For lunchboxes and sharing, choose a multipack of currant buns that you can use in time or freeze according to the label. If you want to make dough and bake biscuits or currant buns yourself, you’ll need ingredients or a baking mix suited to your recipe: ready-made currant buns are already baked and aren’t a substitute for dough. If you’re buying a multipack, also check the ingredients, allergens and nutritional information on the specific pack.
For school, work or when you’re on the go, you’ll want to know how many individual buns are in a pack and how large each portion is. Check whether you can use them within the stated shelf life, too, and check the allergens in the variant you choose.
A larger pack may be a good choice if several people will eat the buns or if you can freeze them according to the label. Albert Heijn says its 10-pack of Extra-long-lasting raisin currant buns can be frozen at home on the day of purchase.
If you want to make dough and bake currant buns yourself, you’ll need a recipe and the right ingredients or a suitable baking mix. A multipack contains buns that are already baked; you can only use them in a recipe that specifically calls for ready-made currant buns.
First decide whether you want buns to take with you or ingredients to bake with. If you’re buying ready-made currant buns, choose a pack that suits when you’ll eat them and check the label on the exact variant.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Baking from scratch or buying ready-made | Check whether your recipe calls for dough, a baking mix or buns that are already baked. A multipack of currant buns doesn’t contain dough. | If I want to bake biscuits or currant buns from scratch, I need ingredients that suit my recipe. For around 33% of consumers, baking at home is their main reason for buying. |
| Sharing and stocking up | Compare the number of buns with the times you plan to eat them, and read the storage and freezing instructions on the pack. | If we’re sharing the buns or keeping them for later, I don’t want to buy more than we can use. Having enough to share is the main priority for around 25% of consumers. |
| Lunchbox portions | Check the number of buns and the weight per portion; nutritional values per 100 g and per portion aren’t the same. | For a lunchbox, I want to know in advance how many I’ll take for each occasion. A predictable portion is the top priority for around 25% of consumers. |
| Label and nutritional information | Read the ingredients and allergen information; compare fibre, sugars and salt per 100 g or per portion. If you’re looking for it, check whether the label mentions baker’s salt or iodised salt. | When ingredients or allergens influence my choice, I want to be able to read the details for that exact pack. Label information is the main priority for around 17% of consumers. |
Ready-made currant buns are already baked. They don’t provide dough for biscuits or homemade currant buns.
Read your recipe before you buy: does it call for ingredients to make dough, a baking mix or buns that are already baked?
A larger pack could go to waste if you don’t eat the buns in time. Whether you can freeze them at home varies by product.
Plan how many buns you need and follow the instructions on your chosen pack for storing or freezing them.
According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, the nutritional values of currant buns can vary by brand. It also says that using baker’s salt when baking bread isn’t compulsory.
Compare the nutritional information per 100 g and read the ingredients list if you want to check whether baker’s salt or iodised salt is mentioned.
According to Jumbo, its 6-pack of raisin currant buns contains wheat, gluten and milk. Information about possible traces may vary from product to product.
Check the current ingredients and allergen information on the pack you’re buying.
Albert Heijn offers currant buns in various pack sizes, including a 10-pack of its Extra-long-lasting variant.
Jumbo sells a 6-pack of raisin currant buns, with 6 portions of 65 g and nutritional information per 100 g and per portion.
In2bake is a baking mix brand, distinct from ready-made currant buns sold in a multipack.
Not if you want to make dough: ready-made currant buns are already baked. To bake currant buns yourself, you’ll need ingredients or a baking mix; a bun from a multipack is only suitable for a recipe that calls for buns that are already baked.
A pack of 10 is a good choice if you can use the buns in time or freeze the variant you’ve chosen according to the label. Albert Heijn says its 10-pack of Extra-long-lasting raisin currant buns can be frozen at home on the day of purchase; Jumbo’s 6-pack contains six portions of 65 g.
No, don’t assume that it does. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says that using baker’s salt when baking bread isn’t compulsory in the Netherlands. Read the ingredients list or ask a baker which salt was used in the specific product.
Read the ingredients and information about possible traces on the exact pack. Jumbo lists wheat, gluten and milk in its 6-pack of raisin currant buns; you shouldn’t assume the same applies to another variant.
