Choose classic aniseed sprinkles if you’re after their crunchy aniseed flavour and festive colour: they’re sugar-coated aniseed seeds, not dark chocolate. If you want a topping with a chocolate flavour, look for dark chocolate sprinkles or flakes. Check the current label if a particular cocoa percentage, the ingredients or allergens are important to you.
Want to decorate crispbread, cupcakes or cake with the distinctive colour and crunchy aniseed flavour of aniseed sprinkles? According to PLUS product information, De Ruijter aniseed sprinkles are made from aniseed seeds with a crunchy sugar coating.
If you’re mainly looking for a chocolate-flavoured topping for your garden party, dark chocolate sprinkles or flakes are a better match than classic aniseed sprinkles. Jumbo lists these chocolate varieties as separate products.
Check the label of your chosen variety before serving. PLUS’s ingredient information lists wheat starch in De Ruijter Blue and White Aniseed Sprinkles; the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority notes that allergens must be declared on labels of pre-packed foods.
First decide whether aniseed and colour or chocolate flavour matters most. Then compare the product formats and read the label if ingredients or allergens will affect your choice.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Aniseed flavour and festive colour | Choose your preferred colour and check whether you want aniseed sprinkles rather than chocolate. | I want a colourful, crunchy topping where aniseed flavour is part of the celebration. For around 40% of consumers, this combination comes first. |
| Dark chocolate flavour | Compare dark chocolate sprinkles with dark chocolate flakes; check the label if you’re looking for a particular cocoa percentage. | I’d rather have chocolate than aniseed on my cake or at brunch. Around 40% of consumers give this flavour preference top priority. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients list and allergen information on every pack you choose. | If a guest needs to avoid a relevant allergen, I want to be able to check the topping I’ve chosen before serving it. Clear product information comes first for around 20% of consumers. |
The sprinkles described by PLUS are sugar-coated aniseed seeds. They have a different flavour and format from dark chocolate sprinkles.
First choose between aniseed sprinkles and chocolate sprinkles; then compare the colour, format and packaging.
A product name alone won’t tell you the cocoa percentage shown on the packaging.
If a minimum percentage is important to your choice, check the current label.
PLUS lists wheat starch in the ingredients for De Ruijter Blue and White Aniseed Sprinkles. This matters before serving the topping to a guest who needs to avoid wheat.
Ask guests about relevant allergies in advance and read the label of every variety you choose, even if you’ve bought the product before.
PLUS and Jumbo list De Ruijter products including aniseed sprinkles, as well as separate dark chocolate sprinkles and flakes.
Jumbo lists its own-brand Dark Chocolate Sprinkles in a 600 g pack and Dark Chocolate Flakes in a 300 g pack.
ALDI Netherlands lists Kiekeboe Dark Chocolate Sprinkles in a 600 g pack.
These products suit you if you’re choosing a chocolate-flavoured topping for cupcakes or breakfast dishes, for example. They aren’t classic aniseed sprinkles, so check the label to make sure the ingredients suit your preferences and those of your guests.
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A chocolate topping for anyone who’d prefer chocolate rather than aniseed on cupcakes, for example.
The pack contains 200 g. Check the current label if cocoa percentage or allergens are important to you.
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An option if you’d like to use chocolate sprinkles on cupcakes or breakfast dishes instead of aniseed sprinkles.
The pack contains 390 g. Check the packaging if a particular cocoa percentage or allergen information will affect your choice.
No. The sprinkles described by PLUS are made from aniseed seeds with a crunchy sugar coating; dark chocolate sprinkles and flakes are different products. Choose chocolate sprinkles if you’re mainly looking for a chocolate flavour for your garden party.
Check the cocoa percentage on the current packaging if you’re looking for a specific minimum. A name such as ‘dark’ or ‘intense dark’ doesn’t, by itself, give you an exact figure.
Read the storage instructions for your chosen product and keep the pack closed when you’re not serving from it. Follow those instructions to decide how to store the topping before and during your garden party.
Before serving, read the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging of every topping you’ve chosen. PLUS lists wheat starch in De Ruijter Blue and White Aniseed Sprinkles; don’t assume another variety, or a pack you bought previously, has the same ingredients.
