Budget-conscious home worker
You eat at home regularly and want a pack size that suits how much you use, without ending up with leftover chocolate sprinkles.
Who is this choice relevant to?
Sweet-topping fan who watches portion sizes
You’d like chocolate sprinkles with lunch now and then, but you also pay attention to how much topping you use and its nutritional information.
Choosing by taste and variety
You can tell the difference between milk chocolate, dark chocolate, a mix and fruit sprinkles. The variety you enjoy matters most when you’re choosing.
What should you look for when choosing?
First decide whether you want chocolate sprinkles or fruit sprinkles. Then choose a pack size that suits how much you use, and check the packaging for information about portions and ingredients.
| What to consider | What to look for | Who is this important to? |
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| Pack size | Compare the pack sizes and choose one you’re likely to use up. | If I eat chocolate sprinkles several days a week, I want a pack that suits how much I use without leaving lots over. This budget-focused consideration comes first for around 50% of consumers. |
| Portion size and nutritional information | Check how much you use and look at the label for details such as sugars and saturated fat. | When adding something sweet to my lunch, I want to decide how much topping to put on my rusk. This is the most important consideration for around 30% of consumers. |
| Taste and product type | Choose between varieties such as milk chocolate, dark chocolate, a mix or fruit sprinkles; check the ingredients for the variety you choose. | I mainly want to choose a flavour I enjoy, and fruit sprinkles aren’t automatically an alternative to chocolate for me. Around 20% of consumers give this preference top priority. |
Common mistakes
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Treating fruit sprinkles as the same kind of topping
Fruit sprinkles and chocolate sprinkles differ in taste and ingredients. So a pack of one type isn’t automatically a substitute for the other.
First decide which type you want on your rusks, then look at the varieties within that category.
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Thinking of chocolate sprinkles as a complete lunch
Chocolate sprinkles are a sweet topping. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre highlights their sugar, saturated fat and calorie content. The topping also tells you nothing about the rest of your lunch.
Pay attention to how much you sprinkle on, and choose the other parts of your lunch separately.
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Assuming all bread contains baker’s salt
You can’t tell from the type of bread alone whether a particular loaf was made with baker’s salt.
If you want to know which salt was used, check the ingredients list or ask the baker.
Brands to consider
Jumbo
The supermarket’s own brand includes milk and dark chocolate sprinkles in 600 g packs.
- A larger pack may suit regular use at home.
- Choose a pack size based on how much you actually use.
De Ruijter
A brand to consider if you’re looking for milk or dark chocolate sprinkles, or a particular variety.
- The milk and dark chocolate varieties reviewed come in 390 g packs.
- Check the ingredients for each variety and make sure the pack size suits how much you use.
Venz
A brand with different flavours and mix varieties for anyone choosing based on taste.
- The listed varieties include 400 g packs of milk and dark chocolate sprinkles.
- Mixes and other varieties don’t all have the same taste or ingredients.
Kiekeboe
A fruit sprinkle option to consider if you’re not looking for chocolate.
- ALDI lists a 400 g pack.
- Fruit sprinkles aren’t a like-for-like substitute for chocolate sprinkles.
Albert Heijn
The supermarket’s own brand includes dark chocolate sprinkles in a 400 g pack.
- Albert Heijn states that this variety contains at least 32% cocoa solids.
- When buying, check the label for the exact variety, including its ingredients and allergens.
Chocolate sprinkles for this lunch
These chocolate sprinkle varieties are worth considering as a topping for rusks or bread at a working-from-home lunch. Choose a flavour and pack size that suit how you use them; a larger pack doesn’t automatically make a variety a budget-friendly choice.
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Venz milk chocolate sprinkles, 400 g
An option if you’d like milk chocolate sprinkles on your rusks or bread and a 400 g pack suits how much you use.
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Venz chocolate and vanilla flavour sprinkles, 400 g
For anyone who’d like a combination of chocolate and vanilla flavours with lunch. If the ingredients matter to your choice, check the label for this variety.
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g'woon milk chocolate sprinkles with smiley faces, 600 g
A larger pack for anyone who regularly uses milk chocolate sprinkles. It contains 600 g, so consider whether you’ll use it all.
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De Ruijter dark chocolate sprinkles, 390 g
For anyone specifically looking for De Ruijter dark chocolate sprinkles. The pack contains 390 g; check the label for allergen information for this variety.
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g'woon dark chocolate sprinkles, 400 g
An option if you’d like dark chocolate sprinkles as a topping. The pack contains 400 g; if you’re watching your portion size, check the nutritional information on the exact pack.
Frequently asked questions
What size pack of chocolate sprinkles suits a regular working-from-home lunch?
Choose a pack size that matches how often you eat chocolate sprinkles. A larger pack is practical only if you’ll use it all; decide which type you want first, too.
Are rusks with chocolate sprinkles a complete lunch on their own?
Rusks with chocolate sprinkles aren’t automatically a complete lunch. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre describes chocolate sprinkles as a sweet topping high in sugars, saturated fat and calories. So consider your portion and what else you’re having for lunch, too.
Does all bread contain baker’s salt?
Don’t assume that all bread is made with baker’s salt. Check the ingredients list for the specific loaf or ask the baker which salt was used.
Which allergens should I check in dark chocolate sprinkles?
Always check the label for the exact variety. Joybuy’s product information lists milk and soya in De Ruijter dark chocolate sprinkles, 390 g; don’t assume the same applies to other brands or varieties.