Choose individual portions if you want to divide the chocolate sprinkles up before collecting your chips; a larger pack is a better choice if you also want to use it at home later. There’s no way to recommend a suitable size for a squeeze bottle of chocolate sprinkles without specific product and dispensing details. Chocolate sprinkles on chips are a matter of personal taste, not a proven mess-free way to serve them.
If you want to take chocolate sprinkles for several people, consider individual portions rather than sprinkling them from one pack when you get there. Albert Heijn lists De Ruijter Kleintjes as containing eight individual portions of 15 g or 20 g; it isn’t a squeeze bottle.
If you’ll use the pack for other occasions after collecting your food, the amount it contains becomes more important. Jumbo lists 600 g packs of chocolate sprinkles, and Lidl also lists a 600 g pack.
Milk and soya are listed for the dark chocolate versions of De Ruijter and Venz that we checked. Check the information on the exact pack: a name such as ‘dark’ doesn’t, by itself, tell you whether a product is suitable for someone with an allergy.
Decide whether you want to divide the sprinkles into portions in advance or are mainly looking for a pack to use later. Whichever you choose, check the ingredients and allergens for the exact variety.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Giving out individual portions | Check the number of individual portions and the weight of each one; a small pack isn’t automatically a multipack of portions. | When I take chocolate sprinkles with me to collect chips, I’d rather divide them up in advance than have everyone sprinkle from the same pack. This is the top priority for around 45% of consumers. |
| Pack size | Check the net weight and consider whether you’ll use the pack at home after collecting your food. | If I want to use the sprinkles later too, I look for a pack that suits several occasions. Pack size is the main consideration for around 33% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients and allergen information on the exact pack, especially if milk or soya is a concern. | When choosing a variety, I want to know what’s in it before I take it with me. Checking the label is the top priority for around 22% of consumers. |
A standard shaker pack doesn’t give you the same control over dispensing as a squeeze bottle. The chocolate sprinkle products described here come in individual portions or packs; their packaging doesn’t support dispensing from a squeeze bottle.
For a specific product, check what it contains, how it is dispensed and whether the packaging is suitable for contact with the food in question. Choose individual portions if your main aim is to divide them up in advance.
The dark chocolate varieties of De Ruijter and Venz that we checked list milk and soya. Some specific products also carry warnings about possible lactose or milk protein.
Before using them, check the current ingredient and allergen information for the exact variety you’re buying.
Product descriptions mention uses such as bread, yoghurt and desserts. That doesn’t mean chocolate sprinkles are easy to portion onto takeaway chips or that everyone will enjoy the combination.
If you like, take the chocolate sprinkles separately and treat the combination as a matter of personal taste, not a proven way to serve them.
The range we checked includes standard dark chocolate sprinkles, an extra-dark variety and Kleintjes, with individual portions.
The Venz Puur Chocolade Hagelslag we checked is a 400 g variety that you sprinkle from the pack.
The own-brand range includes 600 g packs of the chocolate sprinkles we checked, in milk chocolate, dark chocolate and duo varieties.
Lidl lists Mister Choc Hagelslag Puur as a 600 g pack, available in store only.
ALDI describes Sprinkles as chocolate sprinkles, available in milk chocolate or dark chocolate varieties in 300 g packs.
Seal the pack tightly and store it somewhere dry. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says opened chocolate sprinkles can be kept in a kitchen cupboard for up to a year; follow the instructions on the pack too.
For packaged chocolate sprinkles, read the label on the exact variety. If a food outlet adds a topping to unpackaged food, ask which allergens it contains before buying. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority emphasises the importance of allergen information being available before purchase.
Check the nutritional information for your chosen variety, including sugars and fats per 100 g and, if listed, per portion. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre doesn’t include chocolate sprinkles in its Wheel of Five; that isn’t a judgement on an individual portion or on eating them with chips.
