Chocolate flakes aren’t a ready-to-eat snack bar: choose them as a topping for bread, yoghurt or porridge when you want something to eat mid-morning. For a set amount, you can choose individual 15 g sachets; with loose flakes, you measure out a portion yourself and compare the label for sugars, saturates and allergens.
If you’d rather not scoop from a large box mid-morning, individual portions are handy to compare. Albert Heijn lists a small pack of De Ruijter with 80 sachets of 15 g each. They’re still flakes to use on or in something else, not a snack bar.
Milk chocolate flakes, dark chocolate flakes and cocoa fantasy flakes aren’t the same type of product. As well as the flavour, check the ingredients and nutritional information per 100 g and per portion.
For the variant you choose, check the current information for ingredients such as milk, soya and cereals containing gluten. A flavour name or description such as ‘dark’ doesn’t give you enough information about these.
First decide whether you want individual portions or would rather measure out the flakes yourself. Then compare the nutritional information and ingredients of the variants that suit how you plan to use them.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters most to |
|---|---|---|
| Portion format | Check whether the pack contains individual sachets or whether you need to measure out the flakes yourself. | If I want a set amount as a topping mid-morning, I don’t want to have to scoop it from a box each time. For around 33% of consumers, portion format comes first. |
| Nutritional value | Compare sugars and saturates per 100 g, as well as for the amount you plan to use. | With a small portion, I want to know what the flakes add to my snack. Around 27% of consumers give this nutritional information top priority. |
| Ingredients | Check the current pack for the ingredients and information about allergens that are present or may be present. | If I need to avoid certain ingredients, I don’t want to rely on words such as ‘dark’ or ‘vegan’ alone. For around 20% of consumers, checking the label is the first requirement. |
| Packaging and availability | Check whether the pack size suits regular use and whether you can get the variant you’ve chosen. | If I use flakes at home more often, I want a pack that suits my needs and that I can find. This matters most to around 20% of consumers. |
Chocolate flakes are sold as a bread topping or as a topping for other foods. Individual sachets make the amount more predictable, but they don’t turn the product into a bar.
Decide what you want to use the flakes on, such as bread, yoghurt or porridge, then choose between sachets and measuring out a portion yourself.
On its own, ‘dark’ doesn’t tell you how much sugar or saturated fat a product contains. You still need to check the nutritional information for each dark variant.
Compare the nutritional information for the amount you plan to use; don’t base your choice on the flavour name alone.
The variants reviewed differ in the information they give about milk, soya and wheat. A description such as ‘dark’ or ‘vegan’ doesn’t replace the allergen information.
Check the current pack for both what the product contains and what it may contain.
The milk and dark chocolate flakes reviewed are intended as a bread topping or a topping for other foods.
The AH dark chocolate flakes reviewed come in a 300 g box for use as a bread topping or as a topping for other foods.
Jumbo features its own-brand flakes alongside other brands in its chocolate flakes range.
The PLUS dark chocolate flakes reviewed come in a 300 g box.
ALDI lists Kiekeboe chocolate flakes in 300 g milk and dark variants.
These products suit people looking for flakes as a bread topping or a topping for other foods, rather than a ready-to-eat snack bar. If you want a set amount, check how you can measure it out for each pack.
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For anyone who wants to use milk chocolate flakes on bread, yoghurt or porridge.
For this 200 g pack, check how you can measure out a set portion and read the current allergen information.
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For anyone looking for flakes to top bread, yoghurt or porridge.
For this 200 g pack, compare the product description and ingredients with those of regular chocolate flakes. Check how to measure out the portion you want.
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For anyone who wants to compare flakes as a topping for bread or yoghurt.
For this 200 g pack, check the product description, ingredients and allergens. If you’re specifically looking for chocolate flakes, don’t rely on the word ‘Flakes’ alone.
No. The chocolate flakes discussed here are intended as a bread topping or as a topping for foods such as yoghurt or porridge. If you mainly want a pre-measured amount, look for individual portions rather than a large box.
No, 15 g isn’t a universal portion size. Albert Heijn lists 15 g for De Ruijter dark flakes and for the individual sachets of milk flakes. For another product, check the portion size on its packaging and, if needed, compare the nutritional information per 100 g too.
No, always check the packaging of the variant you choose. The De Ruijter dark variant reviewed may contain milk; for its dark variant described as vegan, PLUS states that milk and lactose may be present.
