If you make breakfast or desserts at home
If you’re looking for something to sprinkle over bread, yoghurt, porridge or a cupcake, chocolate sprinkles are a good fit. Albert Heijn lists these uses for the sprinkles described.
Which option is right for you?
If you’re looking for a treat to take to the terrace
If you want to take chocolate to give as a gift or share over drinks, look for a box of chocolates or a sharing pack. With sprinkles, you’ll also need something to serve them on.
If you need to consider allergens
Check the current packaging for each variety. The sprinkles described by Albert Heijn differ in their allergen information, including declarations for milk, soya, wheat and possible traces.
What should you consider when choosing?
First decide whether you need sprinkles for home or chocolate to give as a gift or share straight away. Then check the contents, allergens and storage instructions on the packaging you’re considering.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
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| Product type | Check whether you want sprinkles for a dish or chocolate you can give or share straight away. | I want to share chocolate over a drink without having to prepare anything first; around 45% of consumers prioritise a treat that’s ready to share. |
| Allergens | Read the current ingredients and allergen information, including any statements about traces. | If I’m taking chocolate for someone with a dietary restriction, I want to know what the variety I’ve chosen contains. Allergens are the main consideration for around 33% of consumers. |
| Flavour, contents and storage | Compare the type of chocolate and net weight; follow the storage instructions on the packaging. | For a dessert at home, I want to choose a flavour and quantity I’ll use up. Flavour, contents and storage matter most to around 22% of consumers. |
Common mistakes
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Mistaking sprinkles for a gift-ready box of chocolates
Albert Heijn describes the sprinkles reviewed as a topping for things such as yoghurt and desserts. If you’re taking them to a terrace, you’ll still need something to serve them on.
Choose sprinkles if you want to scatter them over food. For a gift or a treat you can share straight away, look for suitable chocolate packaging.
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Choosing based on the flavour name alone
A description such as dark chocolate doesn’t tell you everything about allergens. According to the product information on Albert Heijn, the De Ruijter extra-dark variety described contains soya and may contain milk.
Read the current ingredients list and allergen information for the variety you’ve chosen, even if you’ve bought a similar flavour before.
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Buying more sprinkles than you’ll use
The packs described by Albert Heijn come in a range of sizes. A quantity that doesn’t suit how you’ll use them may sit around for longer than intended.
Choose a net weight that matches how much you expect to use, and follow the storage and best-before information on the label.
Chocolate sprinkle brands compared
These brands offer examples of sprinkles for bread and desserts; their inclusion here doesn’t indicate whether they’re available in boxes of chocolates.
De Ruijter
Sprinkles in a range of varieties, including milk, dark, white and extra-dark chocolate.
- For its milk chocolate variety, Albert Heijn suggests using it on bread, in yoghurt and porridge, and on cupcakes.
- The milk chocolate variety described contains milk, lactose and soya; the extra-dark variety is listed as containing soya and may contain milk. Check the packaging for the variety you choose.
Albert Heijn
Own-brand sprinkles, including dark and mixed varieties.
- The AH Mix and AH Pure varieties described each come in a 300 g pack; AH Mix combines dark and white sprinkles.
- Milk and lactose are listed for both varieties described. Information for one variety doesn’t automatically apply to other AH sprinkles.
Choca
Cocoa-flavoured sprinkles that Albert Heijn describes as suitable for bread or yoghurt.
- The pack described contains 200 g of sprinkles.
- Wheat, cereals containing gluten and soya are listed for this variety; it may contain milk.
Venz
The Tijgervlokken variety described combines milk chocolate and vanilla sprinkles with little shapes.
- Albert Heijn suggests using them on bread, in yoghurt and on cupcakes.
- Milk, lactose, soya, wheat and cereals containing gluten are listed for this variety. Check the current packaging.
Chocolate to give as a gift or share
These Joybuy products are chocolate assortments and gift packs for anyone looking to give or share something over drinks. Before taking one with you, check the allergens, how the pack is arranged and the storage instructions. The product name alone won’t tell you how suitable a pack is for travelling on a warm day.
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Celebrations Chocolate Assorted 385 g
A chocolate assortment to give as a gift or put out on the table for everyone to share.
Check the current allergen information: this product is listed as containing milk, peanuts, wheat, soya, barley and egg, among other allergens; it may contain almonds, hazelnuts, other nuts and oats. Also check whether the packaging is suitable for taking to the terrace.
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Tony's Chocolonely Chocolate Gift Pack 288 g
A chocolate gift pack to give as a present or share with others.
When checking allergens, look for almonds, egg, hazelnuts, milk and soya; it may contain cereals, nuts and peanuts. Check the packaging and storage instructions before taking it with you.
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Merci Petits Chocolate Collection 125 g
A smaller chocolate collection to take along as a thank-you gift.
The proportions of the different flavours may vary. Check the current packaging for milk, almonds, hazelnuts, soya, other nuts, wheat and cereals containing gluten; it may contain peanuts. Also check how the chocolates are packaged for the journey.
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Milka Chocolate Assortment Party Pack 143 g
A chocolate assortment for a group, ideal when you want to put something out for everyone to share.
Check how many individual pieces are in the pack and how they’re wrapped. Also read the current allergen information, including declarations for milk, nuts, almonds, hazelnuts, wheat, cereals containing gluten and soya.
Frequently asked questions
Are chocolate sprinkles the same as a box of chocolates?
No. Chocolate sprinkles are a topping, not a box of individual chocolates. For the sprinkles described, Albert Heijn suggests uses such as bread, yoghurt, porridge and cupcakes; if you’re looking for a treat to share straight away, the packaging is an important difference.
Which allergens should I check in chocolate sprinkles?
Read the allergen information on the specific pack. The varieties described include ingredients such as milk, soya, wheat and cereals containing gluten, while some packs state that they may contain milk. The flavour name alone isn’t a substitute for checking.
How should I store chocolate sprinkles?
Follow the instructions on the pack of sprinkles you’ve chosen. The products described should be stored in a cool, dry place; Voedingscentrum also recommends following the date and storage instructions on the label.
Where can I find allergen information on a prepacked product?
Check the label on the current packaging. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority states that information about the contents of prepacked food must be clearly legible on the label. So check the packaging itself if you’re buying for someone with a dietary restriction.