First, decide whether you want a biscuit or biscuit sticks coated in chocolate: chocolate with biscuit pieces is a different product. Then compare the packaging, nutritional information and allergens, and check that your chosen item is available for delivery to your address before completing your online order.
If you want a biscuit with a chocolate coating, read the description before you order. Albert Heijn, for example, also describes milk chocolate with biscuit pieces; that isn’t a chocolate-coated biscuit. Check the number of biscuits and the packaging too.
The number of biscuits and the net weight together tell you how much you’ll receive. For similar products, compare the nutritional values per 100 g too. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, portion sizes aren’t always a like-for-like basis for comparison.
Read the latest nutritional information before completing your order, and check the packaging again when it arrives. The allergen information for the Jumbo and Albert Heijn products described here includes milk, wheat and soya, among other ingredients. Check each item individually.
First decide which type of biscuit you want. Then use the packaging label and online product information to check whether the quantity and ingredients suit your order.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Biscuit shape and packaging | Check whether the chocolate coats the biscuit or whether biscuit is an ingredient in the chocolate. Check the number of biscuits and whether they come in individual portions. | If you want to take a biscuit with you, it matters whether you’re getting individual portions rather than a bar of chocolate. For around 40% of consumers, this combination of product shape and packaging is the main consideration. |
| Quantity and delivery availability | For similar products, compare the net weight and the number of biscuits. Check availability for your delivery address before completing your order. | If you want to share or store your biscuits, you’ll want to know how many are in the pack and whether they can be delivered to you. Around 30% of consumers prioritise this practical question when ordering. |
| Ingredients and nutritional information | Read the latest ingredients and allergen information; compare the nutritional values of similar products per 100 g. | If you need to avoid certain ingredients or want to compare nutritional values, the product information is key. This is the main concern for around 30% of consumers. |
The Albert Heijn product described as containing 15% biscuit is milk chocolate with biscuit pieces, not a biscuit with a chocolate coating. That difference determines which type of product you’ll receive.
Read the product description and check whether the biscuit itself is described as coated or covered in chocolate.
Nine biscuits in a pack don’t tell you much on their own about the quantity compared with a pack of biscuit sticks or individually wrapped wafers.
Check the net weight too, and compare the nutritional values of similar products on the same basis: per 100 g.
A product claim doesn’t replace the ingredients and allergen list. Albert Heijn also notes that information about its Lotus Biscoff product may change.
Read the latest information before buying, and if you have an allergy or intolerance, check the packaging again when your product arrives.
ALDI’s product page directs shoppers to a store for the Biscotto biscuits described here. That doesn’t mean you can have them delivered as part of an online grocery order.
Check the ordering or collection options shown for each item in your location.
Albert Heijn describes Lotus Biscoff speculoos biscuits with a layer of Belgian chocolate, in a pack containing six packets of three biscuits.
The Jumbo Milk Chocolate Biscuits described here are nine biscuits in a 125 g pack.
Albert Heijn describes a milk chocolate product containing 15% biscuit: chocolate with pieces in it, not a biscuit fully coated in chocolate.
ALDI describes a Biscotto assortment of 20 butter biscuits, 250 g, with dark, white and milk chocolate.
Sondey is a Lidl brand of biscuits and cookies.
These products include chocolate biscuits in various shapes, from biscuits and biscuit sticks to wafers. If you’re looking for a traditional biscuit in particular, first check whether a wafer would also suit you.
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A wafer option for anyone looking for a chocolate biscuit and open to trying wafers too.
180 g pack. Check the latest ingredients and allergen information if they’re relevant to your choice.
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A biscuit option for anyone looking to browse milk chocolate biscuits as part of an online order.
150 g pack. If you have an allergy or intolerance, check the latest information on the product page and packaging.
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For anyone looking for chocolate-coated biscuit sticks rather than a larger, individual biscuit.
Joybuy describes a 75 g pack containing 3 × 11 sticks, with 49% milk chocolate. Read the latest allergen information before buying.
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An individually wrapped hazelnut wafer with milk chocolate for anyone considering a wafer too.
33 g pack. Check the latest allergen information, especially if you need to avoid nuts.
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A strawberry-flavoured wafer snack for anyone who thinks this shape could also fit the bill when looking for chocolate biscuits.
The pack lists 9 pieces and 104.4 g. Check the latest ingredients and allergen information before ordering.
Yes. According to the European Commission, mandatory food information for pre-packed foods must be available before you complete your purchase when buying at a distance, except for the best-before date. That information must also be available when the product is delivered. If you have an allergy or intolerance, check the packaging again when your biscuits arrive.
No. Albert Heijn describes a milk chocolate product containing 15% biscuit, while the Lotus Biscoff speculoos described here has a chocolate coating. Read the product description to check which type you’re ordering.
Use both the number of biscuits and the net weight: the first helps you choose portions, while the second helps you compare quantities. Compare the nutritional values of similar products per 100 g; the Netherlands Nutrition Centre points out that manufacturers set their own portion sizes.
No. Check availability again before completing your order. The online range can change; for example, Jumbo lists a Lotus Biscoff product that is no longer in its online range. Also check whether delivery is available to your address.
