per 50g bar for KIND Protein Caramel Nut. Check each current pack for salt and allergens before serving it to a group.
If protein is your main reason for choosing a snack, check both the serving and per-100g figures. Tesco Groceries lists 9g protein in a 30g serving of KP Dry Roasted Peanuts and 12g in a 50g KIND Protein Caramel Nut bar; the portions are different sizes.
Plain almonds may fit better than seasoned peanuts if salt is the deciding factor. Tesco Groceries lists less than 0.01g salt per 100g for Tesco Almonds, compared with 1.6g per 100g for KP Dry Roasted Peanuts.
Decide whether guests will take their own bar or serve nuts from a shared container. Whichever format you choose, keep the pack or its allergen information available so guests can check what they are being offered.
Choose when: You want a savoury nut snack to serve to several people.
Consider: Tesco Groceries lists 1.6g salt per 100g for the KP Dry Roasted Peanuts used in this comparison.
Choose when: You prefer whole nuts with little labelled salt.
Consider: Tesco Groceries lists 21.1g protein per 100g for Tesco Almonds, compared with 30g per 100g for the KP Dry Roasted Peanuts.
Choose when: A separate bar for each person is easier than serving loose nuts.
Consider: Check the ingredients as well as the protein figure; the KIND Protein Caramel Nut bar listed by Tesco Groceries includes peanuts and soya protein isolate.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | Read protein per serving for the amount you plan to eat, then per 100g to compare products of different sizes. Tesco Groceries lists KP Dry Roasted Peanuts at 9g per 30g and 30g per 100g; KIND Protein Caramel Nut at 12g per 50g bar and 25g per 100g. | I want to know what one picnic portion provides, not judge two differently sized portions by the front of the pack. |
| Salt and ingredients | Compare salt per 100g on the current packs and read the ingredients if choosing a coated or flavoured snack. Tesco Groceries lists 1.6g salt per 100g for KP Dry Roasted Peanuts and less than 0.01g for Tesco Almonds. | A plain nut might suit me better if I would rather avoid a salty savoury snack or a bar with added ingredients. |
| Allergens | Check each pack's ingredients and any 'may contain' statement before serving. GOV.UK lists peanuts and nuts separately among the allergens that food businesses must identify when used as ingredients. | Other guests need to be able to identify the snack before taking any from a shared picnic spread. |
| Portions | Check the stated serving size and pack quantity. A 30g serving of nuts and a 50g bar are not like-for-like portions, even when both display a protein figure. | If everyone is taking their own snack, separate bars may be simpler; for a shared container, I need to decide how the nuts will be served. |
| Picnic storage | Follow the nut pack's storage instructions. Keep foods you would normally refrigerate cool at the picnic, as the Food Standards Agency advises; Food Standards Scotland recommends a cool bag or box with ice or frozen gel packs. | I am packing nuts alongside chilled food and need to handle those items differently. |
Tesco Groceries lists 12g protein in a 50g KIND Protein Caramel Nut bar and 9g in a 30g serving of KP Dry Roasted Peanuts. Per 100g, the figures are 25g and 30g respectively, so the answer changes with the comparison.
Use the serving figure for what you expect to eat and the per-100g figure to compare protein concentration.
Tesco Groceries lists 1.6g salt per 100g for KP Dry Roasted Peanuts and less than 0.01g for Tesco Almonds. A nut-based bar can also contain ingredients beyond nuts, including soya protein isolate in the listed KIND bar.
Read the current nutrition panel and ingredients list if salt or the type of snack matters to your choice.
Peanuts and nuts are distinct allergens in GOV.UK's food-labelling guidance. Guests may also need to consider other ingredients or 'may contain' statements on a particular pack.
Keep packs available, check each product's current allergy information and ask guests about relevant allergies before offering a shared snack.
A nut pack's storage instructions do not replace the need to keep normally refrigerated picnic foods cool. The Food Standards Agency advises keeping those foods cool during a picnic.
Store nuts as their packs direct, and carry foods that normally need refrigeration separately in a cool bag or box.
These examples illustrate particular products or ranges, rather than making claims about every snack sold under each brand.
KP Dry Roasted Peanuts are a savoury peanut option in the Tesco Groceries listing used for the portion comparison.
Tesco Almonds are a plain whole-nut example for comparing protein and salt with seasoned peanuts.
M&S lists mixed nuts and seeds among its Foodhall nut-and-seed options.
These options include peanut and cashew snacks for sharing, alongside nut-based bars that can be divided into separate picnic portions. Check each product's current label for protein, salt and allergens rather than applying the figures for the different products discussed above.
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The 12 × 50g pack offers bars that can be allocated as picnic portions. Check the current label for protein per bar, ingredients and allergens.
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A 250g cashew pack to serve in portions at a picnic. Compare its current protein and salt figures with other nuts, and check the allergen statement before sharing.
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Four 40g peanut-and-chocolate bars provide a bar format for picnic portions. Check the current protein-per-bar figure, ingredients and allergen declaration.
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A 415g salted-peanut pack for serving to a group. Check its own protein and salt figures and allergy statement; the dry-roasted KP figures elsewhere in this article describe a different product.
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A 225g honey-roast peanut pack to portion out for sharing. Check its current protein, sugar and salt figures and allergen declaration when comparing it with plain nuts.
By protein per 100g, KP Dry Roasted Peanuts has the highest labelled figure among the four Tesco Groceries products compared here, at 30g. Its stated 30g serving provides 9g, while the KIND Protein Caramel Nut bar provides 12g in a larger, 50g portion. Use the figure that matches the amount you plan to eat.
The plain almonds in this comparison do: Tesco Groceries lists less than 0.01g salt per 100g for Tesco Almonds and 0g for Mawa Almonds, against 1.6g for KP Dry Roasted Peanuts. Check the particular packs you buy rather than applying those figures to every almond or peanut product.
Follow the nut pack's storage instructions, and keep foods you would normally refrigerate cool. The Food Standards Agency advises keeping such foods cool at a picnic; Food Standards Scotland recommends a cool bag or box with ice or frozen gel packs.
Check every current pack's ingredients, allergen declaration and any 'may contain' wording, then ask guests about relevant allergies before serving. GOV.UK lists peanuts and nuts separately among the allergens that food businesses must identify when used as ingredients, so do not treat one nut product as interchangeable with another.