If you want to add an individually wrapped portion of chocolate sprinkles to a packed school lunch, check the packaging carefully: the shaker packs listed are not individually wrapped lunch portions. For the occasional sandwich with chocolate sprinkles, you can compare pack sizes and allergens. For a daily lunch, the Voedingscentrum recommends choosing foods from the Wheel of Five.
You want to add chocolate sprinkles to a packed lunch without measuring them out at home. A small shaker pack won’t necessarily meet that need, so check whether the portions are individually wrapped.
You’re considering chocolate sprinkles for the occasional sandwich and want to put together the rest of the lunch with other foods. The Voedingscentrum classifies chocolate sprinkles as an occasional choice for bread, not as a staple spread from the Wheel of Five.
You use chocolate sprinkles for several lunches and don’t want to buy more than you expect to use. Compare the pack weight and packaging, and read the allergen information for the variety you choose.
First, decide whether you need individually wrapped portions. If a shaker pack will do, the other things to consider are what else is in the lunch, allergens and pack size.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Individual portions | Look on the packaging for individually wrapped portions. A stated number of portions in one pack doesn’t mean they’re individually wrapped. | If I want to include exactly one sealed portion, a shaker pack won’t do. Around 36% of consumers put individual portions first. |
| Place in the lunch | Decide whether chocolate sprinkles are an occasional sweet choice or a regular spread, and check the nutritional information per portion. | For a lunch I pack every day, I want to know what place sweet spreads have in it. For around 29% of consumers, this daily lunch choice matters most. |
| Allergens and age | Check the label for the exact variety for allergens and any warnings about the size or shape of the pieces. | If an ingredient needs to be avoided or the shape of the spread matters, the variety you choose needs to be suitable for your child. This is the main concern for around 21% of consumers. |
| Pack size | Compare the weight with how often you expect to use the chocolate sprinkles, and follow the storage advice on the packaging. | If chocolate sprinkles only go on bread occasionally, I don’t want to open an unnecessarily large pack. Around 14% of consumers put having the right amount in stock first. |
Jumbo lists 15 portions for its 300 g pack of Chocolade Vlokken Melk; Albert Heijn lists 13 portions for Venz Tijgervlokken, which comes in a 200 g pack. This tells you how many portions the pack contains, not that they’re individually wrapped.
If a ready-to-pack lunch portion is essential, check the packaging itself.
The Voedingscentrum classifies chocolate sprinkles as an occasional choice. For a lunch packed for every school day, what else is on the bread and in the lunchbox makes a difference.
Choose mostly foods from the Wheel of Five for the rest of the lunch, and treat chocolate sprinkles as a defined sweet choice.
Allergens vary: according to Jumbo, Jumbo Chocolade Vlokken Melk contains milk, while Choca Vlokken contains wheat and soya and may contain milk.
Always check the current label for the exact flavour and pack, even if you already know the brand.
De Ruijter offers several types of chocolate sprinkles. Jumbo also lists Kleintjes Strooibaar, a 140 g pack containing several types of topping.
Tijgervlokken and Krokovlokken are 200 g mixes of chocolate sprinkles in different flavours and shapes.
Jumbo lists Choca Vlokken and Choca Vlokken mix, both in 200 g packs.
Store Choca Vlokken mix in a cool, dry place, following Jumbo’s product information. Check the storage advice and best-before date on the packaging for the variety you buy.
The Voedingscentrum classifies chocolate sprinkles as an occasional choice, not as a staple spread from the Wheel of Five. So consider the whole lunch, and choose mostly foods from the Wheel of Five as the everyday basis.
Before buying and using a product, check the current label for the exact variety. According to Jumbo’s product information, Jumbo Chocolade Vlokken Melk contains milk; Choca Vlokken contains wheat and soya and may contain milk. Ingredients can also vary between varieties from the same brand.
