If you’re looking for chocolate sprinkles that are genuinely sugar-free to enjoy on rusks with your coffee, choose a product whose nutritional information lists no more than 0.5 g of sugars per 100 g. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, that’s the limit for a sugar-free claim. Céréal’s lower-sugar milk and dark chocolate sprinkles don’t meet it: according to Céréal, they contain 15 g and 7.7 g of sugars per 100 g respectively. If you’re mainly looking to reduce your sugar intake, you can compare these varieties, but remember to check the polyols and allergens too.
You want chocolate sprinkles for your rusks that meet the limit for a sugar-free claim. Check the sugars per 100 g in the nutritional information, rather than relying on wording on the front of the pack.
You want to keep enjoying chocolate sprinkles with your coffee and compare varieties with less sugar. Check which sweeteners have been used and which allergens the product contains, too.
You’re looking for familiar chocolate sprinkles for your rusks and care about flavour and pack size. If the amount of sugar matters to your choice, check it separately.
First, decide whether sugar-free is a must-have. If it isn’t, you can compare lower-sugar and standard chocolate sprinkles by their ingredients and packaging.
| What to consider | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Genuinely sugar-free | Check ‘of which sugars’ per 100 g. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, a sugar-free claim means a maximum of 0.5 g of sugars per 100 g. | If I’m looking for chocolate sprinkles that are genuinely sugar-free, a claim such as ‘less sugar’ isn’t enough. For around 50% of consumers, meeting this strict limit comes first. |
| Less sugar | Compare the sugars per 100 g and check which sweeteners have been used, including any polyols. | I want to keep enjoying chocolate sprinkles on my rusks with coffee, but choose a variety that demonstrably contains less sugar. Around 30% of consumers prioritise this balance. |
| Flavour and packaging | Check the type of chocolate sprinkles, the pack size and the nutritional information for the variety you’ve chosen. | If familiar flavour matters more to me than reducing sugar, I want a pack size that suits how I use it. This is the main consideration for around 20% of consumers. |
According to Céréal, the milk variety contains 15 g of sugars per 100 g and the dark variety contains 7.7 g. Both are above the limit the Netherlands Nutrition Centre sets for a sugar-free claim.
If you’re looking for chocolate sprinkles that are genuinely sugar-free, let the ‘of which sugars’ figure per 100 g guide your choice.
A product with this claim can still contain sugars. For example, Puur Mieke lists 34 g of sugars per 100 g for No Sugar Daddies Hagelslag Chunks, which has no added sugar.
Check the total sugars per 100 g and consider whether chunks are right for the way you like to use chocolate sprinkles on rusks.
The Céréal milk variety contains maltitol, milk and soya. Jumbo warns that excessive consumption of this variety may have a laxative effect.
Before buying, check the ingredients, allergens and usage warnings on the pack you’ve chosen.
The fact that iodine can be added to bakery products through baker’s salt doesn’t mean that every rusk product contains it.
Check the ingredients in the rusks or ask the manufacturer which salt they use.
Milk and dark chocolate sprinkles that, according to Céréal, contain less sugar than a comparable standard product.
The supermarket’s own-brand standard milk chocolate sprinkles, also listed in a 600 g pack.
Standard milk and dark chocolate sprinkles, as well as smaller portion packs.
According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, a sugar-free nutrition claim means a maximum of 0.5 g of sugars per 100 g. Check the ‘of which sugars’ figure in the nutritional information: ‘less sugar’ and ‘no added sugar’ don’t have the same limit.
No. According to Céréal, the milk variety contains 15 g of sugars per 100 g and the dark variety contains 7.7 g per 100 g. Both are above the 0.5 g per 100 g limit the Netherlands Nutrition Centre sets for a sugar-free claim.
Check the amount of sugars, the ingredients, the allergens and any usage warnings. The Céréal milk variety contains milk and soya; Jumbo states that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect.
You can’t assume that every pack of rusks does. Check the ingredients list or ask the manufacturer which salt is used in that product.
