The kOBE standard

One glance at a label tells you where the sweetness is from.

Every kOBE dish carries a small label. One look tells you what makes it sweet and whether it fits you. This page explains that label in a minute.

We always keep one thing

One thing you can always count on

We never add refined sugar ourselves

Sweetness comes from just three places: real whole ingredients (fruit, vegetables, grains), natural nectars (raw honey, coconut nectar, maple), and no-sugar sweeteners (monk fruit, stevia and a few friends). If a little sugar comes along inside a store-bought ingredient, we write down exactly how much, no hiding.

What the label says

Four labels, none ranked above another

Four labels side by side, no good-or-bad ranking. Look at the label and pick the group that fits you. A dish can carry more than one at once. Each label comes in two versions with the same meaning: a colour one and a black-and-white one, depending on how it's printed on the packaging.

Zero Sugar label, colourZero Sugar label, black and white
Zero Sugar

The dish has nothing added for sweetness. Usually savory, like chicken breast or eggs. Good when you want a purely savory meal.

Whole label, colourWhole label, black and white
Whole

Sweetness sits inside whole ingredients: fruit, vegetables, grains, fiber still there. Good when you want to eat as natural as possible.

Nectar label, colourNectar label, black and white
Nectar

Sweetness from concentrated natural nectars: honey, coconut nectar, maple. Good when you like a clearer natural sweetness.

Diet label, colourDiet label, black and white
Monk Fruit

Sweetness from no-sugar sweeteners like monk fruit and stevia. Almost no effect on blood sugar. Good when you're watching calories or want to go light on sugar.

Bold corner, colourBold corner, black and white
Bold corner

A few store-bought savory sauces (oyster sauce, soy sauce) carry a little sugar. When a dish has some, we fill one corner of the label block solid and write the exact percentage. It's not a label, just a note for you.

What's in the no-sugar group

Four things that sweeten without being sugar

For dishes carrying the Diet label, we use only these four, each with one job.

Erythritol

The main sweet base

Almost no calories, no effect on blood sugar. Leaves a slight cool feel on the tongue.

Allulose

Makes baking look better

Helps pastries turn a natural golden colour, and softens erythritol's cool aftertaste.

Monk fruit

Lifts the sweetness

Very intensely sweet, so a tiny bit is enough to bring total sweetness up to regular sugar.

Stevia

From the leaf, strongly sweet

Extracted from stevia leaf, strong sweetness. We use the pure kind, nothing cut in.

Now see what's in a kOBE dish?

Every dish carries a clear label, easy to read. Take a look.