If you want a small topping
You want to sprinkle a little aniseed topping over yoghurt, bread or a rusk, and are looking for an option that’s easy to spoon out in the amount you need.
Who is this choice relevant to?
If you’re serving aniseed sprinkles at the table
You want to serve the sprinkles where everyone can see and share them. Their colour and a practical, dry serving jar are important too.
If you check ingredients and storage instructions
You want to check the allergen and nutritional information before eating, or find out how to keep any leftover sprinkles dry.
What should you look for when choosing?
Start with the topping: according to Jumbo, De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes are finer and have a stated serving size of 6 g; Albert Heijn lists a serving size of 15 g for De Ruijter Feestmuisjes. Then decide how much you want to put on the table and choose a jar that’s practical to fill and serve from.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
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| Amount per serving | Check the serving size on the packaging and decide how much topping you want to spoon out at once. | If I only want a little aniseed topping on my yoghurt late in the evening, I don’t want to mistake a full jar for one serving. Around 42% of consumers would put the amount per serving first. |
| Serving and keeping the contents dry | Check that the jar is intended for food contact, can be filled when completely dry and has an opening that works for you. | When I’m sharing aniseed sprinkles at the table, I want to be able to serve them neatly and put the rest away dry. For around 33% of consumers, this would be their first consideration. |
| Ingredients and nutritional information | Check the current allergen information and nutritional values on the packaging, including the sugars per 100 g or per serving. | I want to know before eating whether the sprinkles contain any ingredients I avoid and how they fit in as a snack. For around 25% of consumers, this would be the main consideration. |
Common serving mistakes
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Using a decorative jar as if it were a food jar
The fact that a jar is made of glass doesn’t tell you what it’s intended for. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority sets out requirements for materials that come into contact with food.
For aniseed sprinkles, use a jar that’s clearly intended for food contact rather than an unknown decorative jar.
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Filling the serving jar to the top
Albert Heijn lists a serving size of 15 g and 79 g of sugars per 100 g for De Ruijter Feestmuisjes. A full jar doesn’t show you how much you’ll actually use.
Spoon out the amount you want to serve and keep the rest dry, following the instructions on the packaging.
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Choosing a jar size based directly on the pack weight
The weight of a pack of aniseed sprinkles doesn’t, on its own, tell you what capacity in millilitres your serving jar needs to be.
First decide how much you want to put on the table at once, then check the jar’s capacity and opening. Don’t assume that a general capacity claim for storage jars also applies to a full pack of aniseed sprinkles.
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Guessing allergens from the colour variant
Jumbo’s product information for De Ruijter Feestmuisjes and Gestampte Muisjes lists wheat and cereals containing gluten. The colour or product name is no substitute for the ingredients list.
Check the current ingredients and allergen information on the packaging every time you buy.
Relevant brands and retailers
De Ruijter is the manufacturer’s brand for the aniseed sprinkles discussed here. Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS are retailers where you can compare product information for these varieties, not separate manufacturers of the products mentioned.
De Ruijter
The varieties discussed include crushed aniseed sprinkles, celebration sprinkles, and pink-and-white and blue-and-white sprinkles.
- You can choose between a finer crushed variety and whole sprinkles in different colours.
- The celebration and crushed varieties reviewed list wheat and cereals containing gluten; check the packaging of the variety you buy.
Albert Heijn
A retailer with product information for products including De Ruijter Feestmuisjes, as well as a category overview of aniseed sprinkles.
- The celebration sprinkles listing includes the pack weight, stated serving size and nutritional values.
- Check the current packaging if ingredients or allergens are a deciding factor.
Jumbo
A retailer with detailed product information for De Ruijter Feestmuisjes and Gestampte Muisjes.
- The product information lists the serving sizes for the two varieties separately.
- Jumbo’s information about these products doesn’t make it a separate aniseed-sprinkle brand.
PLUS
A retailer with product pages for products including De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes and Feestmuisjes.
- The product descriptions suggest serving them on foods such as bread, rusks and yoghurt.
- The varieties shown are De Ruijter products, not a separate range from another manufacturer.
Glass storage options at Joybuy
These glass jars and food containers are options for setting aside or serving the amount of aniseed sprinkles you want. Check each product to see whether the jar is intended for direct food contact and whether its size and opening suit the way you want to serve from it; a capacity in millilitres doesn’t correspond to a fixed weight of sprinkles in grams.
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PURECOOK glass storage jars, 2 × 700 ml
An option if you want to display aniseed sprinkles in two separate jars. The product name gives each jar a capacity of 700 ml and describes a clip-top lid with a silicone ring; that capacity alone doesn’t tell you exactly how many sprinkles will fit.
The title doesn’t say the jars are dishwasher-safe, although the description mentions dishwasher cleaning. Check the cleaning instructions and food-contact information before use.
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Excellent Houseware small glass storage jars, 4 pieces, 7 × 5 cm
Four separate jars can be handy if you want to put small amounts on the table separately. The product name describes a transparent set of four 7 × 5 cm jars; check that the opening is wide enough for you to spoon out the sprinkles comfortably.
Check the food-contact information. When cleaning, follow the recommendation to hand-wash the clip and rubber parts.
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JORDAN&JUDY glass food containers, 5 × 370 ml and 5 × 1040 ml
This set is an option if you want different storage sizes as well as a serving-sized container. The product name describes ten glass containers with lids: five of 370 ml and five of 1040 ml.
This is a sizeable set if you only need a small amount of aniseed sprinkles. Check which size and opening are practical, and review the food-contact information before using the containers for this purpose.
Frequently asked questions
Can I serve aniseed sprinkles in any glass jar?
Use a glass jar that’s clearly intended for food contact. A jar sold solely as a decorative item isn’t necessarily suitable for storing or serving aniseed sprinkles directly.
How should I store aniseed sprinkles once I’ve put them in a jar?
Keep the De Ruijter sprinkles discussed here dry, as stated in Jumbo’s product information. Use a clean, completely dry jar and also follow the storage instructions and best-before date on the current packaging.
What should I look out for when having aniseed sprinkles as a late-night snack?
Decide how much topping you want to use and check the nutritional information for your chosen variety. Albert Heijn lists 79 g of sugars per 100 g for De Ruijter Feestmuisjes; this figure doesn’t tell you how much to have and doesn’t necessarily apply to other varieties.
Do the aniseed sprinkles discussed here contain wheat or gluten?
Yes. Jumbo’s product information lists wheat and cereals containing gluten for both De Ruijter Feestmuisjes and Gestampte Muisjes. If you avoid these ingredients, check the current allergen information on the specific pack when you buy it.