Choose De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes if you want a sweet anise flavour for your Easter breakfast: Albert Heijn describes them as sugared aniseed, and Jumbo’s ingredients list contains no cocoa. If you’re after chocolate sprinkles made with Fairtrade cocoa, choose chocolate sprinkles rather than Gestampte Muisjes, and check the certification and its explanation on the current packaging. The flavour and product type aren’t interchangeable. If you choose Gestampte Muisjes, also check the wheat and gluten-containing cereals listed on the packaging.
You want chocolate sprinkles for bread, crispbread or the Easter table, and a verifiable Fairtrade certification matters more to you than the anise flavour of Gestampte Muisjes. Jumbo lists Fairtrade Original Chocoladehagelslag Puur in its Fairtrade range; check the certification on the packaging before choosing.
You’re looking for sweet anise sprinkles for bread, crispbread or cakes, for example. In that case, the question of chocolate isn’t relevant to choosing Gestampte Muisjes: Albert Heijn describes them as sugared aniseed.
You want to check before buying whether the sprinkles are suitable for you based on the ingredients you avoid. Jumbo lists wheat starch in De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes; check the current packaging even if you’ve bought the product before.
First decide whether you want anise sprinkles or chocolate sprinkles for your Easter breakfast. If you choose chocolate, check exactly what the Fairtrade certification means. For both types of product, read the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging.
Choose these: if you’re after a sweet anise flavour, for example on crispbread at Easter breakfast.
Consider: the published ingredients list contains no cocoa, so this isn’t the choice for Fairtrade chocolate.
Choose these: if chocolate sprinkles and a verifiable Fairtrade claim are your main priorities.
Consider: chocolate sprinkles don’t have the anise flavour of Gestampte Muisjes. Also check the packaging to see what the certification applies to.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade cocoa | Check that the product is chocolate sprinkles, then read the FAIRTRADE certification and the accompanying packaging text. Milieu Centraal explains that a logo on a white background may apply only to a certified ingredient. | I want chocolate sprinkles for Easter breakfast, with a Fairtrade claim I can check on the packaging. For around 46% of consumers, this would be their top buying priority. |
| Anise flavour | Check whether the product description mentions sugared aniseed, as Albert Heijn does for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes, and whether this product type suits how you plan to use it. | If I want that familiar anise flavour on crispbread, chocolate sprinkles won’t meet the same need. Anise flavour would be the top priority for around 36% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current ingredients and allergen information. Jumbo lists wheat starch in De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes. | If I need to avoid wheat or gluten, I want to check the packaging before choosing sprinkles. For around 18% of consumers, this check would be their main concern when buying. |
If you’re looking for Fairtrade cocoa for the Easter table, anise sprinkles aren’t the right product. Albert Heijn describes Gestampte Muisjes as sugared aniseed, and Jumbo’s ingredients list contains no cocoa.
Before choosing, decide whether you want anise or chocolate, both in terms of flavour and product type.
A sustainability claim isn’t automatically a Fairtrade certification. For example, Jumbo says its Chocolade Hagelslag Puur 200 g contains Rainforest Alliance cocoa; this doesn’t support a Fairtrade claim.
If you’re looking for Fairtrade, check for the FAIRTRADE certification and read the accompanying text. For products with multiple ingredients, the claim may apply specifically to just one ingredient.
Anise-based sprinkles can contain other ingredients too. Jumbo lists wheat starch in De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes.
Read the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging every time you buy, even if you recognise the product name.
De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes are anise sprinkles for bread and crispbread, among other things, as described by Albert Heijn and Jumbo.
Jumbo lists Fairtrade Original Chocoladehagelslag Puur 380 g in its Fairtrade range: a chocolate product for anyone who isn’t looking for anise sprinkles.
Jumbo stocks both De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes and several types of chocolate sprinkles.
No. Albert Heijn describes Gestampte Muisjes as sugared aniseed, and Jumbo’s ingredients list contains no cocoa. If you’re looking for Fairtrade chocolate, choose a chocolate product and check its certification and the text on the packaging.
Read both the FAIRTRADE certification and the explanation on the packaging. Fairtrade Nederland describes separate certification labelling for products with multiple ingredients. Milieu Centraal explains that a logo on a white background may mean that only one ingredient is Fairtrade-certified.
Yes. Jumbo lists wheat starch in De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes. If wheat or gluten is a concern for you, check the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging before buying.
Choose Gestampte Muisjes if you want anise sprinkles, or chocolate sprinkles if you’re after a chocolate flavour. If Fairtrade cocoa is essential, check the certification and accompanying packaging text on the chocolate sprinkles, as these are two different types of product.
