For holiday lunches, an unsalted variety is a sensible starting point if you serve cashews regularly. Then choose a pack size based on how much your household will actually use and can store properly. A large bag makes sense if it matches your consumption. Whole nuts are unsuitable for children under 4, so choose a different form for them.
You want enough cashews for several holiday lunches and choose the type and quantity to suit what your household eats. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises storing nuts in a sealed container in a dry place.
You use cashews from time to time and want a quantity that’s easier to finish. Packs of 200 g and 250 g are examples of smaller quantities, as listed by PLUS and ALDI.
You consider the ages of those eating with you and, if anyone has a food allergy, check the information on the exact pack. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving whole nuts to children under 4.
First compare the ingredients with your lunch habits, then choose a quantity that suits how much you use and how you store your supply.
| What to consider | What should you look for? | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity you’ll use | Compare the net weight with how much your household is likely to eat; the term ‘value pack’ alone doesn’t tell you how much you’ll use. | If I’m buying for several holiday lunches, I want a bag size that suits what our household will actually eat; around 31% of consumers prioritise value in use. |
| Ingredients for lunch | Check the variety name and ingredients. Roasted and unsalted describe different properties; the Netherlands Nutrition Centre includes unsalted nuts in its healthy eating guidelines. | For regular lunches, I want to choose a salt variety that suits how we eat cashews; around 25% of consumers prioritise the ingredients. |
| Suitability for everyone eating with you | The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving whole nuts to children under 4. If anyone has a food allergy, check the ingredients and allergen information on the exact pack. | When children or someone with a food allergy will be eating with us, I want to check the form and label information first; around 19% of consumers prioritise suitability for everyone eating with them. |
| Storage and use | Follow the storage instructions on the pack. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises storing nuts in a sealed container in a dry place and says they can be kept in a cool place at 10–15 °C. | If we don’t eat cashews often, I want to open a quantity we can finish in good time and store carefully; around 19% of consumers prioritise keeping their supply manageable. |
| Origin information | Check the information and any certification marks on the specific pack; a retailer’s description or an industry commitment isn’t proof that every individual bag is certified. | If origin matters to me, I want to be able to assess the information on the pack itself; around 6% of consumers prioritise verifiable origin information. |
Whole nuts are unsuitable for children under 4 because of the risk of choking, according to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre.
Choose a different form for young children. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre suggests bread topped with nut butter that has no added sugar or salt as an alternative.
The preparation method doesn’t tell you how much salt a variety contains. Duyvis describes Cashews Original as oven-roasted with a savoury flavour; Jumbo lists a salted 125 g Duyvis variety.
Read the full variety name and ingredients rather than relying on the preparation description alone.
The Central Bureau of Food Trade’s target is for own-brand cashew snack nuts to be sustainably certified by 2030. This doesn’t prove that every pack currently on sale is already certified.
Check the information on the specific pack and distinguish between a target and a product-specific claim.
AH Terra offers unroasted cashews; Albert Heijn lists them in a 500 g pack.
Jumbo lists a 500 g value pack of unsalted cashews, as well as smaller unsalted packs.
ALDI lists Trader Joe’s cashews, including a specific 250 g pack that is roasted and unsalted.
PLUS lists unsalted, unroasted cashews in a 200 g pack.
Lidl lists unsalted cashews and also sells cashews under the Alesto and Way To Go names.
Duyvis describes Cashews Original as oven-roasted with a savoury flavour; Jumbo lists a salted 125 g variety.
The products below range from larger packs for stocking up to smaller quantities. Check which variety and pack size suit your lunch habits.
No image available
This pack size may suit several lunches; if you’re looking for unsalted cashews, check the salt variety on the pack.
No image available
The 500 g pack may suit regular use; if you’re looking for a specific ingredient list, check the salt variety and ingredients on the pack.
No image available
The 160 g pack may suit you if you’d rather buy a smaller quantity at a time; follow the storage instructions on the pack.
No image available
The product name specifies that these cashews are roasted and unsalted; at 200 g, this is a smaller quantity than the 500 g packs in this selection.
No image available
The 125 g pack is a smaller quantity; if you’re looking for unsalted cashews for regular lunches, check the variety on the pack.
No. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving whole nuts or peanuts to children under 4 because of the risk of choking. It suggests bread topped with nut butter that has no added sugar or salt as an alternative.
Store nuts in a sealed container in a dry place. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends keeping them somewhere cool at 10–15 °C; also follow the instructions on the pack.
No. Oven-roasted describes how the cashews are prepared; it doesn’t tell you whether salt has been added. Duyvis describes Cashews Original as oven-roasted with a savoury flavour, while Jumbo lists a salted Duyvis variety. Check the variety and ingredients separately.
Check the ingredients and allergen information on the exact pack before choosing. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) says that, from 1 January 2026, inspections will also check whether pre-packed products carry the correct warnings about cross-contamination with allergens.
No. The NVWA warning concerns 170 g packs of Trader Joe’s unsalted cashews with a best-before date of 23-09-2026, not all ALDI cashews. Although the date has passed, the warning not to eat this product still applies; follow the specific recall instructions.
