Only pack a currant bun if its ingredients and allergens are suitable for your child and it meets the rules at their school or childcare setting. The PLUS and Albert Heijn currant buns discussed here contain wheat and milk ingredients. Fairtrade cocoa only becomes a factor if a particular bun contains cocoa or chocolate and carries a Fairtrade claim. For a regular toddler snack, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends mainly fruit, vegetables and some wholemeal bread.
If your child has a food allergy or you’re packing a snack for school or childcare, the current ingredients and allergen information, as well as any rules at the setting, are what matter. PLUS and Albert Heijn list wheat and milk ingredients in the currant buns discussed here.
If you specifically choose Fairtrade cocoa, you need to check two things on the same currant bun: cocoa or chocolate as an ingredient, and a specific Fairtrade claim. A Fairtrade product elsewhere in the range tells you nothing about this currant bun.
For a regular snack, the question isn’t just which currant bun to choose, but how it fits in with other eating occasions. For toddlers, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre lists fruit, vegetables and some wholemeal bread as snacks from the Wheel of Five.
When choosing a currant bun for a toddler, first check what your child can eat and what their school or childcare setting allows. Then decide whether it’s an occasional snack or part of a regular routine. Only look for Fairtrade cocoa if the product you’ve chosen contains cocoa or chocolate.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Allergens and rules at the setting | Read the current ingredients and allergen information, including any warnings about possible traces. Check the rules at your child’s school or childcare setting. | If I’m packing something for school, the currant bun needs to meet both my child’s allergy requirements and the setting’s rules. Around 42% of consumers put this match first. |
| Daily snack routine | Decide how often you want to give your child a currant bun and compare it with fruit, vegetables or some wholemeal bread. | For a regular snack, I want to weigh up which snacks I usually give my toddler. For around 33% of consumers, this everyday choice is the main consideration. |
| Fairtrade cocoa | First look for cocoa or chocolate in the ingredients list, then check that the same product carries a Fairtrade claim. | If you’re specifically looking for Fairtrade cocoa, you’ll want to know whether that applies to this currant bun. For around 25% of consumers, this product-specific check matters most. |
PLUS mentions Fairtrade cocoa in connection with another product, but that doesn’t make its currant buns Fairtrade cocoa products. The PLUS and Albert Heijn currant buns discussed here don’t list cocoa or chocolate.
Check for cocoa or chocolate and a Fairtrade claim on the currant bun you want to buy.
The currant buns discussed here also contain milk ingredients. PLUS additionally warns that other allergens may be present, so checking only for wheat isn’t enough if your child has an allergy.
Read the full, up-to-date allergen information and make sure any snack for school or childcare meets the rules for your child.
For toddlers, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre mainly recommends snacks from the Wheel of Five, such as fruit, vegetables and some wholemeal bread. Choosing one snack doesn’t tell you what the overall routine looks like.
Think about how often you want to give your child a currant bun and what other snacks would suit those occasions.
These product examples can help you compare packaging, ingredients and portion sizes. Always check allergens and any Fairtrade claim for the specific variety you’re buying.
The pack of six PLUS currant buns is an example you can use to compare product-specific ingredients and allergen information.
AH Rozijnen krentenbollen mini is a useful example of portion size if you’re comparing smaller buns.
Lidl describes its currant buns as a pack of six, available to buy in store.
ALDI describes a pack of six wheat-based raisin and currant buns.
Not automatically: the PLUS and Albert Heijn currant buns discussed here don’t list cocoa or chocolate. To choose a product based on Fairtrade cocoa, you’ll need a currant bun that contains cocoa or chocolate and carries a Fairtrade claim.
That depends on the ingredients in the currant bun you choose and the rules for your child and their setting. The PLUS and Albert Heijn products discussed here contain wheat and milk ingredients; PLUS also warns that other allergens may be present. Check the current packaging and confirm with the school or childcare setting before packing it.
Don’t automatically make it your regular choice. For toddlers, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends snacks from the Wheel of Five, such as fruit, vegetables and some wholemeal bread. Think about how often you want to give your child a currant bun and what you’ll choose for their other snack times.
Read the ingredients list for the variety you’ve chosen. Albert Heijn lists iodised salt in AH Rozijnen krentenbollen mini; PLUS lists baker’s salt in its pack of six. Don’t assume every currant bun has the same ingredients.
