Choose individual portions of chocolate sprinkles if you’re filling several lunchboxes and want to avoid scooping from an opened pack. A 3-pack of standard packs or a 600 g pack is a better choice if you’re stocking up to share and portion yourself. Pack the rusks and chocolate sprinkles separately and keep them dry; spreadable toppings are subject to different rules at Schiphol’s hand luggage security checks.
If everyone travelling with you gets their own portion, individual sachets are easier to share out than one opened pack. Albert Heijn lists De Ruijter Kleintjes as containing eight portions: four of 15 g and four of 20 g. Pack the rusks separately and securely so they’re less likely to break.
If you’ll be eating on several occasions, you can divide a larger pack between people or days. De Ruijter offers a 3-pack of standard 390 g packs; Jumbo, ALDI and Lidl also list 600 g packs of chocolate sprinkles. These larger formats aren’t automatically portioned for lunchboxes.
When choosing different flavours or individual portions, it’s important to check the ingredients and nutritional information for the exact variant you’ve picked. Look out for listed allergens and possible traces; compare the nutritional values per 100 g or per portion on a like-for-like basis.
First, decide whether you need individual portions for your journey or mainly want to stock up for a group. Then think about how you’ll carry the rusks, chocolate sprinkles and any toppings while travelling.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Sharing out portions | Check the number of individual portions and the weight of each one; choose sturdy packaging for the rusks. | If I’m filling several lunchboxes, I want to share out the chocolate sprinkles without scooping from the same pack each time. For around 40% of consumers, portionability comes first. |
| Sharing a larger pack | Compare the total contents and the number of individual standard packs with the number of times you’ll be eating. | For a group, I want to take enough chocolate sprinkles and can measure out smaller quantities myself. Around 30% of consumers prioritise this kind of group supply. |
| Hand luggage | Keep dry items separate from spreadable toppings and check the rules set by Schiphol, your airline and your destination. | When I go through hand luggage security, I want to know which items are covered by the liquids rules. This is the main consideration for around 20% of consumers. |
| Label | Check the ingredients, allergens and nutritional information per portion or per 100 g for the variant you’ve chosen. | If I’m packing for other people, I want to check in advance which ingredients are included and how much sugar a portion contains. For around 10% of consumers, checking the label comes first. |
A 600 g pack is a single pack of chocolate sprinkles. According to Albert Heijn, De Ruijter Kleintjes contains eight individual portions; a 3-pack contains three standard packs, not eight small sachets.
Choose the pack size based on where you’ll be eating and who needs their own portion.
Making up portions yourself may mean you need extra containers or sachets.
Schiphol includes liquid and spreadable food products in its liquids rules. This means a jar of peanut butter or another spreadable topping is treated differently from dry rusks and chocolate sprinkles when choosing what to take in your hand luggage.
Check the current hand luggage rules before packing a spreadable topping. Schiphol states that liquid containers must hold no more than 100 ml each.
Ingredients can vary between products. For example, Jumbo lists possible traces of milk for its 380 g Duo Hagelslag Mix; this information doesn’t apply to a different pack.
Read the label of every variant you buy, even if you’re dividing portions from an assorted pack.
A pack shown on a shop’s website may not be available at the store you visit just before you leave.
Check stock at the shop you plan to buy from, or arrange your rusks and chocolate sprinkles before the day of your journey.
These brands can help you compare pack sizes; the name on the pack alone doesn’t tell you how many portions it contains.
Albert Heijn lists both Kleintjes, with eight individual portions, and Hagelslag Melk in a 3-pack of 3 × 390 g.
Jumbo’s range includes larger packs of chocolate sprinkles and a 380 g Duo Hagelslag Mix.
ALDI lists Kiekeboe dark chocolate sprinkles in a 600 g pack.
Mister Choc is a brand to look out for if you’re searching for a large pack of milk chocolate sprinkles at Lidl.
Venz is one of the brands in Jumbo’s range of chocolate sprinkles.
At Schiphol, dry rusks and chocolate sprinkles aren’t covered by the rules for liquid and spreadable food products. Pack them separately and securely, and also check your airline’s requirements and your destination’s import rules.
Spreadable toppings are covered by the liquids rules at Schiphol’s hand luggage security checks. Schiphol states that liquid containers must hold no more than 100 ml; check the other packaging requirements before you leave too.
Pack the rusks securely and keep the chocolate sprinkles separate until you’re ready to eat. This means you won’t need to spread anything on the rusks in advance, and you can keep both items dry.
Don’t assume that it does. The Voedingscentrum says that bakers aren’t required to use baker’s salt; check the ingredients list for the specific rusks if you want to know which type of salt they contain.
