When choosing chocolate sprinkles for the company canteen, don’t rely on the words ‘less sugar’ alone: check the sugar content per 100 g before describing sprinkles as sugar-free. Jumbo lists 7.7 g of sugars per 100 g for Céréal Hagelslag Puur. That’s less than the 43 g listed by Albert Heijn for its dark chocolate ‘less sugar’ variant, but neither product meets the EU threshold of no more than 0.5 g per 100 g for a ‘sugar-free’ claim. Also check the ingredients, and choose your rusk base separately from the topping.
If your canteen policy calls for sugar-free chocolate sprinkles, ‘less sugar’ isn’t enough. Check the claim and the nutritional information per 100 g on the current packaging; the sugar levels for the sprinkles discussed here are above the EU threshold for ‘sugar-free’.
A lower sugar content may go hand in hand with sweeteners. So don’t just compare ‘of which sugars’ per 100 g: check the ingredients, allergens and any warnings too.
Chocolate sprinkles are just one part of lunch. Compare the fibre content of different rusks, and make sure bread is also available as an option: according to the Voedingscentrum, rusks contain no iodine, while bread made with baker’s salt is an important source of iodine.
When choosing rusks with chocolate sprinkles for the company canteen, first check the claim on the topping, then the ingredients and the overall make-up of the lunch.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar-free or less sugar | Compare the product claim with ‘of which sugars’ per 100 g; the EU threshold for ‘sugar-free’ is no more than 0.5 g per 100 g. | If the canteen is only allowed to offer sugar-free chocolate sprinkles, the value on the packaging must meet that requirement. Around 42% of consumers put this check first. |
| Sweeteners and allergens | Check the ingredients, allergen information and warnings; Céréal Hagelslag Puur contains maltitol and soya, and may contain milk. | When serving myself, I want to be able to see which chocolate sprinkles are suitable for me before I spoon them out. Ingredients and allergens matter most to around 33% of consumers. |
| Rusks and lunch options | Compare the fibre content per 100 g of different rusks, and offer bread and other toppings too. | If rusks regularly replace my bread lunch, I want to be able to consider the rest of the meal too. The lunch base comes first for around 25% of consumers. |
Under EU rules, the ‘sugar-free’ claim is only allowed for products containing no more than 0.5 g of sugars per 100 g. Albert Heijn’s dark chocolate ‘less sugar’ sprinkles list 43 g per 100 g; according to Jumbo, Céréal Hagelslag Puur contains 7.7 g per 100 g.
Use the product’s actual claim on the canteen menu, and check the current nutritional information before using the term ‘sugar-free’.
Céréal Hagelslag Puur contains maltitol; the product information warns that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect. The product contains soya and may contain milk.
Make the current ingredients and allergen information available alongside the product, and keep scoops for different products separate.
Choosing different chocolate sprinkles won’t change the nutritional value of the rusk base. According to the Voedingscentrum, rusks contain no iodine, while bread made with baker’s salt is an important source of iodine.
Offer rusks as an option alongside bread rather than automatically treating them as a substitute.
The dark chocolate sprinkles are worth considering if a lower stated sugar content per 100 g matters and you’re happy to use a sweetener.
The dark chocolate and milk chocolate ‘Minder Suiker’ variants can be compared with the regular versions from the same own-brand range.
Jumbo Hagelslag Melk Minder Suiker offers a product to compare, but you’ll need to check separately whether it’s available.
The dark chocolate sprinkles are included here as a comparison with regular chocolate sprinkles, not as a sugar-free option.
These are wholegrain rusks for your lunch base, not chocolate sprinkles. Choose the topping separately, and check its sugar content, ingredients and allergens.
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A rusk base to consider if your canteen wants to include the choice of bread product alongside chocolate sprinkles. Joybuy’s product information states that these rusks are 100% wholegrain and contain 10 g of fibre per 100 g; the pack contains 10 pieces. This product is not chocolate sprinkles.
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A wholegrain rusk base if your canteen wants to compare a 13-piece pack with other types of rusks. This product is not chocolate sprinkles; assess the nutritional information for the base and topping separately.
Under Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the ‘sugar-free’ claim can only be used for a solid food if it contains no more than 0.5 g of sugars per 100 g. ‘Less sugar’ and ‘no added sugars’ are different claims, so always check the nutritional information for the product you choose.
No. Jumbo lists 7.7 g of sugars per 100 g for Céréal Hagelslag Puur; its ingredients include both sugar and maltitol. If you’re considering this variant for the canteen, check the ingredients, allergens and packaging warning too.
No. According to the Voedingscentrum, rusks contain no iodine, while bread made with baker’s salt is an important source of iodine. So don’t automatically treat rusks with chocolate sprinkles as a nutritional substitute for a bread lunch.
