If you’re catering for a group who mainly want one flavour, you could choose a 3-pack or a large pack of chocolate sprinkles and buy the rusks separately. If you’d like to offer a choice of flavours or prepare portions for lunchboxes, look for smaller individual packs. Choose an amount to suit your group, and check the ingredients and allergens in both products before you buy.
If several guests would like rusks with chocolate sprinkles, compare the contents of a large pack or 3-pack with the number of occasions you’ll be serving them. Buy the rusks separately. Albert Heijn lists 3-packs of chocolate sprinkles, while Jumbo also lists 600 g packs.
Individual portions are useful if not everyone wants the same type of sprinkles, or if you’re preparing something for a lunchbox. According to Albert Heijn, De Ruijter Kleintjes contains eight portions of different types of chocolate sprinkles and flakes.
Compare the ingredients and nutritional information for both the chocolate sprinkles and rusks you’ve chosen, especially if an allergen is a concern. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority points out that allergens must be clearly listed on the label.
For New Year’s Eve, first decide whether you want a supply of one flavour or individual portions. Then work out how many rusks you’ll need and read the labels of the products you’ve chosen.
Best suited to: Stocking up on the same flavour for several occasions.
Worth noting: A 3-pack doesn’t automatically offer a choice of flavours; the Venz pack listed by Albert Heijn is supplied as separate items.
Best suited to: When the amount of chocolate sprinkles you have for your group matters more than having separate packs.
Worth noting: A large pack isn’t a multipack; you’ll need to buy the rusks separately.
Best suited to: Offering a choice of types or preparing portions to take in lunchboxes.
Worth noting: Check the type and ingredients in each portion; different flavours don’t necessarily have the same ingredients.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Having enough | Compare the net weight and number of packs with the occasions you’ve planned; count the rusks separately. | If I’m preparing rusks for several guests, I don’t want to run out of chocolate sprinkles halfway through. Having enough in stock comes first for around 42% of consumers. |
| Choice and portions | Check the types of sprinkles and the number of grams in each individual portion. | Offering a choice of flavours or taking something along for a lunchbox matters more to me than having one large pack. Around 33% of consumers prioritise this. |
| Ingredients and nutritional information | Read the ingredients, allergens and nutritional information on the packaging of each product you choose. | If an ingredient matters to me, I want to be able to check it before stocking up on chocolate sprinkles and rusks. This check is the top priority for around 25% of consumers. |
A multipack of chocolate sprinkles doesn’t automatically include rusks. Jumbo says its product called ‘Rusks with Milk Chocolate Sprinkles’ is no longer available in its online range.
Add rusks and chocolate sprinkles to your shopping list as two separate products, and check that the items you’ve chosen are available.
According to Albert Heijn, the Venz Dark Chocolate Sprinkles 3-pack is supplied as separate items. So a pack label doesn’t mean it contains different flavours.
Before you buy, check the number of items, the flavour of each one and the total contents.
Ingredients and allergens vary between products. Choosing a large pack based on its size alone won’t tell you whether its ingredients are suitable for your group.
Check the ingredients and allergens on the packaging of both the chocolate sprinkles and the rusks.
A brand to compare if you’re choosing between a 3-pack of one flavour and individual portions.
An option to compare if you’re looking at a 3-pack of dark chocolate sprinkles alongside other pack sizes.
A supermarket own-label to consider if you’re looking for one larger pack of chocolate sprinkles.
A supermarket option if you’re looking for a large pack of milk chocolate sprinkles.
These chocolate sprinkles are a good choice if you’re looking for one large pack for several occasions when you’ll be serving rusks. They aren’t a multipack, and you’ll need to buy the rusks separately.
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For several occasions when you want to serve one type of chocolate sprinkles with rusks; buy the rusks separately.
Contents: one 600 g pack, not a multipack.
Check the ingredients and allergens on the packaging, especially if wheat is a concern for you.
Don’t assume that a multipack of chocolate sprinkles also includes rusks. Jumbo says its ‘Rusks with Milk Chocolate Sprinkles’ product is no longer in its online range. So choose rusks and chocolate sprinkles separately, unless your shop currently offers them as a bundle.
A 3-pack or large pack is a good choice if you want the same flavour for several occasions; small portions work well if you want to offer different types or need something for a lunchbox. Compare the total contents, and check whether the items in a 3-pack are supplied separately.
Check the allergens on the label of the specific variety you’re buying, and do the same for the rusks. Depending on the variety, milk, soya or wheat may be relevant. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, allergens must be clearly listed on the label.
Compare the nutritional information per 100 g and, where provided, per portion for the chocolate sprinkles you’ve chosen. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre highlights sugars and saturated fat as things to consider when choosing chocolate sprinkles; you’ll find the values for a specific variety on its packaging.
