Choose crushed aniseed sprinkles for their aniseed flavour in cake or buttercream, but don’t assume the search term ‘reduced sugar’ is a product claim. If using less sugar is essential for your recipe, compare the sugars per 100 g on the packaging and check for any nutrition claim. Read the ingredients and allergen information too before baking for others.
You want to use crushed aniseed sprinkles in a cake or tart, but you’d like to know how much sugar they add to your recipe. Compare the nutritional information per 100 g and assess any claim on the packaging, rather than relying on the search term that led you to the product.
You’re considering crushed aniseed sprinkles for cake, cupcakes or buttercream. Albert Heijn Allerhande uses them in both the cake batter and buttercream in one recipe; decide which use suits your recipe.
You’re baking for someone whose dietary needs depend on the ingredients or allergens. A product listing for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes names wheat and milk, so check the ingredients list and allergen information on the pack you buy.
First, decide whether demonstrably less sugar is a must or whether you’re mainly after the aniseed flavour. Then choose how to use the sprinkles and check the ingredients if they matter to your guests.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Less sugar | Compare ‘of which sugars’ per 100 g across similar products and check for any nutrition claim on the packaging. | If I want less sugar in my cake, I need to compare products before adding sprinkles. For around 50% of consumers, demonstrably less sugar is the top priority. |
| Aniseed flavour and how to use them | Decide whether you want to use the sprinkles in the batter, in buttercream or as a topping. | If I’m specifically looking for aniseed flavour in my baking, how I use the sprinkles will determine my choice; around 30% of consumers prioritise flavour and how a product works in a recipe. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients list and allergen information on the packaging of the product you’re buying. | If I’m baking for someone who needs to avoid milk or wheat, I need to be able to check the packaging. For around 20% of consumers, this is the top priority. |
Seeing ‘reduced sugar’ in a search doesn’t prove that the crushed aniseed sprinkles on a product page contain less sugar. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, nutrition claims must comply with regulations.
Check whether the specific product carries a nutrition claim and compare the stated sugars per 100 g with a suitable alternative.
In an Albert Heijn Allerhande recipe, crushed aniseed sprinkles are combined with sugar in the batter and are also used in buttercream. So their use isn’t necessarily limited to a topping.
Decide in advance whether you’ll mix them into the batter or buttercream, or use them just as a topping, and consider the ingredients in your whole recipe.
A product listing for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes names milk and wheat. Albert Heijn points out that ingredient and allergy information can change.
Read the allergen information on the pack you’re actually using, especially if you’re baking for someone with an allergy.
De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes are a specific product whose ingredients and nutritional information you can check.
Albert Heijn lists De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes and offers an example of how to use them in cake batter and buttercream through Allerhande.
Jumbo lists a 270 g pack of De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes in its range.
Don’t take a search term or a smaller portion as proof that the sprinkles themselves contain less sugar. If that’s an essential product requirement, compare the sugars per 100 g and check for any nutrition claim on the specific pack. Also consider the ingredients in the whole recipe.
Yes. In one recipe, Albert Heijn Allerhande mixes 30 g of crushed aniseed sprinkles with margarine and sugar for the batter, and also uses them in buttercream. Decide in advance where you want to add them, so you can take all the sweet ingredients in your recipe into account.
For similar products, compare the ‘of which sugars’ value per 100 g, so different portion sizes don’t skew the comparison. Check any nutrition claim separately on the packaging; according to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, these are subject to regulations.
A product listing for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes names milk and wheat. Check the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging you’re using, as product information can change, according to Albert Heijn.
