Choose an individually wrapped chocolate biscuit if you want to take a clearly portioned snack with you for before or after a training session. A two-biscuit pack is a good fit if you want to have two biscuits at a time. If you’re planning to eat during a long run, the packaging alone isn’t enough to help you decide: check the carbohydrates per portion and try the product during a training session before adding it to your fuelling plan.
If you want to grab a biscuit from your bag before or after a run, there’s a practical difference between one biscuit per wrapper and a pack containing two biscuits per wrapper. Also check how many grams you’re taking each time; the wrapper alone tells you nothing about the nutritional value of that portion.
Carbohydrate requirements can increase during marathon training, according to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre. So if you want to eat a biscuit while running, check the carbohydrates per portion and consider whether eating on the move works for you during training.
For these shoppers, the ingredients and allergens in the exact variant are what matter most. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority stresses that allergens must be clearly listed on the label of pre-packed foods. Read the packaging even if you’ve already checked the product information online.
First decide whether you want to take the biscuit as a snack for before or after a training session, or eat it while running. Then check the actual portion size and the label for the variant you’re choosing.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging and portion size | Check whether one or two biscuits are wrapped together and look at the weight of each wrapped portion. | I want to take a sealed snack with me without having to take biscuits out of a larger pack on the go. Around 44% of consumers prioritise portability and portion control. |
| Eating while running | Check the carbohydrates per portion and try the biscuit you’ve chosen with a drink during a training session. | During a long training session, I want to know whether this portion fits into my fuelling plan and whether eating while running works for me. This is the main concern for around 33% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Compare the label on the physical packaging of the exact variant with your own dietary restrictions. | If I need to avoid certain ingredients, I want to check what’s in the biscuit before eating it. This is the main concern for around 23% of consumers. |
Individual wrapping makes a biscuit easier to take with you, but it doesn’t tell you how many carbohydrates it contains or how easy it is to eat while running.
Check the nutritional information per portion and try the product you’ve chosen during a training session. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre lists sports bars and sports gels as possible aids during prolonged, intense exercise; a chocolate biscuit isn’t automatically a like-for-like alternative.
Albert Heijn lists one 28 g LU Time Out Choco Chip biscuit per wrapper, while ALDI packs its Biscotto Chocoladekoekjes in pairs. These wrapped portions are therefore not the same size.
Count the biscuits in each wrapper and check the weight of the portion you actually want to eat.
Albert Heijn warns that ingredients, nutritional values and allergy information can change. If you have an allergy, a difference between the online information and the variant you buy could matter.
Before eating the product, read the allergen information on the physical packaging of the exact variant.
Albert Heijn lists LU Time Out Choco Chip as five individually wrapped biscuits, each weighing 28 g. This pack is worth considering if you want to take one biscuit at a time.
ALDI describes its Biscotto Chocoladekoekjes as a pack of 20 butter biscuits with dark, white and milk chocolate, wrapped in pairs.
Lotus Bakeries Netherlands lists a box of 300 individually wrapped Biscoff biscuits. This is an example of the packaging format, not a confirmed chocolate biscuit variant.
Verkade includes chocolate biscuit products in its range and lists nutritional values on a product page. Check how the biscuits are packaged for each variant.
These LU chocolate biscuits are options if you want to take a biscuit with you as a snack for before or after a training session and compare portion packaging. Check how many biscuits each wrapper contains for every variant; the product itself doesn’t tell you whether it’s suitable fuel for running.
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If you want to take one biscuit at a time, check the packaging to see how many biscuits are individually wrapped. Before planning a portion for a training session, check the carbohydrates per biscuit and the allergens on the current label.
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If you want to take a sealed snack portion with you, check whether the wrappers for this variant contain two biscuits each. When planning your portion, use the weight and carbohydrate content for the amount you’ll actually eat, not just the figures per 100 g.
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If you’re looking for milk chocolate biscuits in set portions, check how many biscuits are in each wrapped portion. Then compare the ingredients, allergens and carbohydrates for that portion on the label.
You can only decide whether it fits your own training plan after checking the carbohydrates per portion and trying it during a training session. An individual wrapper doesn’t prove that a biscuit is a suitable substitute for a sports bar or sports gel; the Netherlands Nutrition Centre lists those products as possible aids during prolonged, intense training.
As a snack to take with you for before or after a training session, the portion packaging is easy to assess. If you want to eat it while running, you’ll also need to consider whether eating on the go is practical for you. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends eating a meal around 2 to 3 hours before exercise. Check the portion size and label to see whether a specific biscuit is right for the snack occasion you have in mind.
Because the ingredients in the variant you’ve bought are what matter when you need to check ingredients or allergens. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority stresses that allergens must be clearly listed on the label, and Albert Heijn warns that online product information can change.
No. In a two-biscuit pack, both biscuits share one wrapper; with individually wrapped biscuits, each biscuit has its own wrapper. Check the packaging format of the exact variant and work out your snack portion based on how many biscuits you want to eat.
