If you want to offer each guest a small, sweet bread option at your barbecue, mini currant buns are a better fit than regular-sized ones: PLUS lists nine mini buns per bag. Choose a standard bag if you’d rather serve regular-sized portions. A mini bun isn’t automatically individually wrapped, so always check the packaging of the variety you choose if you have questions about allergens or ingredients.
If you want to offer currant buns as a sweet addition to other barbecue dishes, a mini bun makes a smaller portion to serve. PLUS lists nine mini currant and raisin buns in one bag; this doesn’t mean each bun is individually wrapped.
If one bun per person suits your gathering, you could look for a standard bag. PLUS, ALDI and Lidl each list a variety with six buns per bag. Choose the number of bags to suit how many portions you want to serve.
If allergens or a statement about iodised salt matter to your choice, read the current packaging for the exact variety you’re buying. The PLUS varieties reviewed list, among other things, wheat, rye, milk and lactose; ingredients can vary between products.
When choosing currant buns to serve alongside a barbecue, first decide what size you’d like to offer. Then work out how many you’ll need and check the ingredients if they’re relevant to your guests.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who does this matter most to? |
|---|---|---|
| Portion size | Check whether the bag contains mini or regular-sized currant buns; a mini bun isn’t automatically individually wrapped. | If I want to offer everyone a small, sweet addition, mini buns suit my serving plan. For around 42% of consumers, this kind of small portion to share comes first. |
| Number per bag | PLUS lists nine mini buns or six regular-sized buns per bag. If you’re planning portions, compare the size as well as the number of buns. | When I’m catering for a group, I want to bring enough suitable buns without counting mini and regular-sized buns as equal portions. For around 33% of consumers, the right number of buns in a bag is the first consideration. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current ingredients and allergen information on the packaging you’ve chosen; check the iodine statement for that same variety. | If ingredients matter to my guests, I want to know what these buns contain before serving them. Checking the label comes first for around 25% of consumers. |
The PLUS mini variety contains nine buns in a bag. The smaller size doesn’t mean each bun comes in its own wrapper.
If you want to serve the buns to individual guests, provide clean serving utensils or a suitable dish, and keep the packaging for the product information.
Nine mini buns and six regular-sized buns aren’t necessarily nine and six equivalent portions. The size you want will determine how many buns you need for your gathering.
Choose the portion size first, then check the number of buns on the bag.
The PLUS varieties reviewed list wheat, rye, milk and lactose. The Albert Heijn variety reviewed lists iodised salt, but you can’t assume this applies to other varieties.
Read the current packaging before serving, especially if guests ask about allergens or a particular ingredient.
A serving dish or pair of tongs for currant buns could come into contact with utensils used for raw meat or fish. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends using separate dishes and kitchen utensils for raw meat or fish when barbecuing.
Keep the buns separate and use clean serving utensils.
PLUS lists both a standard bag with six currant buns and a bag with nine mini currant and raisin buns. This lets you choose the portion size to suit your barbecue.
ALDI describes its raisin and currant buns as soft wheat buns with raisins and currants, sold in packs of six.
Lidl lists a bag of six currant buns and states that this variety is only available in store.
The product information for AH Raisin and Currant Buns describes a bag of six and lists iodised salt. Albert Heijn says this specific variety is no longer in its range.
You can’t tell from the word ‘mini’. PLUS lists nine mini currant and raisin buns per bag, but this doesn’t confirm that each bun has its own wrapper. If you need to serve them individually at your barbecue, make sure you have a suitable way to do so.
Read the allergen information on the current packaging for the variety you’ve chosen. The PLUS varieties reviewed list wheat, rye, milk and lactose, and also mention possible traces of other allergens. Don’t assume all currant buns have the same ingredients.
For the PLUS standard variety reviewed, the information says you can freeze the buns at home on the day of purchase and should use them within one month. Follow the storage instructions on the packaging of the variety you actually buy.
You can’t assume that every currant bun does. The AH variety reviewed lists iodised salt, while the PLUS labels reviewed mention baker’s salt without explicitly describing it as iodised. Check the ingredients list on the exact bag you choose.
