Choose a pre-portioned pack of biscuits if you want to take a small snack for a single train journey. A bar from a multipack is a better fit if you like to set one aside at home for each trip. A snack pack of biscuits isn’t the same as a single bar sold individually: check how many are in the inner pack and read the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging.
If you want a few biscuits for a single train journey without opening a large pack, look for an individually wrapped portion. For example, Albert Heijn states that the Lotus Biscoff Speculoos snack pack contains eight sachets, each with two biscuits. However, you’ll be buying an outer pack containing several portions.
If a few biscuits aren’t quite what you want to take with you, you could also consider biscuit bars, cereal biscuits or muesli bars. The range that ALDI describes under the Golden Bridge brand includes these different product formats. Compare the portion size and nutritional information for the option you choose; the category name alone won’t tell you what you need to know.
If you avoid certain ingredients or allergens, the current packaging matters more than the flavour name or a previous purchase. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains how allergens are listed in the ingredients of prepacked foods. Always check the specific product you’re taking with you.
First, decide whether you want to take a sealed portion with you or take a bar from a multipack at home. Then compare the amount you’ll actually eat with the information on the label.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Portion and packaging | Check the number of inner packs and how many biscuits or bars are in one portion. A multipack isn’t automatically a single product sold individually. | If I’m travelling alone, I want to take something with me without putting an opened pack back in my bag. For around 46% of consumers, portion convenience comes first. |
| Quantity and nutritional information | Compare the portion you plan to eat with the nutritional values per portion or per 100 g, and read the ingredients list. | If you want to take more than a few small biscuits, you’ll want to know exactly what’s in the portion you’ve chosen. For around 27% of consumers, this is the top priority. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the allergen information on the current packaging and check any dietary claims for the specific product. | If I need to avoid an ingredient, I want to be able to check the snack I’ve chosen before I board. For around 27% of consumers, this is their main concern. |
A snack pack may contain individually wrapped portions and still be sold as one outer pack containing several portions. Albert Heijn lists eight sachets in the Lotus Biscoff Speculoos snack pack; Lidl lists six bars per pack for its biscuit bars.
If you only want to buy one item, check the number of pieces, the inner packaging and the unit of sale.
A claim such as ‘cereal’ or ‘protein’ doesn’t tell you what you’re eating per portion. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends checking the ingredients list and nutrition table too.
Compare the portions you’re considering using the nutritional information that matters to you, such as sugars, saturated fat, salt, fibre or protein.
Biscuits and bars with similar names may contain different ingredients. And an earlier label you checked doesn’t necessarily tell you what’s in the pack you’re buying now.
Check the ingredients list and allergen information for the specific product every time you buy it.
Even a small portion leaves you with a wrapper or sachet to dispose of. NS asks passengers to put their rubbish in a bin.
Keep the empty packaging until you reach a bin.
If you’re looking for speculoos biscuits in pre-portioned packs, Albert Heijn lists the Lotus Biscoff Speculoos snack pack as containing eight sachets, each with two biscuits.
Lidl describes biscuits, wafers and bars under this own brand.
ALDI lists multigrain biscuits, Breaktime cereal biscuits and muesli bars among the products under this own brand.
ALDI shows a range of biscuits under the Biscotto brand, including mini biscuits.
These are biscuits you could consider taking on a train journey. Pay particular attention to the difference between the weight of the full pack and the amount you actually want to take with you; these aren’t single bars sold individually.
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For anyone who wants to take speculaas biscuits on a train journey; check how many are in the portion you set aside.
The pack is labelled as containing 8 pieces and weighing 200 g. If you have allergies, check the current packaging.
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For anyone who fancies milk chocolate biscuits on a train journey; use the packaging to work out how many to take with you.
The pack is listed as weighing 150 g. Check the ingredients and allergens on the label.
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For anyone who wants to take mini biscuits and can leave some of the pack at home.
The pack is labelled as 3 × 77 g. Check how many biscuits you’re taking from each inner pack and read the allergen information.
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For anyone who wants to take one of the two individual packs; check how many biscuits it contains.
The outer pack contains 2 individual packs and weighs 97 g in total. Check the current ingredients and allergen information.
Put the packaging in a bin. NS asks passengers to put their rubbish in one, so keep your wrapper or sachet until you reach a bin.
Before buying, read the ingredients list and allergen information on the current packaging for the product you’ve chosen. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains how allergens are listed in the ingredients of prepacked foods. Don’t rely on the product name or an earlier pack.
No. Those words alone don’t tell you about the nutritional value or the portion you’ll eat. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends checking the ingredients and nutrition table as well as the front of the pack.
Use the online information to compare products before you buy, but check the label on the pack you’re choosing too. That way, you can confirm the ingredients, allergens and nutritional values for the exact product.
