For a coffee break on your own, a mini egg cake is a good choice if you want a small portion, while an individually wrapped crisp egg cake is handy to take with you. If you’re mainly looking at fibre, compare wholemeal and regular egg cakes per 100 g. If you need a gluten-free option, choose a product that is explicitly labelled as such and check the other allergens too.
You want one egg cake with your coffee without having to divide up a larger one. Check the weight per cake: Jumbo lists a 25 g portion for its mini egg cakes, while Bolletje says its Crisp Egg Cakes with Milk Coating are individually wrapped.
You want to choose based on nutritional value within this category. Jumbo lists 3.9 g of fibre per 100 g for its wholemeal egg cakes and 1.4 g per 100 g for the regular version. Compare the sugars and other nutritional values too; wholemeal doesn’t tell you what those will be.
A regular egg cake made with wheat won’t be suitable. Jumbo explicitly describes the egg cakes from Gluten Free Bakery Holland as gluten-free; check the current packaging for egg, milk and soya as well.
Start with any gluten-free requirement. Then compare portion size, nutritional value and the type of egg cake you’d like with your coffee.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Portion and convenience | Check the weight of each cake and whether they’re individually wrapped. | I want to grab or take one small cake with me without dividing up a larger one. For around 31% of consumers, having a clearly defined portion comes first. |
| Fibre and nutritional value | Compare fibre, sugars, saturated fat and salt per 100 g. | With my coffee, I want to choose an egg cake based on the nutrition table, not just the word wholemeal. Around 31% of consumers prioritise this comparison. |
| Texture and flavour | Check whether it’s a regular or crisp egg cake, and read the nutritional information if it has a coating or topping. | I’d rather have a crisp cake with a milk coating than a regular, soft egg cake. This flavour preference matters most to around 23% of consumers. |
| Gluten and other allergens | Read the current allergen information; a gluten-free label tells you nothing about egg, milk or soya. | If I need to avoid gluten, the product label determines which egg cakes I can consider. For around 15% of consumers, dietary or allergen requirements are the first thing they need to check. |
Jumbo lists 3.9 g of fibre and 33.6 g of sugars per 100 g for its wholemeal egg cakes. Its regular egg cakes contain 1.4 g of fibre per 100 g. So the difference in fibre content doesn’t tell you how much sugar each version contains.
When comparing products, put the nutrition tables side by side and use the same 100 g basis, as recommended by the Netherlands Nutrition Centre.
According to the product information, the egg cakes from Gluten Free Bakery Holland, which Jumbo describes as gluten-free, also contain egg, milk and soya.
Check the current packaging for each allergen that’s relevant to you, separately from the gluten-free label.
A pack with fewer cakes doesn’t tell you how much each one weighs. For a pack of four egg cakes weighing 300 g in total, Jumbo lists a 75 g portion; its mini egg cakes have a listed portion size of 25 g.
Check the weight per cake or portion before choosing one for a coffee break on your own.
Bolletje’s Crisp Egg Cakes with Milk Coating have a different nutritional profile from a regular egg cake. The product information at Jumbo lists 42 g of sugars and 9.2 g of saturated fat per 100 g.
Choose the texture you prefer, and check the nutritional values per 100 g if you’re comparing cakes of different sizes.
Jumbo offers regular, mini and wholemeal egg cakes in a range of portion sizes.
Bolletje’s Crisp Egg Cakes with Milk Coating are individually wrapped, making them a good choice if you like a crisp cake with your coffee.
Albert Heijn lists regular and wholemeal egg cakes as separate options.
Jumbo explicitly describes the egg cakes from Gluten Free Bakery Holland as gluten-free.
The mini and crisp egg cakes mentioned here are sold in packs containing several cakes. Jumbo lists ten portions for its mini egg cakes; its pack of ten Bolletje Crisp Egg Cakes with Milk Coating contains individually wrapped cakes. So check both the number of cakes and the weight and wrapping of each one.
Not in the Jumbo comparison mentioned here: its wholemeal egg cakes contain 33.6 g of sugars per 100 g, while the regular version contains 31.2 g per 100 g. The wholemeal version does contain more fibre. Compare both values per 100 g rather than judging by the product name alone.
The regular and wholemeal Jumbo egg cakes mentioned here contain gluten-containing cereals, so they aren’t gluten-free. Jumbo describes the egg cakes from Gluten Free Bakery Holland as gluten-free; check the current packaging for other allergens too, including egg, milk and soya.
Follow the storage advice on the packaging of the egg cakes you buy. For the Jumbo versions mentioned here, the advice is to store them in a cool, dry, dark place; Albert Heijn recommends closing the pack of its egg cakes securely after use.
