When choosing chocolate sprinkles for a café terrace, start by comparing the sugars per 100 g and the ingredients, rather than relying on the claim ‘less sugar’ alone. Céréal lists 7.7 g of sugars per 100 g for its dark chocolate sprinkles, but uses maltitols and warns that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect. According to Albert Heijn, both its dark and milk versions contain 43 g of sugars per 100 g, with no polyols listed in the ingredients. If you’re serving food unpackaged, information about any allergens must also be available before purchase, according to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority.
You’re looking for chocolate sprinkles to use on yoghurt, pastries or a breakfast dish, for example, and want to compare the nutritional information for dark and milk versions. You’ll also need to decide whether a recipe containing maltitols is right for your menu.
You want less sugar than in the standard AH equivalent, but prefer the AH versions reviewed here, whose ingredients lists don’t mention polyols. Their actual sugar content is still something you’ll need to compare separately.
You need to check the allergens listed for each chocolate sprinkle you choose, and make that information available before purchase when serving an unpackaged dish on your terrace. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority outlines this information requirement for unpackaged foods.
Start by comparing the nutritional information per 100 g, then check whether the ingredients and serving method suit your terrace menu. Dark and milk are different flavour choices, not interchangeable ways of describing sugar content.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who should pay particular attention? |
|---|---|---|
| Sugars per 100 g | Compare the actual sugar content and the product used as the basis for any reduction claim. Céréal lists 7.7 g of sugars and 40 g of polyols per 100 g for its dark version. | When I choose chocolate sprinkles for a terrace dish, I mainly want to reduce the sugar content per 100 g, and I’m happy to take the maltitols into account too. For around 44% of consumers, sugar content comes first. |
| Recipe without polyols | Read the ingredients list alongside the nutritional information. According to Albert Heijn, both the dark and milk versions reviewed contain 43 g of sugars per 100 g, and neither ingredients list mentions polyols. | I want a version with less sugar than the standard AH equivalent, but would prefer a recipe without polyols. This ingredient choice matters most to around 33% of consumers. |
| Allergens when serving | Check the allergens for each product you choose and keep the information up to date. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, information about any allergens in unpackaged foods must be available before purchase. | When I serve chocolate sprinkles on an unpackaged terrace dish, I need to be able to tell guests about the allergens in the product I’ve chosen. Around 23% of consumers prioritise this when serving food. |
The claim doesn’t tell you how many sugars a product contains per 100 g. Céréal lists 7.7 g per 100 g for its dark version; AH lists 43 g per 100 g for its dark version with less sugar.
Compare the nutritional information per 100 g and, for a reduction claim, check which product the manufacturer is comparing it with.
Céréal’s product information lists maltitols and warns that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect. So, looking only at the sugar content means missing an important feature of the recipe.
Check the ingredients and warning on the current packaging, and decide how much to use in your dish.
A guest ordering an unpackaged dish won’t necessarily have the packaging for the chocolate sprinkles you’ve used in front of them. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, information about any allergens must be available before purchase.
Keep the product details for each version you use up to date, and make it clear at the point of sale how guests can access allergen information.
Keeping product details up to date and informing staff also takes time when you change a recipe or switch products.
These product ranges offer different options for a terrace dish. The features mentioned apply to the specific versions described, not to a brand’s entire range.
Dark and milk chocolate sprinkles with less sugar, with the dark version in particular listing a low sugar content.
Dark and milk versions for anyone looking for less sugar than in standard AH chocolate sprinkles, without polyols in the ingredients lists provided.
Standard dark chocolate sprinkles as a point of comparison when reducing sugar isn’t the main purchasing requirement.
No, ‘less sugar’ doesn’t mean sugar-free. Céréal lists 7.7 g of sugars per 100 g for its dark version, while according to Albert Heijn, each of the AH versions reviewed contains 43 g per 100 g. Check both the nutritional information and the product used as the basis for the reduction claim.
Read the ingredients and warning for the version you’ve chosen before using it as a topping. The product information lists maltitols and warns that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect. Bear in mind how much you use when preparing a dish.
For an unpackaged dish, information about any allergens must be available before purchase, according to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. So check the information for the chocolate sprinkles you’re actually using, and make sure guests can access it at the point of sale.
