If you want to put out one soft cake per person during an Oranje match, a standard egg cake is a good choice. If you’d rather put out crunchy biscuits for everyone to help themselves to, go for a standard digestive. Among the Albert Heijn products reviewed, the egg cake has fewer calories but more sugars per 100 g than the digestive: 316 compared with 485 kcal, and 31 compared with 16 g of sugars. So compare like-for-like quantities, and check the current packaging for allergen information.
You want to put out one cake per person before the match, rather than leave an open pack of biscuits on the table. The AH Egg Cakes reviewed weigh 30 g each and contain 94 kcal per cake, according to Albert Heijn.
You’d rather put a pack on the table so viewers can help themselves to a biscuit, perhaps with tea or coffee. Albert Heijn and Jumbo’s standard digestives are biscuit options; you can decide how many to put out.
You compare fibre, sugars or fat, or need to take allergens into account. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends comparing nutritional values per 100 g; check the packaging you buy for ingredients and allergen information.
First decide whether you want one soft cake per person or biscuits to share. Then compare the nutritional information per 100 g, so different portion sizes don’t skew your choice.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who should consider this? |
|---|---|---|
| One soft cake per person | Check the weight and nutritional value per cake as well as per 100 g. Albert Heijn lists AH Egg Cakes as weighing 30 g and containing 94 kcal each. | I want to put out one soft snack for everyone in advance, rather than keep taking them from a pack. Around 40% of consumers prioritise this individual snack format. |
| Crunchiness and sharing | Check how many biscuits are in the pack or how much it weighs, and consider how many you’ll put out. | With tea or coffee, I want to be able to pick up a crunchy biscuit and choose how many I have. Around 30% of consumers give this shareable format top priority. |
| Nutritional information and allergens | Compare fibre, sugars, fat and salt per 100 g; check the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging. | The ingredients or nutritional values matter more to me than the shape of the cake. Around 30% of consumers put this label check first. |
The product name doesn’t prove that a biscuit aids digestion. Jumbo’s product information for McVitie's Digestives Milk Chocolate doesn’t attribute this effect to the biscuit’s ingredients.
Base your choice on the ingredients and nutritional information for the specific product, not its category name.
An egg cake and a digestive may have different portion sizes. For the Albert Heijn products reviewed, an egg cake weighs 30 g, while a portion of digestive weighs 15 g.
Compare them per 100 g first, then decide how many cakes or biscuits you want to put out during the match.
According to Albert Heijn’s product page, Bolletje Brosse Eierkoek Melk contains 42 g of sugars and 9.2 g of saturated fat per 100 g. These values apply to this milk-coated variety, not to every egg cake.
For coated varieties, check the sugars and saturated fat separately, and compare the exact products you’re considering.
Ingredients can change. Lidl advises customers to check the packaging for food ingredients and allergens.
Before eating, read the current allergen information for the exact variety you’ve bought.
The Brosse Eierkoek Melk reviewed is a crunchy variety with a milk coating, for anyone looking for something other than the usual soft egg cake.
The products reviewed range from Maria biscuits to Digestive Dark Chocolate, which has a chocolate coating.
The own-brand products reviewed include both standard egg cakes and standard digestives.
The products reviewed include standard and wholemeal egg cakes, as well as a standard digestive biscuit.
The Sondey Egg Cakes reviewed are an option if you want to put out a pack containing several cakes.
The Scharreleierkoeken reviewed come in a pack for anyone looking for several egg cakes.
This product selection features a standard digestive for anyone who wants to put out crunchy biscuits during the match. If you’d rather have one soft cake per person, compare egg cakes by portion size and label information.
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A standard digestive for anyone who wants to put biscuits on the table and decide how many to have.
Pack size: 400 g. Check the current label for allergen and nutritional information per 100 g if these affect your choice.
Don’t assume a biscuit has a particular effect just because it’s called a ‘digestive’. Jumbo’s product information for McVitie's Digestives Milk Chocolate says the biscuit ingredients don’t contain substances that aid digestion. For a nutritional comparison, check the label of the variety you choose.
Compare the nutritional values per 100 g first, then consider how much you actually want to eat. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends comparing similar products per 100 g, including their sugars, salt, saturated fat and fibre.
No. Check the allergen information for the exact product on its current packaging. The varieties reviewed have different ingredients; the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains that 14 allergens must be listed on food labels.
Follow the storage instructions on your product’s packaging. For the standard Digestive reviewed, Albert Heijn recommends keeping it in a closed tin in a cool, dark and dry place. For the Egg Cakes reviewed, it advises sealing the packaging well after use and storing it somewhere dark and dry.
