Serve crushed aniseed sprinkles as a dry topping, separately from any sauce. The squeezy bottles reviewed are designed for sauces or liquids; there’s no evidence that they’re suitable for dispensing dry sprinkles. So choose the bottle size according to how much sauce you want to serve. Check the ingredients and nutritional information for the sprinkles separately.
You want to offer crushed aniseed sprinkles as a separate topping or decoration alongside savoury bites, and are looking for a way to serve small amounts. According to Albert Heijn’s product information, De Ruijter Gestampte muisjes are dry, sugared aniseed seeds.
You’re looking for a squeezy bottle for a sauce to serve on the side, while keeping the sprinkles separate. The bottle’s capacity, nozzle and ease of cleaning matter more here than the size of the sprinkles’ packaging.
You want to check whether a sweet aniseed topping is suitable for your menu and guests. Albert Heijn’s product information lists wheat and gluten for De Ruijter Gestampte muisjes, as well as 79 g of sugars per 100 g. Check the label on the pack you’re using too.
When: you want to offer the dry sprinkles as a topping alongside the snacks.
Trade-off: you can’t dispense them by squeezing, so you’ll need to keep an eye on how much topping ends up on the table.
When: you want to dispense a liquid accompaniment alongside the savoury party snacks.
Trade-off: the bottle isn’t a substitute for a dispenser for dry sprinkles. Choose the nozzle and capacity to suit the sauce, and consider how easy the bottle is to clean.
First decide whether you want to serve the dry topping or a sauce. The points below are for shoppers choosing between these serving options.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Controlled serving | Keep dry sprinkles separate. For a sauce bottle, check the nozzle and the stated intended use. | I want to offer a little sweet touch without using a sauce bottle for dry sprinkles. Controlled serving is a priority for around 45% of consumers. |
| Bottle capacity | For sauce, compare a 500 ml bottle with a larger option and check how easy it is to refill. | When serving sauce to a group, I don’t want to keep refilling the bottle. This is the main concern for around 33% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and flavour | Check the current label for wheat, gluten and nutritional information, and consider whether aniseed and sweetness will go with the snacks. | I want to know what’s in the topping before serving and whether I should offer it separately. Around 22% of consumers give this consideration the highest priority. |
The squeezy bottles described are designed for sauces, liquids or decorating. That doesn’t tell you whether they can dispense dry crushed aniseed sprinkles.
Keep the sprinkles dry and serve them separately. Only consider a dispenser if its stated intended use explicitly includes dry ingredients.
According to Albert Heijn’s product information, De Ruijter Gestampte muisjes contain wheat and gluten. The stated nutritional value is 79 g of sugars per 100 g.
Check the label on the pack you’re using beforehand and offer the topping separately, so guests can choose whether to have it.
If a bottle was made for another purpose, you can’t tell from its shape alone whether it’s suitable for contact with food.
Choose a bottle explicitly intended for food contact and follow the stated instructions for use and cleaning.
The De Ruijter Gestampte muisjes pack reviewed contains 270 g of dry, sugared aniseed sprinkles, intended as a spread, topping or decoration.
The range reviewed focuses on a 500 ml squeezy bottle for sauces and liquids of medium viscosity.
The flexible squeezy sauce bottle described is available in several sizes. The example reviewed has a capacity of 681 ml.
Don’t assume an ordinary squeezy sauce bottle is suitable for dry crushed aniseed sprinkles. The bottles described are designed for sauces or liquids. Serve the sprinkles separately unless the intended use of a specific model explicitly includes dry ingredients.
Choose a size based on how much sauce you want to serve and how often you’re prepared to refill it. One version described has a capacity of 500 ml and an anti-drip cap; an example 681 ml version has a wide neck. These are bottle capacities, not serving-size recommendations for crushed aniseed sprinkles.
Check whether the manufacturer states that the bottle is intended for contact with food, and follow the instructions for use and cleaning. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority outlines the rules for food-contact materials in the Netherlands, including the Commodities Act Decree on Packaging and Consumer Articles.
Albert Heijn’s product information lists wheat and gluten for De Ruijter Gestampte muisjes. Check the current label on the pack you’re serving.
