Food & Nutrition Price List in Bangladesh

Arogga’s food shelf covers packaged groceries: biscuits, snacks and drinks, tea and coffee, spices and cooking ingredients, breakfast spreads and cereals, nuts and dried fruit, dairy, sauces and pickles. Most of it comes from Bangladeshi food companies such as Pran, Olympic, Dan Cake and Kazi & Kazi, with imported spreads, cereals and chocolates alongside.

Each group below has its own shelf with its own brands and pack sizes.

Shop Food by Category

• Snacks & Beverages — biscuits, cookies, chips, chocolates, noodles, juices and soft drinks, the largest group.
• Cooking & Baking — spices and ready mixes, rice and lentils, ghee and oil, salt, sugar and baking ingredients.
• Breakfast, Diet & Nutrition — cereals, bread spreads, tea and coffee, and nuts.
• Peanut Butter — smooth and crunchy peanut butter, local and imported.
• Tea & Coffee — black and green tea, tea bags and instant coffee.
• Nuts & Dried Fruits — almonds, cashews, raisins, dates and mixed nuts.
• Dairy & Desserts — powdered and UHT milk, cheese and dessert mixes.
• Sauces & Pickles — ketchup, mayonnaise and traditional achar.

Reading a Food Label

On the pack	What it tells you
Net weight	The amount of food, without the packaging; the figure to compare prices on
Ingredients	Listed from most to least; sugar or oil near the top means a lot of it
Allergens	Nuts, milk, wheat, egg and soy, often printed in bold or in a “contains” line
Best before or expiry	Best before is about quality; expiry is about safety, and matters most for dairy
BSTI mark	The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution certification carried by local packaged foods

Tea, Spreads and Breakfast

Loose black tea gives a stronger cup for the price than tea bags, which trade strength for convenience. Brew green tea with water just off the boil, or it turns bitter. Peanut butter without added sugar or oil lists only peanuts, and perhaps salt, as its ingredients; natural versions separate, so stir the oil back in. Cereals vary widely in sugar, which the nutrition panel shows per serving.

Cooking Staples

Ready spice mixes save grinding for biryani, meat and fish dishes, while single ground spices give more control. Keep spices in a closed jar away from the stove’s heat, where they lose flavour fastest. Ghee and oils should be stored away from light and used within the time on the tin once opened. Rice and lentils stay dry in an airtight container through the monsoon, when damp brings weevils.

Snacks, Nuts and Dried Fruit

Biscuits and chips are sold from single-serve packs to family packs, and the family pack is usually the better price per gram if it will be finished while fresh. Nuts and dried fruit go stale and can turn rancid in heat, so reseal the pack or move it into a jar, and keep a large pack in the fridge in summer.

Dairy and Milk

UHT milk is heat-treated and sealed, so an unopened carton keeps without a fridge until its date; once opened it goes in the fridge and is used within a few days. Powdered milk lasts much longer, but only if the tin or pouch is closed tightly each time, because it takes up moisture quickly. Cheese and dessert mixes each carry their own storage line on the pack.

Food & Nutrition Price in Bangladesh

Net weight is the fair basis for comparison here, because pack sizes vary so much between brands. Imported spreads, cereals, chocolates and nuts carry freight and duty, so they sit above local products of the same weight. Within a local brand, larger packs and bundle offers bring the price per gram down.

Nut and dried-fruit prices also move with the season and the import market, and tend to rise ahead of Ramadan and Eid, when demand peaks.

Buying Groceries Online in Bangladesh

Staples that run out on a cycle, such as oil, rice, lentils and tea, are worth reordering together so one delivery covers the month. Dairy and anything perishable are the items to date-check first, and chilled goods go into the fridge before the rest is unpacked.

Food Brands in Bangladesh

• Pran — spices, noodles, cookies, sauces and drinks.
• Olympic — plain and cream biscuits, noodles and chips.
• Dan Cake — layer cakes, muffins and cookies.
• Kazi & Kazi Tea — organic green and orthodox teas.
• Halda Valley — black and flavoured green teas.
• Farmer’s Gold (DREAMWAY AGRO LTD) — rice, lentils, spices, nuts and lachha semai.
• Eastern Pickle Company — traditional achar and sauces.

Frequently Asked Questions

How should I store food after delivery?

Put dairy in the fridge straight away, and move opened dry goods such as nuts, spices and cereal into airtight jars away from heat and damp.

What is the difference between best before and expiry?

Best before means the food keeps its full quality until that date. Expiry means it should not be eaten after it.

Is natural peanut butter supposed to separate?

Yes. Without added stabilisers, the oil rises to the top. Stir it back in, and refrigerate the jar to slow it.

How do I compare two snacks on price?

Divide by the net weight on each pack rather than comparing pack prices, since sizes rarely match.

Are whole nuts safe for young children?

Whole nuts are a choking risk for children under five. Serve them ground, as a smooth butter, or finely chopped.

Are there sugar-free options?

Some biscuits, drinks and spreads come in sugar-free or no-added-sugar versions; the ingredient list confirms which sweetener is used instead.