For your back-to-school table, choose a glass jar based on how you plan to use it: to serve a small amount of aniseed sprinkles, or to keep an opened pack dry with a lid. Don’t choose the capacity based on the pack weight alone; the stated 270 g and 330 g don’t tell you how much space the sprinkles will take up in a jar. If they’ll come into direct contact with the sprinkles, check that both the jar and the lid are suitable for contact with food.
If you want to put a small amount of aniseed sprinkles on display and within easy reach for the start of term, there’s no need to put the whole pack on the table. Albert Heijn lists a 15 g portion for De Ruijter pink and white aniseed sprinkles; this doesn’t indicate the jar capacity you’ll need.
If you use the sprinkles on different occasions, a jar with a lid is useful for storing what’s left. Jumbo’s product information recommends keeping them dry.
A clear jar lets you see what’s inside, whether it’s on the table or in the cupboard. Choose a size that works with the pack you actually use: a stated capacity in millilitres alone won’t tell you whether it will fit 270 g or 330 g of sprinkles.
First decide whether you’ll only be serving the sprinkles or also storing them in the jar once the pack is open. Then use the pack you’ve chosen to work out how much space you need.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Serving small portions | Check that you can easily spoon the sprinkles out of the jar, and that both the jar and lid are suitable for contact with food if they’ll touch the sprinkles. | When I put aniseed sprinkles on the back-to-school table, I want to serve a small amount without putting the whole pack out. Around 45% of consumers prioritise serving them this way. |
| Keeping them dry after opening | Check that the jar has a suitable lid, and follow the storage advice on the pack: keep dry. | If you use aniseed sprinkles on different occasions, you’ll want to put the opened pack away somewhere dry between uses. Around 33% of consumers prioritise storage. |
| Choosing the right size | Try the pack you’ve chosen in one jar before buying several; don’t convert 270 g or 330 g directly into millilitres. | I want to know whether the pack will fit before choosing a set of jars. Getting the size right is the main concern for around 22% of consumers. |
Albert Heijn and Jumbo list pack weights of 270 g and 330 g for the aniseed sprinkle varieties reviewed. These figures don’t tell you how many millilitres of space a pack will take up in a jar.
Try the sprinkles you’ve chosen in one jar first, especially before buying a set.
The fact that a jar is made of glass doesn’t tell you whether the jar and lid are suitable for direct contact with food. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority states that items intended to come into contact with food in the Netherlands must comply with the Commodities Act Decree on Packaging and Consumer Products.
Before buying, check the stated intended use of both the jar and the lid.
An open jar can be handy on the table, but it isn’t automatically suitable for storing leftover sprinkles between serving occasions. Jumbo recommends keeping the variety reviewed dry.
Only put the amount you want to serve on the table, and store the rest in a suitable lidded jar in a dry place.
According to the Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging, consumers’ impressions of packaging can differ from a technical assessment of its environmental impact. So the material alone doesn’t determine how different types of packaging compare.
Choose a glass jar if the size and intended reuse work for you, rather than relying on a general sustainability claim about glass.
The ranges reviewed at Albert Heijn and Jumbo include De Ruijter aniseed sprinkles in several varieties, including coloured and crushed versions.
Albert Heijn’s online category features several varieties of De Ruijter aniseed sprinkles.
Jumbo’s online category features De Ruijter aniseed sprinkles in several varieties.
You can’t work out the right jar size directly from the weight of the sprinkles. Albert Heijn and Jumbo list pack weights, while a jar’s capacity is given by volume. Try the pack you’ve chosen in one jar before buying a set.
A lid isn’t necessary when you’re serving the sprinkles straight onto the table. If you want to store any leftover sprinkles in the jar once the pack is open, choose a suitable lid and keep them dry, following the storage advice on the pack.
Check that both the jar and the lid are suitable for direct contact with food. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority states that such consumer products in the Netherlands must comply with the Commodities Act Decree on Packaging and Consumer Products; a glass appearance alone doesn’t confirm that they’re intended for this use.
Don’t assume that a variety is allergen-free. Check the ingredients and allergen information on the pack you buy, even if you’ve used another variety from the same brand before.
Milieu Centraal recommends putting empty glass packaging jars in the bottle bank. If you’re disposing of a glass storage or serving jar rather than glass packaging, check your local recycling rules first.
