If you’re looking for breakfast cake with Fairtrade cocoa for a flight from Schiphol, only choose a variety if the packaging clearly states that the Fairtrade claim applies to the cocoa or chocolate. Individually wrapped cake is easy to eat without a knife, but the packaging doesn’t tell you whether it’s available at the airport, so check with the retailer.
You’re looking for breakfast cake with chocolate and want to see on the packaging whether the Fairtrade claim applies to the cocoa or chocolate. According to Fairtrade International, the mark is linked to ingredients that meet Fairtrade standards; the word ‘organic’ alone doesn’t answer that question.
You want to take a firm cake with you or eat one on the way. Schiphol generally allows food in hand luggage, but different rules apply to liquids and spreads.
You’re comparing the ingredients, warnings and packaging formats of breakfast cake. Choosing a particular type or a handy portion doesn’t automatically tell you whether the cocoa is Fairtrade-certified.
If certified cocoa is your main priority, start by checking the Fairtrade claim on the exact variety. Then consider whether the cake and any extras suit the way you want to eat while travelling.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is it important to? |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade cocoa | Read the certification mark and the accompanying claim on the packaging: does it apply to the product or to a specified ingredient such as cocoa? | I want to take chocolate breakfast cake with me, but only if the Fairtrade claim applies to the cocoa. For around 42% of consumers, this check comes first. |
| Convenience on the go | Check whether the cake is firm, pre-sliced or individually wrapped. Check any spreads separately against Schiphol’s hand luggage rules. | I want to be able to eat a cake on the go without cutting or spreading anything. Around 33% of consumers put this travel convenience first. |
| Ingredients and format | Compare the ingredients, allergens, warnings and packaging format of the exact variety. | I want to choose a variety whose ingredients and warnings suit my needs. For around 25% of consumers, this choice of product matters most. |
A product name or a shop’s general information doesn’t, by itself, tell you the terms on which the cocoa in this breakfast cake was sourced.
Check the Fairtrade mark and the accompanying claim on the packaging of the exact variety.
Schiphol lists kiosks and places to eat, but a general list of retailers doesn’t tell you which breakfast cake they have in stock when you travel.
Check availability with your chosen retailer, or take a variety you’ve selected in advance.
For Tussendoor+ Choco with no added sugar, Peijnenburg warns that it may contain milk, hazelnuts, almonds and cereals containing gluten. It also warns that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect.
Check the current ingredients, allergen information and warnings on the packaging of the variety you buy.
For hand luggage, Schiphol distinguishes between solid food and liquid or spreadable food.
Check the hand luggage rules separately for a spread or other extra; don’t assume the same rules that apply to the cake itself.
Peijnenburg offers several varieties of breakfast cake, including an individually wrapped chocolate variety.
Albert Heijn lists an organic chocolate breakfast cake in its online range.
Jumbo shows a range of breakfast cake formats and brands online.
ALDI lists a 485 g pre-sliced Koek & Bakker breakfast cake.
Fairtrade Nederland has shared information about Fairtrade-certified cocoa in PLUS own-brand products.
No. In line with Fairtrade International’s labelling guidelines, check the certification mark and accompanying claim on the packaging of the specific cake. If a product contains several ingredients, it should be clear what the claim applies to.
Schiphol generally allows solid breakfast cake as food in hand luggage. Different rules apply to liquid or spreadable extras. A security officer may still refuse an item, and import rules may apply at your destination.
No. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority’s rules don’t require all breakfast cake to contain iodine. Under those rules, iodine compounds may be used in bread, bread substitutes and other bakery products only through baker’s salt, up to a maximum of 65 mg of iodine per kg of salt. Check the product information if you want to know which salt was used in a particular cake.
