If you want to check whether the cocoa or chocolate in a baking recipe is Fairtrade, baking from scratch lets you choose that ingredient separately. Albert Heijn Allerhande’s syrup waffle recipe doesn’t contain chocolate; you only need to add it for a chocolate version. With ready-made waffles, check the packaging to see which ingredient the Fairtrade claim applies to, and whether the waffle’s shape and allergen information suit your recipe.
You’re baking biscuits or making your own version of a syrup waffle, and want to check the Fairtrade claim on the cocoa or chocolate separately. Albert Heijn Allerhande’s syrup waffle recipe doesn’t contain chocolate.
You want to crumble syrup waffles or use them as a topping or filling. In that case, the shape of the waffle, its ingredients and its allergen information all matter.
Only use a waffle if the up-to-date ingredients and allergen information are suitable for the person you’re baking for. Allergens vary from product to product.
First decide whether you want to add chocolate yourself or need a ready-made syrup waffle. Then check exactly what the certification claim covers, along with the label for the ingredients you’ll be using.
Choose this option: if you’re making a chocolate version and want to check the Fairtrade claim on the cocoa or chocolate separately.
Consider: you choose the ingredients yourself, but you’ll also need time and equipment to make the syrup waffles.
Choose this option: if your recipe calls for syrup waffles to be crumbled or used as a topping or filling.
Consider: the ingredients and filling are fixed; a Fairtrade claim for one ingredient doesn’t automatically apply to the whole waffle.
Suitable only: if your recipe works with a different type of waffle too. PLUS states that its chocolate waffle contains Fairtrade cocoa.
Please note: the PLUS waffle is an egg waffle with hazelnut-flavoured filling, not a syrup waffle.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade cocoa or chocolate | Read the certification mark and wording on the packaging: does the claim apply to the cocoa, sugar or finished product? | If I add chocolate to my baking recipe, I want to know whether that specific ingredient is covered by the Fairtrade claim. This is the top priority for around 46% of shoppers. |
| Suitability for the recipe | Choose carefully between a syrup waffle with syrup filling, another filled waffle, and cocoa or chocolate on its own. | I want to crumble a waffle without replacing the syrup waffle texture with a different filling. Suitability for the recipe is the first consideration for around 36% of shoppers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current label for every product you use in the recipe, including the allergen information. | If I’m baking for someone who needs to avoid certain allergens, I need to be able to check what’s in the waffle I choose. Around 18% of shoppers put this check first. |
For a product with several ingredients, a claim may apply to just one of them. According to Milieu Centraal, a Fairtrade logo on a white background indicates a certified ingredient, not the whole product.
Check which certification mark and ingredient claim appear on the packaging. If you want to choose the chocolate component yourself, check the cocoa or chocolate you add when baking.
PLUS Wafels Choco Fairtrade is an egg waffle with hazelnut-flavoured filling. It’s different from the syrup-filled waffle a recipe may call for.
Use this waffle only if its different shape and filling will work in your recipe. If you specifically need syrup waffles, choose those or make them yourself.
Waffles vary in their ingredients and allergens. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that allergen information for prepacked foods must appear on the label.
Read the current packaging before buying, and check it again before using the product in a baking recipe.
Jumbo lists Fairtrade terms for the syrup in Fair Trade Original mini syrup waffles, but says on the same product page that the product is no longer in its online range.
Check whether the product is available when you buy it, and read the claim on the packaging of the product you actually purchase.
Jumbo says that the cane sugar and invert sugar syrup in Fair Trade Original mini syrup waffles are traded on Fairtrade terms.
PLUS states that its Wafels Choco contains Fairtrade cocoa.
Albert Heijn’s range overview includes Daelmans syrup waffles and chocolate syrup waffles.
Jumbo offers several types of syrup waffle, including a separately labelled gluten-free option.
Albert Heijn Allerhande has a syrup waffle recipe without chocolate; its range overview also features ready-made varieties.
Lidl offers Sondey butter syrup waffles and mini butter syrup waffles.
For baking from scratch, we’ve included cocoa and chocolate so you can check them separately for a chocolate version. The ready-made syrup waffles are for recipes where the syrup waffle shape and syrup filling matter; if Fairtrade is a requirement, check their current packaging.
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A cocoa ingredient to consider if you’re making a chocolate version from scratch; this isn’t a syrup waffle. Check the packaging for exactly what the Fairtrade claim covers and for the ingredient information.
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A chocolate ingredient for a homemade version, not a syrup waffle. The product description lists various cocoa percentages, so check the label if the percentage matters for your recipe. Also check the allergen information, including the mention of soya and possible traces of other allergens.
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Ready-made syrup waffles for recipes that call for layers of waffle with syrup filling. If Fairtrade is a requirement, check the current packaging; before using them, also read the allergen information for wheat, milk and soya, as well as any may-contain warnings.
No, those words alone don’t show that the whole waffle is certified. According to Milieu Centraal, a Fairtrade logo on a white background may apply to just one certified ingredient. Check the packaging to see which certification mark is used and what the claim applies to.
Not for Albert Heijn Allerhande’s syrup waffle recipe: it doesn’t include chocolate. If you want to make a chocolate version, choose and check the cocoa or chocolate you add yourself.
Check the current allergen information for the specific waffle before using it. The information for Fair Trade Original mini syrup waffles lists egg, milk, wheat and soya; for PLUS Wafels Choco Fairtrade, it lists lupin, wheat, egg and milk, among others. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, allergen information for prepacked foods appears on the label.
