Choose a 330 g box of whole aniseed sprinkles if you’ll be sharing them or using them over several planned eating occasions. For a measured topping, a smaller box of crushed sprinkles may be more practical. Don’t treat either as a replacement for a meal before exercise: decide on your portion in advance and check the nutritional information and allergen details.
If you’d like to have aniseed sprinkles as a topping, decide how much to use in advance. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends having a proper meal around 2 to 3 hours before exercising; a large box doesn’t tell you what portion is right just before your training session.
A 330 g box can be handy for a team gathering, a visit or several planned eating occasions. PLUS describes its 330 g pink-and-white variety as containing around 22 portions; for other varieties, use the portions stated on the packaging.
If you have a wheat allergy or need to avoid gluten, always check the current label. Jumbo’s product information for its whole party aniseed sprinkles and crushed sprinkles lists wheat and cereals containing gluten.
First decide when and how much you want to eat. Then compare the box size with your planned eating occasion, and check the nutritional information and allergen label before buying.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Especially relevant for |
|---|---|---|
| Timing and portion | Check the portion information and consider whether you’ll eat just before training or plan a meal earlier. | I don’t want to mindlessly eat a large portion just before exercising. For around 44% of consumers, being able to plan the right amount at the right time matters most. |
| Sharing and box size | Compare the 330 g boxes of whole aniseed sprinkles and the 270 g boxes of crushed sprinkles reviewed with the number of planned eating occasions. | For a team gathering, I want to be able to share the box rather than use it all myself. For around 33% of consumers, being able to share it comes first. |
| Ingredients and nutritional information | Check the current label for allergens and compare sugars and carbohydrates per 100 g or per portion. | If I need to avoid wheat or keep an eye on my sugar intake, I want to know what’s in my portion. For around 23% of consumers, the ingredients are their main purchasing concern. |
A 330 g box can be handy for sharing, but the amount in the box doesn’t determine how much you should eat just before exercising.
Divide the contents into portions in advance. Where possible, plan a regular meal earlier in the day; the Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends having a proper meal around 2 to 3 hours before exercising.
Jumbo lists 79 g of sugars per 100 g for both the whole party aniseed sprinkles and the crushed variety reviewed. Choosing a sweet topping alone doesn’t answer what else you should eat and drink before training.
Decide on your regular mealtime first. If you like, use aniseed sprinkles as a measured topping rather than automatically treating them as a meal replacement.
The whole and crushed varieties reviewed list wheat and cereals containing gluten. If you need to avoid these ingredients, the information on the packaging matters.
Check the current ingredients and allergen label every time you buy, even if you’ve bought the same brand before.
The whole and crushed varieties reviewed differ in texture and box size, but Jumbo lists 79 g of sugars per 100 g for both.
Choose the texture that suits how you’ll use them, and assess the nutritional information separately from the colour and shape.
The product information reviewed for De Ruijter describes whole aniseed sprinkles in 330 g boxes and crushed sprinkles in a 270 g box.
These 330 g boxes suit anyone looking for whole aniseed sprinkles to share or divide across several eating occasions. Decide on your own portion before training; the box size is not a recommended portion.
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This box is a good option if you want to divide pink aniseed sprinkles across several planned eating occasions.
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If you’d like to share blue-and-white aniseed sprinkles, you can divide the contents of this box across your planned eating occasions in advance.
No. Don’t automatically treat aniseed sprinkles as a meal replacement. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends having a proper meal around 2 to 3 hours before exercising. If you’d like to have aniseed sprinkles, decide on a portion to use as a topping with a suitable meal or snack.
The whole varieties reviewed contain 330 g. PLUS specifically describes its 330 g pink-and-white box as containing around 22 portions; don’t assume this applies to another variety or matches your own portion size.
Choose crushed aniseed sprinkles if you prefer the finer texture as a topping and a 270 g box suits your plans better than 330 g of whole sprinkles. According to the nutritional information published by Jumbo, both the crushed variety and the whole party aniseed sprinkles reviewed contain 79 g of sugars per 100 g, so the texture alone doesn’t change this figure.
Before buying, check the current ingredients and allergen label for the variety you’ve chosen. Jumbo’s product information for its whole party aniseed sprinkles and crushed sprinkles lists wheat and cereals containing gluten.
