If you want a ready-portioned snack to take with you without having to cut it, look for individually wrapped breakfast cake. If you’re happy to portion it at home, a larger pack of sliced cake is another option. A 4-pack takes up less storage space, but compare the number of portions and the total weight before choosing a size. Enjoy breakfast cake as a snack alongside your evening meal, not as a replacement for it.
You want to pop a slice of breakfast cake in your bag without having to cut it yourself. According to Albert Heijn, the Peijnenburg Naturel 10-pack contains ten individually wrapped slices of 28 g each.
You keep breakfast cake at home and don’t mind dividing a larger pack of sliced cake between several snack breaks. Compare the total weight and the number of portions.
You buy breakfast cake as a snack or accompaniment, not as a complete evening meal. For an average 30 g slice, the Voedingscentrum lists 11.2 g of sugars and 0.9 g of protein, among other values. The figures for your chosen product may differ.
First decide whether you’ll mainly eat the breakfast cake at home or want individual portions to take with you. Then check how many portions you’ll get from the pack and read the nutritional information for your chosen variety.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity and stock | Compare the total weight and the number of slices or bars. | If I’m stocking up for several snack breaks, I want to know how many portions one pack contains. For around 42% of consumers, the quantity per pack is the top priority. |
| Ready-portioned snack to take along | Check whether each piece is individually wrapped and how much one portion weighs. | For lectures, I want to be able to take one portion with me without cutting it first. For around 33% of consumers, having a ready-portioned snack to take along comes first. |
| Nutritional role and ingredients | Read the nutritional values per 100 g and per portion, along with the ingredients and allergens for the exact variety. | I’m only looking for a little something to have alongside my evening meal, and want to know what’s in my portion. For around 25% of consumers, nutritional information and how the snack fits alongside a meal matter most. |
A 4-pack takes up less storage space, but contains fewer portions than a 10-pack.
Compare the number of pieces and the total weight with how often you plan to eat breakfast cake.
A slice of breakfast cake doesn’t have the nutritional composition of a complete evening meal. For an average 30 g slice, the Voedingscentrum lists 20.8 g of carbohydrates and 0.9 g of protein, among other values.
Plan your evening meal and snack as separate choices when doing your food shopping.
The number of pieces in a multipack doesn’t tell you whether you can put each bar or slice in your bag separately.
Look for an explicit statement on the packaging that the portions are individually wrapped.
Peijnenburg offers breakfast cake in portion packs, including a Naturel 10-pack and a smaller 4-pack.
Albert Heijn’s own-brand range includes spiced cake bars in a 6-pack and larger packs of sliced breakfast cake.
Jumbo offers its own breakfast cake in different sizes, including sliced cake and packs containing several pieces.
PLUS offers its own Naturel breakfast cake bars in a 6-pack, as well as Peijnenburg portion packs.
At ALDI, Koek & Bakker offers larger packs of sliced breakfast cake, including a wholemeal variety weighing 485 g.
These products include a breakfast cake bar to take with you as a portion, and sliced breakfast cake to portion at home. For your chosen variety, check the packaging and nutritional information that matter to you.
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A bar-shaped option for anyone who wants to take a portion with them on the go. The pack contains 250 g in total; check the label for the weight of each bar and the nutritional values per portion.
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A pack of six pieces for anyone who wants to portion them at home. If you want to take individual pieces with you, check the packaging to see whether they’re individually wrapped.
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Sliced breakfast cake weighing 485 g, for anyone who wants to take a slice as a portion at home. Check the current ingredients and allergen information on the packaging, especially if you need to avoid rye or gluten.
No. Treat breakfast cake as a snack or an accompaniment, not as a complete evening meal. For an average 30 g slice, the Voedingscentrum lists 20.8 g of carbohydrates, 11.2 g of sugars and 0.9 g of protein. Check the packaging for the nutritional values of your product.
Check whether the packaging says that the bars are individually wrapped. The term 6-pack tells you how many pieces you get, but doesn’t confirm how each one is wrapped.
Read the allergen information for the exact variety. Rye and cereals containing gluten are listed for the Peijnenburg Naturel 10-pack. The product information also mentions the possible presence of milk and nuts.
No, the product name doesn’t tell you which salt was used in the variety you’ve chosen. Check the ingredients list on the packaging.
