Chheda's Peanut Chikki
Red flags
- −Red flag: High sugar (40g per 100g)
Green flags
- +Green flag: High protein (20g per 100g)
- +Green flag: High fibre (10g)
- +Green flag: Low sodium
Ingredients, decoded
4 listed- Peanuts
- Jaggery
- Sugar
- Glucose
Our take
CleanPlate reviewPeanut chikki with sugar and glucose beside jaggery
Chheda's Peanut Chikki lists peanuts, jaggery, sugar and glucose, with no percentages. The pack is 90 g and the panel is printed per 20 g serve (four serves a pack), converted here to per 100 g.
CleanPlate scores it CB4. The C for nutrition is middling: 20 g protein and 10 g fibre per 100 g. The B for ingredients reflects a mix of whole and refined ingredients (led by peanuts, jaggery and sugar), and almost no additives. The 4 for risk comes mainly from free sugar (40 g per 100 g) and calories (550 kcal per 100 g).
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- On the packPartly true
“blend of roasted peanut, & jaggery”
Peanuts and jaggery lead the list, but refined sugar and glucose are listed as well, so jaggery is not the only sweetener.
How CB4 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Adequate nutrient density
- Protein
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 10 g
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 550 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Good, few concerning additives
- Base
- Peanuts
- Sweeteners
- 3 types
- Additives
- 0
- Flagged
- None
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
High risk
- Total sugar
- 40 g
- Sodium
- 50 mg
- Saturated fat
- 5 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
Peanuts, jaggery, sugar and glucose; no ingredient has a percentage.
Per 100 g: 550 kcal, 25 g fat of which 5 g saturated, 40 g sugar, 10 g fibre, 20 g protein, 50 mg sodium. The panel is per 20 g serve, so every value is a rounded serve figure multiplied by five. No added-sugar line is printed, so the 40 g of total sugar is counted as free sugar. Declared energy (550 kcal) is about 13% above the Atwater sum.
Ingredients to watch
- Free sugarConcern
About 40 g per 100 g, nearly twice the 22.5 g high line; jaggery, sugar and glucose all feed it.
- CaloriesConcern
550 kcal per 100 g, about 110 kcal in a 20 g piece.
- ProteinWorth watching
20 g per 100 g from peanuts, but peanut protein earns half credit in the grade.
- PeanutsFine
Peanuts are the first ingredient, with no oil, colour or preservative added.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "Jaggery makes it a healthy sweet"
The list also has sugar and glucose, and the panel counts about 40 g of free sugar per 100 g.
Myth: "Chikki is a protein bar"
It has 20 g of protein per 100 g, but about 40 g of that weight is sugar.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsA few times a week
- ChildrenOccasionally
- Diabetes or prediabetesOccasionally, watch the sugar
Smarter ways to eat it
Keep it to one piece
One 20 g piece carries about 8 g of sugar and 110 kcal.
Pair with plain peanuts
A handful of roasted peanuts gives the protein with no added sugar.
Common questions
Is Chheda's Peanut Chikki healthy?
Chheda's Peanut Chikki scores CB4 (Fair) on CleanPlate, which makes it an occasional-use product, where the concerns start to outweigh the positives. The main concerns are: High sugar (40g per 100g). On the plus side: High protein (20g per 100g); High fibre (10g); Low sodium.
What does the CB4 score mean?
The first letter (C) grades nutritional value: adequate nutrient density. The second letter (B) grades ingredient and label integrity: good, few concerning additives. The number (4) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): high risk.
Last reviewed October 15, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.