Often described as a sweet‑and‑salty biscuit with a kick of cumin (zeera), these are designed to be the perfect tea-time snack with a unique, savory-sweet twist ZakiAsianFoodsHKarim Buksh.

Ingredients & Additives

Two sources—one from Germany and one from Pakistan—provide detailed ingredient lists:

ZakiAsianFoods (Germany; 142 g)

• Ingredients: Wheat flour, hydrogenated vegetable oil, sugar, corn flour, skimmed milk powder, fresh eggs, salt, leavening agents, permissible food colour (CI‑19140) — which is Yellow 5/Tartrazine ZakiAsianFoods.

H. Karim Buksh (Pakistan; Family Pack 142 g)

• Ingredients: Wheat flour, hydrogenated vegetable oil, sugar, invert syrup, cumin seeds, whey powder, fresh eggs, salt, leavening agents, and flavourings (a blend of both natural & artificial) HKarim Buksh.

Features:

• Cumin seeds (“zeera”) add a savory, aromatic note.

• Additives include leavening agents and flavour blends.

• A food dye (CI‑19140) is used in European packs.

Nutrition (Per 100 g)

Germany variant (as per ZakiAsianFoods) — Per 100 g equivalent:

• Energy: 90 kcal per ~16 g serving; scaling to 100 g gives approx. 563 kcal

• Fat: 3.5 g

• Carbs: 13 g

• Sugar: 13 g

• Protein: 1 g

• Salt: 90 mg
  (Based on figures for a ~16 g portion — actual per‑100g values are estimations) ZakiAsianFoods.

Pakistan variant (H. Karim Buksh) — Per 100 g:

• Energy: ~484 kcal

• Sugars: ~70.6 g

• Fibre: ~1.6 g HKarim Buksh.

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