Use aniseed sprinkles as a small flavour boost with a meal, rather than as standalone fuel for a long run. Albert Heijn lists 79 g of sugars and 92 g of carbohydrates per 100 g for De Ruijter Muisjes Blauwe en Witte. Those figures mean this variety isn’t an obvious choice if you’re looking to limit your sugar intake. Planning your carbohydrate and fluid intake for long, intense training calls for a separate assessment, as the Netherlands Nutrition Centre explains.
You want to keep adding aniseed sprinkles to your breakfast, but you’re also keeping an eye on the amount of sugar in your daily diet. Compare the nutritional information per 100 g and work out how much you actually use.
You’re looking for a practical way to plan your carbohydrate and fluid intake around a long, intense run. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre distinguishes between regular meals and fuelling during exercise.
You check the ingredients and allergens before buying a topping. Jumbo lists wheat starch in the ingredients for De Ruijter Muisjes Blauwe en Witte; check the current packaging when you buy it, too.
First decide whether you’re looking for a lower-sugar topping or fuel for a long training session. Then compare products within the same category and plan your food and drink around your run.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Sugars in the topping | Compare similar toppings for sugars and carbohydrates per 100 g, and read the ingredients list. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends comparing labels per 100 g. | If I want to keep adding aniseed sprinkles to breakfast, I want to know how much sugar they add. For around 25% of consumers, limiting sugar in the topping is the top priority. |
| Fuel for a long run | Check the carbohydrates per serving and work out how you’ll carry food and drink during your planned exercise. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre discusses carbohydrate intake during prolonged exercise separately from regular meals. | During a long, intense run, I want to be able to eat and drink at times that are practical. For around 42% of consumers, planning this is the priority. |
| Tolerance and allergens | Check the ingredients and nutritional information if you’re eating shortly before a run. For aniseed sprinkles, check the allergens on the current packaging, including wheat. | Before a run, I want to choose something I can tolerate; if I need to avoid wheat, the label is key. For around 33% of consumers, tolerance or checking for allergens is the main consideration. |
A lower-sugar topping won’t, by itself, answer the question of how you’ll get enough carbohydrates and fluids during prolonged, intense exercise. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre treats this intake as part of planning around exercise.
First work out how long and how intensely you’ll be running, and when you’ll be able to eat and drink. Then decide what role a topping has with a meal.
Albert Heijn lists 79 g of sugars per 100 g for De Ruijter Muisjes Blauwe en Witte. Using a small amount doesn’t change the product’s nutritional values per 100 g.
Compare similar products per 100 g, then use your own serving size to work out how much of your chosen product you’ll have.
A large meal shortly before running may be impractical if you’re prone to gastrointestinal symptoms. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends having a larger meal around 2 to 3 hours before exercise.
Try out your planned mealtimes and products during regular training sessions first.
Jumbo lists wheat starch in the ingredients for De Ruijter Muisjes Blauwe en Witte. Using aniseed sprinkles as a decoration doesn’t mean they’re suitable if you need to avoid wheat.
Check the allergen information on the packaging every time you buy them, rather than relying on an earlier product listing.
De Ruijter makes several varieties of aniseed sprinkles; PLUS lists a number of them in its range. If you’re watching your sugar intake, compare the specific variety rather than the brand as a whole.
The De Ruijter Muisjes Blauwe en Witte we checked aren’t: Albert Heijn lists 79 g of sugars per 100 g. If you’re looking to limit your sugar intake, compare the nutritional information for the specific toppings you’re considering.
No. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, these products are generally not needed for training sessions lasting less than an hour. During prolonged, intense exercise, the length of your session and the practicalities of taking on carbohydrates and fluids become more important when deciding what to use.
Start by comparing similar products per 100 g, as the Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends. Check the sugars, total carbohydrates and ingredients. An alternative from a different sandwich topping category isn’t automatically another variety of aniseed sprinkles.
Check the ingredients and allergens on the current packaging. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority states that labels must list 14 allergens; Jumbo lists wheat starch in De Ruijter Muisjes Blauwe en Witte.
