Updated 11 November 2026 · by the Big Pantry team, Bardoli, Gujarat

How much protein do common Indian snacks really deliver — per 100g, and per ₹100 spent? We compared our roasted edamame and Protein Beans Mix against typical market figures for the snacks they replace. Values for non-Big-Pantry items are typical figures for standard packaged or loose products sold in India; exact numbers vary by brand.

Snack	Protein per 100g	Typical price per 100g	Protein per ₹100	Complete protein?
Big Pantry Roasted Edamame (400g Big Jar)	46.8g	₹125	37g	Yes — all 9 essential amino acids
Big Pantry Roasted Edamame (150g jar)	46.8g	₹150	31g	Yes
Big Pantry Protein Beans Mix (300g jar)	41.1g	₹133	31g	Mostly — soybean and edamame are complete; black bean is not
Typical protein bar (60g bar, ~20g protein)	~33g	~₹200+	~16g	Usually yes (whey)
Roasted peanuts	~25g	~₹40	~60g	No — limiting amino acids
Roasted almonds	~21g	~₹90	~23g	No
Roasted chana	~19g	~₹30	~63g	No
Fried namkeen / bhujia	~12g	~₹50	~24g	No
Makhana (fox nuts)	~10g	~₹120	~8g	No
Potato chips	~6g	~₹90	~7g	No

How to read this honestly

On protein density, roasted edamame leads every ready-to-eat vegetarian snack on this list — 46.8g per 100g is roughly 2.5× roasted chana, close to double peanuts, and ahead of a protein bar by weight, with zero oil and just two ingredients. Protein Beans Mix sits just behind it at 41.1g.

On raw protein-per-rupee, loose staples like chana and peanuts are cheaper — we're not going to pretend otherwise. But they are incomplete proteins (missing or limited in essential amino acids), and peanuts and namkeen usually come fried. Against the packaged convenience snacks people actually reach for at 4 PM — bars, makhana, chips, bhujia — edamame delivers about twice the complete protein per rupee of a typical protein bar and several times that of makhana or chips.

Methodology

Big Pantry figures are the values declared on our nutrition panels, printed on every jar (approximate values). Comparison figures are typical values compiled from publicly listed nutrition panels and prevailing online prices in India as of November 2026, rounded. "Complete protein" means all nine essential amino acids in adequate ratio — soy foods such as edamame are among the few plant foods that qualify.

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