Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit

Q: How many calories and how much protein are in Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit?

Per 100 g, Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit has 265 kcal, 6.5 g protein, 53.1 g carbohydrate, 2.9 g fat and 0.5 g saturated fat. One serve (1 serve, 83.5 g of dry kit (a quarter of the pack)) has 221 kcal and 5.4 g protein.

Q: What are the ingredients in Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit?

4 ingredients, in label order: Rice: Basmati Rice, Lucknowi Biryani Paste: Onion, Water, Curd, Refined Sunflower Oil, Watermelon (Magaz) Seed Paste, Iodized Salt, Ginger, Garlic, Garam Masala Seasoning, Rose Water, Keora Water, Flavour Enhancers (INS 627, INS 631), Spices and Condiments, Rice Flour, Acidity Regulator (INS 330), Saffron, Whole Spices: Cinnamon Stick, Green Cardamom, Bay Leaf, Clove, Black Pepper, Burani Raita Seasoning.... Flagged: Maltodextrin (low concern).

Q: Does Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit live up to its claims?

4 claims checked: 2 hold, 2 need care. "Ready in 30 minutes" needs care: The pack's three steps are cooking the rice with whole spices, making a gravy with vegetables or meat, and layering and dum cooking. The 30 minutes depend on how fast the added vegetables or meat cook. "Make 1kg Biryani" needs care: The kit itself is 200 g rice, 125 g paste, 2 g whole spices and 12 g raita seasoning. The 1 kg figure only works once the rice cooks, and vegetables or meat are added.

Q: Who should limit Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit?

Most adults: a few times a week. About 482 mg sodium per serve is roughly a quarter of the day's limit. Children: a few times a week. Low sugar and saturated fat, but 482 mg sodium in a serve and flavour enhancers. High blood pressure: occasionally. 577 mg sodium per 100 g before any salt, meat or extras you add.

Q: How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit have?

Per 100 g, Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit has 0.3 g added sugar, 577 mg sodium (about 1.4 g salt) and 0.5 g saturated fat. The FSSAI and UK FSA "high" lines are 10 g added sugar, 600 mg sodium and 5 g saturated fat per 100 g. It is under all three lines.

Published 29 October 2026

Summary

Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit is a cook-at-home set of basmati rice, spice paste, whole spices and raita seasoning. It scores EB2: low on nutrition because it is mostly rice starch, clean on ingredients bar a few flavour enhancers, and moderate on risk because of the sodium. Handy now and then, best with vegetables or chicken added.

Ingredients, decoded

4 listed

Rice: Basmati Rice
Lucknowi Biryani Paste: Onion, Water, Curd, Refined Sunflower Oil, Watermelon (Magaz) Seed Paste, Iodized Salt, Ginger, Garlic, Garam Masala Seasoning, Rose Water, Keora Water, Flavour Enhancers (INS 627, INS 631), Spices and Condiments, Rice Flour, Acidity Regulator (INS 330), Saffron
Whole Spices: Cinnamon Stick, Green Cardamom, Bay Leaf, Clove, Black Pepper
Burani Raita Seasoning: Maltodextrin, Spices & Condiments (Cumin Powder, Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Ginger Powder), Sugar, Iodized Salt, Black Salt, Dehydrated Onion Powder, Dehydrated Garlic Powder, Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (Soya), Dried Mango Powder, Anticaking (INS 551), Dehydrated Parsley, Cumin Extract, Flavour Enhancer (INS 627, INS 631), Natural Colouring Agent (INS 160 C (i))

High concernModerate concernLow concernNo concernIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more. How we rate additives

Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit pack, front view

<½ teaspoon of sugar in every 100 g · 0.8 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon

Nutrition per 100 g

ENutrition densityBIngredient integrity2Load risk

Nutrition facts
Energy	264.7 kcal
Protein	6.5 g
Carbohydrates	53.1 g
Total sugars	0.83 g
Added sugars	0.3 g
Total fat	2.9 g
Saturated fat	0.5 g
Trans fat	0 g
Cholesterol	1 mg
Sodium	577.2 mg

Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

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What to know about Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit

A rice-based biryani kit with a salty paste

Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit is a four-part kit: 200 g basmati rice, 125 g Lucknowi biryani paste, 2 g whole spices (cinnamon, green cardamom, bay leaf, clove, black pepper) and 12 g Burani raita seasoning. The paste leads with onion, water, curd and refined sunflower oil, then watermelon (magaz) seed paste, ginger, garlic, rose water, keora water and saffron. It is bought by people who want a restaurant-style dum biryani without sourcing the spices. The pack declares no ingredient percentages.

Per 100 g the kit has 264.7 kcal, 6.5 g protein, 53.1 g carbohydrate, 0.3 g added sugar, 2.9 g fat (0.5 g saturated) and 577 mg sodium. One 83.5 g serve, a quarter of the kit, has about 221 kcal, 5.5 g protein and 482 mg sodium. These figures are for the kit as sold, before you add vegetables, paneer, chicken or meat.

The name and the ingredient list agree: saffron, rose water, keora water and watermelon seed paste are the Lucknowi touches, and the pack's no artificial colours or preservatives claim holds. The weak side is nutrition, since most of the kit is rice, and the salt in the paste. CleanPlate scores it EB2.

Why Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit scores EB2

Nutrition is an E because the kit is mostly rice starch with 6.5 g protein per 100 g. Ingredients are a B with few additives, and risk is a 2, driven almost entirely by 577 mg sodium per 100 g.

How we score →

01 Nutrition densityA to E

Very low nutrient density

Protein: 6.5 g
Fibre: Not declared
Vitamins and minerals: None declared
Energy: 265 kcal

01 Nutrition density: why E

Protein is 6.5 g per 100 g and the largest share comes from the basmati rice, a refined-grain source. Carbohydrate is 53.1 g per 100 g and no fibre is declared, so the grade earns no credit for protein or fibre.

No vitamins or minerals are declared, so nothing else lifts the grade. One 83.5 g serve gives about 221 kcal and 5.5 g protein before any additions.

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. Protein also has to supply at least 12.5% of the calories to count, and 25% for full credit.

02 Ingredient integrityA to E

Good, few concerning additives

Base: Rice: Basmati Rice
Main fat: Lucknowi Biryani Paste:...
Sweeteners: Burani Raita Seas...
Additives: 2
Flagged: Maltodextrin

02 Ingredient integrity: why B

The list is mostly recognisable food: basmati rice, onion, curd, sunflower oil, ginger, garlic, whole spices and saffron. No hydrogenated fat, dye or sweetener is listed, and no hollow label promise costs points.

The ingredient points that are lost come from silicon dioxide (551) as an anticaking agent and from flavour enhancers 627 and 631, which are scored once even though they appear in both the paste and the raita seasoning. Citric acid (330) costs nothing. No percentages are declared, which limits how much credit the list can earn.

Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.

03 Load risk1 to 5

Low risk

Added sugar: 0.3 g
Sodium: 577.2 mg
Saturated fat: 0.5 g
Trans fat: 0 g

03 Load risk: why 2

Sodium is the driver: 577 mg per 100 g, or about 482 mg per serve, comes from iodized salt in the paste and in the raita seasoning, plus the flavour enhancers. It makes up nearly all of the risk score.

Saturated fat is 0.5 g per 100 g and added sugar is 0.3 g, so both barely register. Energy is 264.7 kcal per 100 g, mostly from rice, and does not add to the risk grade.

Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.

Red flags

Red flag: Contains Maltodextrin

Green flags

Nothing stands out in its favour.

Does Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit live up to its claims?

The no artificial colours or preservatives claim holds, and the Lucknowi name is backed by saffron, rose water and keora water. Ready in 30 minutes and Make 1kg Biryani depend on what you add and how you cook.

Product name
“Lucknowi Biryani Kit”
Holds
The kit has basmati rice, a paste with watermelon (magaz) seed paste, rose water, keora water and saffron, whole spices and a raita seasoning. No percentages are declared for any of them.
On the pack
“No Artificial Colours or Preservatives”
Holds
No preservative is listed, and the only colour is declared as natural (INS 160 C (i)). Flavour enhancers 627 and 631, anticaking 551 and acidity regulator 330 are additives, but not preservatives.
On the pack
“Ready in 30 minutes”
Be careful
The pack's three steps are cooking the rice with whole spices, making a gravy with vegetables or meat, and layering and dum cooking. The 30 minutes depend on how fast the added vegetables or meat cook.
On the pack
“Make 1kg Biryani”
Be careful
The kit itself is 200 g rice, 125 g paste, 2 g whole spices and 12 g raita seasoning. The 1 kg figure only works once the rice cooks, and vegetables or meat are added.

What's in Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit?

Basmati rice and a paste of onion, curd and sunflower oil lead the list. Watch the sodium, and the flavour enhancers 627 and 631 that appear in both the paste and the raita seasoning.

The ingredient list, read for you

Basmati rice is the first component. The Lucknowi paste is built on onion, water, curd and refined sunflower oil, with watermelon (magaz) seed paste for body, then salt, ginger, garlic, garam masala, rose water, keora water and saffron for the Lucknowi flavour. Flavour enhancers 627 and 631 sit in the middle of the list, with citric acid (330) as the acidity regulator.

The whole spices are cinnamon, green cardamom, bay leaf, clove and black pepper. The raita seasoning starts with maltodextrin, then cumin, chilli, coriander and ginger powder, sugar, two salts, onion and garlic powder, soya protein, mango powder, an anticaking agent (551), flavour enhancers 627 and 631, and a natural colour. No ingredient percentages are declared.

Ingredients to watch

Rice-starch baseConcern
Most of the kit is rice, with 53.1 g carbohydrate and 6.5 g protein per 100 g and no fibre declared. This is what holds the nutrition grade at its lowest.
SodiumWorth watching
577 mg per 100 g, about 482 mg per serve, from iodized salt and black salt plus flavour enhancers. It is nearly all of the risk score.
Flavour enhancers 627 and 631Worth watching
Listed in both the paste and the raita seasoning. They cost ingredient points, counted once.
Anticaking agent 551 and maltodextrin in the raita seasoningWorth watching
Silicon dioxide costs a small ingredient penalty. The raita seasoning also starts with maltodextrin, with a little sugar after the spices.
Saturated fat and added sugarFine
0.5 g saturated fat and 0.3 g added sugar per 100 g, with no trans fat and no hydrogenated fat listed.

What it doesn’t have

No fibre, vitamins or minerals are declared on the panel.
No percentages are given for the paste, saffron or any other ingredient.

Who should eat Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit?

A few times a week for most adults. Anyone watching blood pressure should go occasionally, since one serve of the dry kit already has about 482 mg sodium.

Most adultsA few times a week
About 482 mg sodium per serve is roughly a quarter of the day's limit.
ChildrenA few times a week
Low sugar and saturated fat, but 482 mg sodium in a serve and flavour enhancers.
High blood pressureOccasionally
577 mg sodium per 100 g before any salt, meat or extras you add.
Weight managementA few times a week
About 221 kcal per dry serve, with only about 5.5 g protein unless you add some.

Recipes with Kohinoor Lucknowi Biryani Kit

Add vegetables, paneer or chicken for protein and fibre, and keep extra salt low, because the paste and raita seasoning already supply 482 mg sodium per serve.

Vegetable dum biryani

Cook mixed vegetables in the paste and layer with the rice, so fibre comes from what you add, since the kit declares none.

Chicken or paneer biryani

Cook chicken or paneer in the paste for extra protein, as the kit has only about 5.5 g per serve.

Lighter-salt biryani

Skip extra salt in the gravy and rice water, because the paste and raita seasoning already bring about 482 mg sodium per serve.

Burani raita

Stir the 12 g raita seasoning into plain curd, and taste before adding salt, as it already lists two salts.