Choose several individual packs if you want to share cashews between lunch breaks or with fellow students; opt for a larger bag if you’d rather portion them yourself. Check how many grams each inner pack contains: a multipack isn’t automatically divided into individual lunch portions. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends a handful of unsalted nuts each day and varying the types you eat. Also check the product variety and allergen information on the label.
Do you regularly take cashews with you and want to decide how many to put in your lunchbox? A larger bag could work if you’re happy to portion them yourself. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends unsalted nuts and varying the types you eat.
If you’re buying for several fellow students or lunch breaks, check both the number of inner packs and the amount in each bag. Albert Heijn offers an unsalted 4-pack; Foods & Goods describes a Duyvis box containing 10 bags of 125 grams.
If you’re serving cashews professionally, both packaging and allergen information matter. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) explains what information is required for prepacked and unpackaged products.
Start with how the cashews are packed: choose individual bags to hand out, or a larger bag if you want to make up your own portions. Then compare the product variety and the information you’ll need to take them with you or serve them.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging for each lunch break | Check the number of inner packs and the weight of each bag; plan portions based on the contents. | If I’m sharing bags between lunch days or fellow students, I want to know how much is in each one; around 36% of consumers prioritise being able to divide products into suitable portions. |
| Amount to suit your needs | Compare the total contents with the number of lunch breaks you need supplies for. | I want an amount that matches what we’ll actually use, without keeping more in stock than necessary; around 29% of consumers focus on choosing a suitable amount. |
| Salted or unsalted | Read the product variety and ingredients on the packaging; roasted and unsalted are separate characteristics. | For regular lunches, I’m looking for an unsalted variety; around 21% of consumers prioritise this choice. |
| Allergen information | Keep the label with your supplies and, if serving cashews in a canteen, check whether they’re offered prepacked or unpackaged. | If I’m serving lunch companions or managing canteen supplies, I want to be able to check the information for the exact product variety; around 14% of consumers prioritise allergen information. |
The number of bags doesn’t tell you how much is in an individual lunch portion. The Duyvis box described contains 10 bags of 125 grams.
Check the contents of each inner pack before deciding how many lunch breaks it will cover.
A 125-gram bag may still need to be divided up yourself; remember to manage any leftovers from opened bags, too.
Duyvis describes its Sea Salt variety as flavoured with sea salt. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre’s daily recommendation is for unsalted nuts.
Check the label to see whether the variety is salted or unsalted, then choose what you want to take with you.
Once you’ve filled lunchboxes, the label may no longer be with the portions. If you’re serving cashews professionally, the information requirements also depend on how the product is offered.
Keep the label with your supplies. If you run a canteen, check in advance what allergen information is required for prepacked or unpackaged products.
For unpackaged products, the canteen must make allergen information available separately.
The Sea Salt range is an option if you’re looking for salted cashews in larger sharing bags. Foods & Goods describes a box containing 10 bags of 125 grams.
AH Cashewnoten ongezouten 4-pack is a good option if you want several packs of unsalted cashews to share.
Jumbo lists unsalted cashews in 200- and 500-gram bags, for anyone who wants to portion them themselves.
Under its Alesto range, Lidl features Way To Go cashews and describes them as fair trade.
Aldi lists a 250-gram bag of roasted, unsalted cashews under Trader Joe’s.
PLUS lists a 200-gram bag of unsalted, unroasted cashews.
The Joybuy products below are individual bags or pouches for portioning yourself; they aren’t multipacks with separate lunch portions.
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An individual pouch that you can use to measure out how much you want for your lunchbox.
The product description lists 160 g and cashew kernels as the only ingredient.
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Suitable for portioning yourself from a single bag; this isn’t a multipack.
The title lists 200 g, roasted and unsalted. The product description says you can keep the pack sealed after opening.
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An individual bag to portion yourself; the product description mentions several portions, but not separate lunch packs.
The pack contains 125 g. The product description mentions 4–5 portions and lists sea salt.
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The 500 g bag gives you plenty to portion yourself or share; it isn’t a multipack.
The product description lists cashews and salt.
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The 500 g bag can be used as a supply to portion yourself; it isn’t a multipack.
The product description lists a 500 g family-size bag and mentions salt.
No. It confirms that there are four packs, not that they contain the personal portion size you want. Check the contents of each bag before planning your lunch portions.
No, unroasted and unsalted are different characteristics. Aldi describes its cashews as both roasted and unsalted; PLUS describes its cashews as both unroasted and unsalted. Check both details on the packaging.
For prepacked products, allergen information must appear on the label. For unpackaged products, the canteen must inform customers in an approved way; for nuts, it must be clear which type is being served. The NVWA also explains that information can be given verbally under certain conditions, including displaying a notice telling customers they can ask for it.
Follow the storage and shelf-life information on the packaging for the exact product variety, and keep the label with your supplies. That way, you can check the ingredients and allergen information after making up portions.
No. The NVWA warning issued on 20 May 2026 concerns Trader Joe’s unsalted cashews, 170 grams, with barcode 2003020120930 and a best-before date of 23-09-2026. The NVWA warned that they may contain metal fragments and advised people not to eat them. The warning doesn’t automatically apply to all Aldi cashews; an expired best-before date isn’t a reason to eat an affected pack.
