If you’re looking for a ready-to-eat snack for one, a jar of aniseed sprinkles isn’t the same as an individually wrapped bar: Albert Heijn and Jumbo list jars of 270 g and 330 g in their aniseed sprinkle ranges. Aniseed sprinkles are better suited to a shared office supply if you have something to enjoy them with, such as bread, rusks or yoghurt. If you want to eat something at your desk without any preparation, check the size and current label of an individually wrapped alternative.
If there’s bread, rusks, yoghurt or porridge at the office, you can use aniseed sprinkles as a topping from a shared supply. Jumbo suggests these uses for aniseed sprinkles and crushed aniseed sprinkles; they’re different from a snack you eat straight from a wrapper.
If you don’t want to use bread, yoghurt, cutlery or shared packaging, look for a snack whose packaging confirms that it comes in a suitable individual portion. A jar of aniseed sprinkles doesn’t meet that need in the same way as a ready-to-eat snack.
If several colleagues are eating from the same supply, keep the current packaging available so they can check the ingredients and allergen information. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority highlights the importance of clear allergen information on food labels.
First decide whether you want something to eat on your own without any preparation or a topping to share. Then consider how you’ll keep the packaging and label information available at the office.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| A portion you can eat without preparation | Check whether the packaging confirms that it’s an individual portion and whether you can eat the product without anything else. A search term such as ‘single bar’ doesn’t tell you anything about the packaging format. | I want to eat something at my desk without first preparing bread or yoghurt. For around 38% of consumers, a ready-to-eat portion for one is the main priority. |
| A shared supply of toppings | Check whether there’s a suitable base and a clean, dry place to store the product. Albert Heijn and Jumbo list jars of aniseed sprinkles in 270 g and 330 g sizes. | If colleagues already eat bread, rusks or yoghurt, I want a supply that goes with them. A shared topping is the main priority for around 37% of consumers. |
| Label information for shared use | Read the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging, and keep it available alongside the shared supply. | When I put something out for colleagues, I want everyone to be able to check the packaging before eating. For around 25% of consumers, checking the label is the top priority. |
The 270 g and 330 g jars listed in the aniseed sprinkle ranges at Albert Heijn and Jumbo aren’t individually wrapped bars. You’ll also need something to sprinkle them on if you want to use them as a topping.
Check the packaging format shown. Choose a jar if you want to share aniseed sprinkles, not just because you’re looking for a sweet snack for your desk.
Colleagues won’t be able to check the ingredients and allergens on the current label. This is particularly important if someone has an allergy to consider.
Keep the packaging with the aniseed sprinkles and check the information again when you open a new pack.
Aniseed sprinkles are used on a base product. What you end up eating therefore also depends on that base and the portion you choose; the label on the sprinkles doesn’t automatically give you the nutritional value of the combination.
Decide what you want to use the aniseed sprinkles on, then read the nutritional information for the products you’re eating together.
Albert Heijn and Jumbo list several products in their aniseed sprinkle ranges, including De Ruijter Feestmuisjes, pink and white aniseed sprinkles, and crushed aniseed sprinkles.
This is a sweet snack to consider if you’re looking for something other than aniseed sprinkles to enjoy at your desk. Check the packaging to see whether the portioning suits the way you want to take it with you or share it.
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This is an alternative snack for your desk, not an aniseed sprinkle bar or topping.
Contents: 150 g. Before buying, check how the contents are packaged. If sharing, read the current ingredients and allergen information on the packaging.
No. The 270 g and 330 g jars listed in the ranges at Albert Heijn and Jumbo are intended to be sprinkled over something, not eaten as individual bars straight from a wrapper. If an individual portion is essential for you, check the packaging format.
Yes, as a topping on another base you have available. For aniseed sprinkles and crushed aniseed sprinkles, Jumbo suggests options including bread, porridge and yoghurt. Without a base like this, aniseed sprinkles aren’t the same as a ready-to-eat snack.
Keep the current packaging with the shared supply so colleagues can check the ingredients and allergens before eating. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says allergen information must be clearly displayed on food labels. Check the information again whenever you open a new pack.
First compare how you plan to eat each product: aniseed sprinkles are a topping, while an individually wrapped snack may be suitable to eat on its own. Then check the current labels for ingredients, nutritional values per 100 g and, if provided, per portion. One nutritional value alone doesn’t determine whether a product is right for you.
