Choose chocolates or pralines if you want the packaging itself to make the gift. Chocolate sprinkles are a better choice when the recipient can use them for breakfast or as a topping, perhaps as an addition to another gift. Before ordering, check the exact variety, allergens, quantity and storage advice, and make sure the delivery options suit your address and preferred time slot.
For a visit, thank-you or small celebration, a box of chocolates or pralines is an obvious choice if the product itself is meant to be the gift. Albert Heijn and Jumbo sell these as standalone chocolate products, while chocolate sprinkles are sold as a bread topping or garnish.
Chocolate sprinkles are a good fit for a food shop that includes breakfast, yoghurt, porridge or baking ingredients. Small individual packs can also be added to another gift, but they do not serve the same purpose as a box of chocolates.
If you’re buying for someone with an allergy, intolerance or unknown dietary requirements, check the ingredients and allergens for the exact variety. Depending on the product, both the sprinkles and the chocolates reviewed contain allergens. A brand name or the description ‘dark’ does not tell you whether a product is suitable.
First decide whether you’re looking for a gift in its own right or something for everyday use. Then check whether it’s suitable for the recipient and review the terms of your food shop order.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Gift or everyday use | Check whether the product is chocolates or pralines, or sprinkles for bread or as a topping; also consider the packaging. | If the packaging itself is meant to serve as a thank-you gift, I don’t want to give someone just sprinkles to use later. For around 36% of consumers, the gift presentation comes first. |
| Allergens | Read the latest ingredients and allergen information for the exact variety, including for an assortment or a product with ‘dark’ in its name. | If I’m buying for someone with an allergy, I need to be able to judge whether this particular variety is suitable. This is the main concern for around 29% of consumers. |
| Delivery and collection | Check your postcode, delivery time slot and delivery terms, and whether you can add the product to your order. | If the gift needs to arrive with the food shop, the ordering options determine whether my plan will work. Around 21% of consumers give this logistical consideration top priority. |
| Quantity and storage | Compare the quantity and any individual portions; follow the storage advice and use-by date on the packaging. | For a small gesture or something to share, I want to know how much the recipient can use and store. This is the main consideration for around 14% of consumers. |
Chocolate sprinkles are sold as a bread topping or garnish. A large pack therefore serves a different purpose from chocolates you can give or share straight away.
Choose according to the occasion: chocolates or pralines as a gift in their own right, or sprinkles for breakfast or as an addition to another gift.
The De Ruijter dark chocolate sprinkles described by Albert Heijn contain milk and soya and may contain lactose. The chocolates reviewed contain different allergens and may contain traces of other ingredients.
Before buying for someone with an allergy, check the latest ingredients and allergen information for the variety you’ve chosen. Check the label again when it arrives.
A suitable product is not necessarily available for your preferred address or delivery time. Delivery and collection terms can also vary.
Enter your postcode and check the time slot and terms before completing your order.
Lidl Netherlands states that it does not sell groceries through its webshop or app and does not offer a grocery delivery service.
Check whether the retailer you want to use can deliver groceries to your address. Albert Heijn provides information about delivery and collection, while Jumbo lists these options in its online chocolate category.
Chocolate sprinkles and other toppings for bread and desserts. Albert Heijn lists, among other products, a pack of Kleintjes with eight portions and a 390 g pack of dark chocolate sprinkles.
Chocolate sprinkles for bread or as a topping. Jumbo describes a 380 g XXL milk chocolate variety.
Chocolates sold as a standalone product to give or share. Jumbo describes a 200 g pack of milk chocolates.
An assortment of Belgian chocolates to give or share. Jumbo describes a 350 g pack.
These products illustrate both options: chocolate assortments and pralines for a gift or to share, followed by sprinkles for breakfast or as a small extra. Check whether each product can be ordered and delivered to your preferred address and time slot.
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A chocolate assortment for anyone looking to give or share a single pack. The Joybuy product description lists milk chocolate, pistachio, double chocolate and 70% dark chocolate; check the latest allergen information for this variety.
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A chocolate collection for a small thank-you or to share. Check the 125 g quantity when choosing, and make sure you review the allergens for the exact variety.
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Pralines for anyone looking to give chocolate as a thank-you. The pack contains 110 g; check the ingredients and allergens for this variety before buying.
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A praline assortment for anyone looking to serve chocolates for everyone to enjoy together, perhaps after a meal. Compare the 173 g quantity with the number of people you’re buying for, and check the allergens and storage advice.
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Chocolate sprinkles for someone who could use a topping for breakfast or baking, rather than a box of chocolates to share straight away. The pack contains 200 g; even with this dark variety, check the latest allergen information.
Yes, if you’re deliberately choosing something for breakfast or as a topping, perhaps to add to another gift. If the packaging itself is meant to make a chocolate gift, chocolates or pralines are a better fit for the occasion.
Yes. Check the latest information for the exact variety you’ve chosen, then read the label when it arrives. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains how allergens are listed in the ingredients on food labels; the sprinkles and chocolates reviewed contain different allergens.
Follow the storage advice and use-by date on the packaging you’ve chosen. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends doing this for chocolate in a sealed pack; the Bel'Chic assortment described by Jumbo advises storing it in a cool, dry place at 14–18 °C.
Not through a Lidl grocery delivery service: Lidl Netherlands states that it does not sell groceries through its webshop or app and does not offer grocery delivery. Check the delivery options of another retailer for your address.
