If you want to use certified organic aniseed sprinkles on Dutch doughnuts, only choose a pack where you can check for the EU organic logo and organic labelling. A supermarket’s organic section isn’t enough. Aniseed sprinkles are an optional decoration, not a substitute for an ingredient in the dough: Albert Heijn Allerhande’s Dutch doughnut recipes include ingredients such as flour, yeast and milk.
You want to know whether the specific pack of aniseed sprinkles you’re buying is certified organic. Check the EU organic logo and organic labelling on the packaging. According to the European Commission, the logo may only appear on products certified by recognised bodies.
You’re looking for something to use with homemade Dutch doughnuts. Distinguish between ingredients for the dough and aniseed sprinkles as an optional decoration: Albert Heijn Allerhande’s basic recipes don’t use them.
You want to be able to check the ingredients and allergens in a topping. Albert Heijn lists wheat starch in De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes; Jumbo lists wheat and cereals containing gluten as allergens for this variety. Check the label on the pack you buy, too.
First decide whether organic certification is a must and whether you want to use the sprinkles as a decoration. Then check the ingredients and allergens of the specific product.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Organic certification | Look for the EU organic logo and organic labelling on the specific pack. An organic filter or shelf label isn’t enough. | If you only want certified organic sprinkles, an organic shelf won’t help unless the pack confirms it. For around 42% of consumers, certification comes first. |
| Use with Dutch doughnuts | Decide whether you’re looking for something to add to the dough or an optional decoration to use after baking. | Before baking, I want to know whether the sprinkles belong in the dough or are just for decoration. This is the first consideration for around 33% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current ingredients list and allergen information, especially if you avoid wheat or gluten. | When choosing a topping, I want to be able to check whether it contains wheat or gluten. Ingredients and allergens come first for around 25% of consumers. |
A supermarket can sell organic products without that confirming the certification of a specific pack of aniseed sprinkles.
Check the EU organic logo and organic labelling on the pack itself, not just a filter or shelf label.
Aniseed sprinkles are an optional topping or decoration. Albert Heijn Allerhande’s basic Dutch doughnut recipes include ingredients such as flour, yeast and milk.
Make sure you have everything you need for the dough on your shopping list before choosing an optional decoration.
Albert Heijn’s ingredients list names wheat starch for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes; Jumbo lists wheat and cereals containing gluten as allergens for this variety.
Before using them, check the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging.
A brand whose aniseed sprinkle varieties are listed by Albert Heijn and Jumbo.
A supermarket with a dedicated aniseed sprinkles category and a separate organic range.
A supermarket with a dedicated aniseed sprinkles category and a separate organic range.
A supermarket that uses the European organic leaf symbol, among other ways, to identify organic products.
A supermarket with a separate organic range.
Check for the EU organic logo and organic labelling on the specific pack. According to the European Commission, the logo may only be used on certified products; Skal Biocontrole says it’s compulsory on pre-packed organic consumer products in the EU.
Don’t assume De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes are certified organic based on the brand name or a shop’s organic range. If you want to buy them as an organic product, check for the EU organic logo and organic labelling on the current packaging.
No, not for Albert Heijn Allerhande’s basic recipes: they use ingredients such as flour, yeast and milk, but no aniseed sprinkles. You can choose to add them as a decoration.
Check the allergen information for the sprinkles you want to use. Albert Heijn lists wheat starch as an ingredient in De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes, and Jumbo lists wheat and cereals containing gluten for this variety; check the current packaging too.
