Product information
About
Kaki no tane are small, crunchy rice crackers in a soy-sauce glaze with a light chilli warmth: the name means "persimmon seed", after their shape, and there is no persimmon in them. In Japan they are normally sold mixed with peanuts; this bag leaves the peanuts out. Buy it if the crackers are the part you actually want; if you like the peanuts in the mix, this is the wrong bag.
On the pack: 亀田の柿の種 ピーナッツなし (Kameda no Kaki no Tane, Pīnattsu Nashi).
What you're getting
- Soy-glazed and lightly spicy, a warmth rather than a burn. The pack still asks you to take care with young children and anyone who dislikes chilli.
- Thin and crisp, and each piece is hollow inside, so they snap rather than crumble.
- Made with Japanese rice only: the other two Kameda crackers we stock use a blend of Japanese and American rice.
- Without the peanuts there is one flavour and one texture all the way down the bag, and not everyone wants that.
- The bag reseals. That matters more than it sounds: rice crackers go soft in humid air well before they go stale.
- Allergens: contains wheat, egg, soy and fish. Our list follows the maker's own Japanese label.
- Allergens: the factory that makes these also handles peanuts, shrimp and milk, so traces are possible. Kameda does not sell this as a peanut-safe product and neither do we. The peanuts are left out for taste, not for allergy.
These contain wheat, and the Japanese label declares chicken and pork alongside a seafood extract, so there is meat in them. Of the three Kameda crackers we stock this is the spicy one: the Age Ichiban is fried and rich, the Soft Salada plain and light.
Ingredients
Rice flour (non-glutinous rice, grown in Japan), starch, soy sauce, sugar, seafood extract seasoning, hydrolysed protein, kelp extract, salt
modified starch, seasoning (amino acids etc.), sorbitol, colours (caramel, paprika), spice extract.
For your safety, please check both the information on this page and the printed label on the pack. If anything is unclear or the information differs, please contact us before consuming the product.
Allergens
- Contains
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- Wheat
- Egg
- Soy
- Fish
- May contain
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- Crustacean
- Milk
- Peanut
Not ingredients — these are made or handled on the same equipment as this product, so traces are possible. We list every shared-equipment allergen stated on the pack or by the maker.
- Dietary notes
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Chicken and pork are declared on the Japanese pack, plus a seafood extract that names no species. It is not vegetarian, vegan, halal or kosher.
For your safety, please check both the information on this page and the printed label on the pack. If anything is unclear or the information differs, please contact us before consuming the product.
Nutrition
| Per bag (100 g) | Per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1619 kJ (387 kcal) | 1619 kJ (387 kcal) |
| Protein | 6.2 g | 6.2 g |
| Fat | 1.4 g | 1.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 87.3 g | 87.3 g |
| Sodium | 622 mg | 622 mg |
From the Japanese pack's nutrition panel — not the Australian nutrition information panel. The Japanese pack gives no saturated fat or sugars figure. The per-100 g column, the kJ figures and sodium (from the pack's salt equivalent, 食塩相当量, ÷ 2.54) are our calculation.
Details
- Maker
- Kameda Seika · Niigata
- Made in
- Japan
- Net contents
- One 100 g resealable bag
Our guide
How to eat it
Good to know
- Eat them straight from the bag. They also work as a coating for fried chicken: crush a handful, about 30 g of crackers to three chicken thighs in Kameda's own recipe. With no peanuts in the bag there is nothing to sort out first.
- Scatter a few over cold tofu, a green salad or a bowl of plain rice, where they behave like a crouton that tastes of soy.
- Press the zip shut after each go. A piece that bends instead of snapping is damp, not stale.
In their own words
What Japanese buyers say
What do the numbers mean?
Counts of how many reviews mentioned each thing, not a score. One review can mention several. Every quote is our translation, with the original Japanese beneath it.
- What they like
"Peanuts are in the way, give me the kaki" — Kameda answered that cry with a supreme product.
ピーが邪魔だ、柿を食わせろ、という声に亀田が答えた至高の一品。
mentioned in ~21 of 50 reviews we readfrom monolog, a Japanese review site
- What they like
I thought peanuts got in the way, but also that none at all might be wrong. I was mistaken, I apologise. This is the best.
柿の種にピーナッツは邪魔だと思っていたが、まったくないのも違うかな、と思っていた。間違えていました、すみません。これは最高。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
I always thought I didn't need the peanuts, but with none at all the tastiness is somehow halved.
いっつもピーナツいらんと思ってたけど、まったくないとなんか美味しさ半減するのね。
mentioned in 5 of 50 reviews we readfrom monolog
- What they like
The standard deliciousness. I don't dislike peanuts, but I want to taste only the heat, so I always buy the no-peanut one.
定番の美味しさ。ピーナッツは嫌いではないけどこれは辛さだけを味わいたいからいつもピーナッツ無しを買う
from monolog
- What they like
Bought it to crush as a coating for fried chicken. Without peanuts I'm spared the sorting job — very welcome.
砕いて唐揚げの衣に使うために購入。ピーナッツなしだと分ける作業省けてありがたい。
from monolog
- What they like
Buying butter peanuts separately and making your own preferred ratio is a nice option too.
別でバターピーナッツを購入して自分好みの比率にするのもいいですね
from monolog
- What they grumble about
Partway through you do start wanting the peanuts — which shows how well kaki no tane and peanuts go together.
途中でやはりピーナッツが欲しくなってくる それだけ柿の種とピーナッツは良く合うのかな
from monolog
- What they like
Whenever I bought the cracker-and-peanut mix, my son, who doesn't like peanuts, would always hand me just the peanuts.
柿ピー買ったら、ピーナッツが好きではない息子に、いつも、ピーナッツだけ、渡されていました。
from monolog
- What they like
I don't much like peanuts so I buy this often. The crisp texture is good.
ピーナツが余り好きでは無いので、よく購入してます。カリッとした食感が良いです。
from monolog
- What they like
My child likes it. I like that it's thin and crisp.
子供が好きです。 薄くてパリとしてるのが好きです。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
A zip with the price piled on — spare me. I throw it away anyway, so I don't think the zip is needed.
ファスナー付きでお値段マシマシは勘弁 どうせ捨ててしまうので、ファスナーは必要ないかと
from monolog
- What they like
I couldn't buy kaki no tane because I hate peanuts, so being able to enjoy it in a resealable bag really helps!
ピーナッツが嫌いで柿の種が買えなかったので、チャック付きで楽しめるのは助かります！
from monolog
- What they like
Kameda's kaki no tane really is the tastiest. There's a peanut version too but this time I bought the one without.
やっぱり亀田の柿の種が一番美味しい。 ピーナッツ入りもありますが今回は無しを買いました。
from monolog
- What they like
The peanut one is tasty, but I've become conscious of calories, so lately I buy this.
ピーナッツ入りは美味しいけど、カロリーが気になるようになり、最近はこの商品を買うようになりました。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
I'm bad with spicy food yet somehow got hooked. But it really is spicy for me.
辛いのが苦手なのに、なぜかハマって食べていました。 けど、やっぱり私には辛いです。
mentioned in 1 of 50 reviews we readfrom monolog
- What they like
My child won't eat peanuts but likes kaki no tane, so I bought it.
子どもがピーナッツは食べないけど、柿の種は好きなので買いました。
from monolog
- What they like
My husband loves kaki no tane so I bought it. The peanut-free one is rare, so he was delighted.
柿の種は主人が大好きなので、購入しました。ピーナッツなしはあまりないので、とても喜んでいました。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
I mistook it for the one with peanuts.
ピーナッツ有りと間違えた
from monolog
Our tip: This is the no-peanut bag — look for ピーナッツなし on the front.
Real quotes from the review sites named on the cards. We show no star rating from those sites.
The maker
Where it comes from
- Kameda Seika
- Niigata
Kameda Seika, founded in Niigata in 1946, added kaki no tane in 1966 and sold it with peanuts at six parts crackers to four for fifty-three years.
In 2019 Kameda put that mix to a public vote, 255,903 votes came back and seven-to-three won, but this bag is not that one: it is a separate line, the crackers on their own.
Product facts here are checked against the maker's own page: kamedaseika.co.jp (opens in a new tab)
Often bought together
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Kameda Kaki no Tane Rice Crackers No Peanuts 100g
$3.94 AUD
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