Choose a classic plain digestive biscuit if you want to offer one simple biscuit alongside your range. Add a wholemeal option if you’re looking for a different grain profile, or a digestive biscuit specifically labelled gluten-free if you can manage it separately. Check the allergens on each product’s packaging and keep that information available when selling biscuits loose.
You want to offer a classic digestive alongside hot drinks or oliebollen, and keep track of allergen information for just one variety. The standard digestive biscuits from Jumbo and Albert Heijn contain wheat.
You’re specifically looking for a digestive biscuit made with wholemeal ingredients. The Jumbo wholemeal digestive biscuit we reviewed also contains wheat, so it isn’t a gluten-free option.
You want to offer a biscuit specifically labelled gluten-free and can keep track of other allergens for each product. Those other allergens still matter, even with a gluten-free digestive biscuit.
First decide what type of biscuit you want to offer. Then compare the ingredients, allergens and storage instructions on each pack.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Classic digestive biscuit | Choose a plain variety if you don’t want chocolate or speculoos; check the pack for wheat and other allergens. | If I’m selling one biscuit alongside coffee or tea, I want to keep the choice simple. Around 40% of consumers buying for a stall put this kind of standard option first. |
| Wholemeal option | Compare the wholemeal ingredients and fibre per 100 g; wholemeal doesn’t mean gluten-free. | If I’m looking for a different biscuit profile, I check the ingredients in the wholemeal variety. Around 30% of these consumers prioritise a wholemeal option. |
| Gluten-free option | Check that the specific pack is labelled gluten-free, and read the information about other allergens too. | If I’m offering a gluten-free biscuit, I also need to be able to tell customers about other allergens. For around 20% of these consumers, this separate option is their first priority. |
| Different flavour | Decide whether you want a chocolate variety or speculoos instead of a plain digestive; compare the ingredients in each product. | If I want a biscuit with a different flavour, I choose it deliberately and update my allergen information. Around 10% of these consumers put flavour first. |
Jumbo’s wholemeal digestive biscuit contains wheat. So a wholemeal label doesn’t mean the biscuit is suitable for a gluten-free offering.
For that, only use a product specifically labelled gluten-free, and check the other allergens on the current pack too.
According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, information about allergens must be available to customers when selling unpackaged food.
Keep product information for each variety. Make sure customers can get allergen information before buying, and follow the NVWA’s requirements if you provide it verbally.
A chocolate digestive or speculoos biscuit has different ingredients and may contain different allergens from a plain digestive. Lotus Biscoff is also speculoos, not a digestive biscuit.
Only add one of these biscuits as a deliberate flavour option, and update the allergen information for each product.
If you serve biscuits repeatedly, a pack may stay open for longer. The storage instructions for the standard digestive biscuits we reviewed say to store them in a dry place and reseal the pack securely after opening.
Only open packs when you need them, and store any remaining biscuits according to the instructions on the pack.
A classic digestive for anyone looking to offer an Original variety.
Own-brand standard and wholemeal digestive biscuits to compare side by side.
Own-brand standard and wholemeal digestive biscuits, plus a separate gluten-free chocolate variety.
A dedicated digestive option for a stall looking to offer a biscuit specifically labelled gluten-free.
A speculoos biscuit for anyone deliberately choosing a different flavour instead of a digestive.
This Joybuy pick is suited to a stall considering a classic Original digestive as an extra biscuit to sell. Check the packaging and allergen information for the way you plan to serve it.
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A classic digestive to offer alongside your stall’s range. This variety comes in a 400 g pack; if serving the biscuits loose, check the allergen information on the current pack.
This isn’t a gluten-free option: the product information lists wheat and cereals containing gluten. It may contain milk.
Yes, as long as customers can get information about the allergens present before buying. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, you can provide this information in writing or verbally. If you provide it verbally, there are also requirements about how the information is made available and how customers are directed to it at the point of sale.
No: the Jumbo Digestive Volkoren we reviewed contains wheat. For a separate gluten-free option, choose a product labelled gluten-free, then check the other allergens too.
Seal the pack securely and follow the storage instructions on it. The Jumbo and Albert Heijn product information we reviewed says to store the biscuits in a dry place and keep them in a tightly sealed container after opening.
Yes, include this information when telling customers about allergens. Among the products we reviewed, a standard digestive may contain milk, while a gluten-free variety may list other allergens. Always check the label on the exact pack you’re offering.
