Choose individual portions if you want to hand out chocolate sprinkles to each visitor quickly or keep different toppings separate. A large pack is a good fit for lots of equal portions if you can measure them out yourself. If you’re serving them unpackaged, you’ll also need to follow food safety practices and inform customers about allergens, as explained by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority and Business.gov.nl.
If each visitor gets their own portion of topping, you won’t need to scoop it from one open pack at the serving point. Albert Heijn lists eight portions for De Ruijter Kleintjes and AH Strooi mini's; Jumbo lists eight pieces for Strooi Mini's.
A pack containing several types could be a good option for different desserts. Albert Heijn describes De Ruijter Kleintjes as a mix of chocolate sprinkles, flakes and fruit sprinkles. Check which varieties you actually want to use.
If you’re preparing lots of equal portions, you can also measure them out from a large pack. You’ll need your own process for serving them. For unpackaged food, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority and Business.gov.nl highlight the need to provide allergen information and follow food safety practices.
First decide whether you want to hand out individual portions or measure them out yourself. Then choose the types of topping and work out how you’ll keep your chosen varieties separate at the serving point.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Portions and serving | Check the number of individual portions and the total weight; the word ‘mini’ doesn’t tell you how large the chocolate sprinkles are. | If I want to give every visitor their own topping quickly, I need to know how many portions I can hand out. Individual serving is the top priority for around 42% of consumers. |
| Types of topping | Check which types are in the pack and review the ingredients and allergens for each variety. | At a dessert stand, I want to offer different flavours and textures without assuming that every variety has the same ingredients. Variety comes first for around 33% of consumers. |
| Quantity and portioning yourself | Compare the pack weight with the number of portions you need and decide how you’ll serve the topping. | If I need lots of equal portions, I want to be able to organise portioning in advance. This need is the top priority for around 25% of consumers. |
For De Ruijter Kleintjes, AH Strooi mini's and Jumbo Strooi Mini's, the product information refers to small portions or packs. The contents may also include flakes or fruit sprinkles.
Before buying, check the number of individual portions, the total weight and the types of topping included.
Portioning the topping yourself adds extra steps. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that businesses must inform customers about the allergens present in unpackaged food; Business.gov.nl also explains how to follow food safety practices.
Decide who will prepare the portions, how you’ll prevent cross-contact and how customers can find the allergen information.
Portioning toppings yourself takes time and may require your own serving equipment.
Ingredients and allergens can vary between products and varieties. For AH Strooi mini's, Albert Heijn advises customers to read the pack before consumption.
Check the label on the pack you’re using and keep the allergen information for those varieties available at your event.
These brands offer different pack formats: individual portions, mixed toppings and larger packs to portion yourself.
Albert Heijn lists eight portions for De Ruijter Kleintjes. The pack combines chocolate sprinkles, flakes and fruit sprinkles.
According to Albert Heijn, AH Strooi mini's is a small 140 g pack to take with you, containing eight portions and several types of topping.
Jumbo lists Strooi Mini's as eight pieces weighing 140 g, alongside larger 600 g packs of chocolate sprinkles.
Jumbo describes Venz Mini's as a small pack to take with you, but no longer lists the product in its online range.
ALDI lists Kiekeboe dark chocolate sprinkles in a 600 g pack.
This pack suits you if you’ve decided to portion chocolate sprinkles for festival food yourself, rather than handing out small portions to each visitor.
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For a serving point where you portion the topping yourself. The pack contains 600 g; check the chocolate variety and allergens on the current label before using the sprinkles.
Mini packs are one way to serve chocolate sprinkles to each visitor; you can also portion them yourself. Business.gov.nl explains the food safety rules for food you prepare, handle or sell. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains what allergen information is needed for unpackaged food.
If you’re a business serving unpackaged chocolate sprinkles to customers, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says you must provide information about the allergens present. Make sure this information is available for the variety you’re using before customers buy or receive it; additional conditions apply if you provide the information verbally.
Check the ingredients and allergens for each variety separately. Milk and soya ingredients are listed for some components of De Ruijter Kleintjes, so read the current label on the pack you’re using.
Choose individual portions if serving each person separately or keeping toppings apart is your priority. A large pack is suitable for lots of equal portions if you can measure them out yourself and organise serving, hygiene and allergen information.
Jumbo no longer lists Venz Mini's in its online range. If you’re looking for this particular pack, check its current availability with a local shop.
