If you want to choose Fairtrade cocoa for egg cakes at your Friday get-together, buy plain egg cakes and select the chocolate separately, checking that it carries an explicit Fairtrade claim. Ready-made chocolate egg cakes are easier to hand round, but a different cocoa certification does not prove that the chocolate is Fairtrade. Check the current ingredients and allergen information for both products too.
You want to be able to point to a Fairtrade claim on your chosen chocolate, rather than relying on a general sustainability message. Choosing the chocolate separately means you can check the claim on that specific product.
You want egg cakes you can put out without any preparation. Check how many are in the pack and whether the exact product is available; according to Jumbo, its previously listed chocolate variant is no longer in its online range.
You want to check the ingredients and allergen information for both the egg cakes and any chocolate before serving. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says allergens must be listed on the labels of prepacked foods.
Choose this if: you want to check the Fairtrade claim on the chocolate separately.
Bear in mind: you’ll need to choose two products and put the combination together yourself.
Choose this if: you want something ready to hand round and can find an available product that meets your requirements.
Please note: the chocolate egg cakes described by Jumbo stated UTZ Certified Cacao, not Fairtrade, and were no longer in its online range.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade cocoa | Look for an explicit Fairtrade claim on the packaging of your chosen chocolate. Don’t assume UTZ means Fairtrade. | If the cocoa needs to be demonstrably Fairtrade, I want to be able to find the claim on that exact chocolate. Around 40% of consumers put this check first. |
| Ready to serve | Check that the exact product is available and how many egg cakes are in the pack. | For a get-together with no preparation, I want to be able to put out enough egg cakes. For around 30% of consumers, convenience matters most. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current labels on both products, including any warnings about cross-contamination. | If guests have allergies, I want to check what’s in the egg cakes and chocolate first. Around 30% of consumers put this check first. |
The Jumbo Eierkoeken met Chocolade described by Jumbo stated UTZ Certified Cacao. This does not confirm that the product contains Fairtrade-certified cocoa.
If you’re looking for Fairtrade, check for an explicit claim on the exact product you’re buying.
Jumbo said that its Eierkoeken met Chocolade was no longer in its online range. So you can’t necessarily count on finding this variant for your get-together.
Check availability shortly before buying, and consider plain egg cakes with separately chosen chocolate as an alternative.
The chocolate egg cakes described by Jumbo listed egg, gluten, milk, soya and wheat, and could contain nuts. Ingredients may vary between variants.
Read the label on the exact pack before serving, and do the same for any chocolate you choose separately.
A brand to consider if you’re looking for egg cakes without chocolate.
A retailer offering egg cakes whose exact packaging you can check.
A retailer offering egg cakes, including a previously listed chocolate variant.
A brand to consider for chocolate to serve with separately chosen egg cakes.
A retailer offering Fairtrade chocolate that you can choose separately.
This chocolate bar works as a separate chocolate component alongside plain egg cakes that you choose yourself. Check the Fairtrade claim on the bar and look at both packs before serving them together.
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You can pair this bar with separately bought egg cakes as a chocolate component; the product itself does not contain egg cakes.
The product name mentions pecan, caramel and 180 g. Check the Fairtrade claim and the current allergen information on the packaging before serving the bar.
No. Cocoa certification does not automatically mean a product carries a Fairtrade claim. The Jumbo Eierkoeken met Chocolade described by Jumbo mentioned UTZ Certified Cacao; if you want Fairtrade, check the claim on the exact product.
Choose the egg cakes and a chocolate product explicitly labelled Fairtrade separately. Verkade says the cocoa in its bars and letters is Fairtrade, while ALDI describes products including its 200 g Choceur Dark Chocolate as Fairtrade. Check the packaging of the products you ultimately choose.
Yes, read the packaging of the product you’re serving now. Albert Heijn notes that product information can change; the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says allergens must appear on the labels of prepacked foods.
Read the warning on the current packaging of both the egg cakes and the chocolate before offering them to guests with allergies. Don’t rely on the product type or an older product page to decide whether a specific variant is suitable.
