Oct 16, 2026Buying Guides
Shagima or Almond Cake? Choosing a Tea-Time Snack for Your Retail Range
Compare two catalog-described snack categories: soft, chewy Soft Flour Cake Shagima and crisp Almond Cake. Match the retail brief, then confirm the exact SKU and current sample.
AI-generated conceptual illustration of a tea-snack assortment choice. Packaging lettering and relative sizes are illustrative, not approved current artwork, labels or product sizing.
For a retailer adding a traditional snack beside a noodle range, Soft Flour Cake Shagima and Almond Cake answer different product briefs. Noodle House Food's catalog describes the Shagima as soft and chewy, and the Almond Cake as crisp. Start with the kind of snack your retail brief specifies, then confirm that description with a current sample.
These are company catalog descriptions, not results from a side-by-side sensory test.
Two different product bases
The catalog lists wheat flour, egg, sugar, maltose and vegetable oil. Its description emphasizes a soft, chewy snack with egg aroma. The listed retail format is a 240 g bag.
This is the starting candidate when the brief calls for a soft flour-cake snack. Name this exact SKU when requesting a sample; Coconut, Sesame and Pandan Shagima are separate catalog options, not interchangeable names for the plain product.
The catalog lists mung bean flour, sugar, vegetable oil and almonds. It describes almond flavor and a crisp texture. The listed retail format is a 227 g box.
This is the starting candidate when the brief calls for a crisp almond-biscuit style of snack. The name “cake” alone should not lead a buyer to expect the soft texture described for Shagima.
Choose the category before choosing a flavor
Both catalog pages suggest serving the products with tea. That shared occasion does not make them substitutes: one brief asks for soft, chewy Shagima; the other asks for a crisp almond snack with a different ingredient base.
If the retailer wants both categories, evaluate them as two distinct assortment positions. If there is room for only one, use the intended product description to shortlist a sample. The catalog does not establish which will sell faster or which shoppers will prefer.
Keep the sample request specific
Ask for the exact SKU, its current ingredient and allergen declaration, and the current retail pack. Check that the sample matches the texture and product type you intend to describe on your shelf or online listing. The catalog pack weights above are reference specifications; confirm the current order version.
Do not approve a dietary requirement from these short ingredient lists. In particular, mung bean flour in the Almond Cake listing does not by itself verify a gluten-free or allergy-safe product.
Send your snack selection brief, stating whether you want the soft Shagima category or the crisp Almond Cake category, your intended retail channel and destination.
