Choose a glass jar of around 250 ml if you want to serve a small amount of crushed aniseed sprinkles alongside your cake, or around 500 ml if you’d like to keep more sprinkles in view while decorating. A suitable seal is also important for storing leftovers: choose a jar intended for food contact and keep the sprinkles somewhere dry. You can’t tell how many grams of sprinkles will fit from the capacity in millilitres alone.
If you want to serve crushed aniseed sprinkles alongside a cake or cupcakes, you could use a small serving jar rather than putting your whole supply on the table. Albert Heijn lists cakes and cupcakes as ways to use De Ruijter crushed aniseed sprinkles.
A transparent jar lets you see what’s inside while you decorate. Albert Heijn’s 500 ml glass storage jar was one example, with transparent glass and a sealable lid. Check these features for the specific jar you’re considering.
If you don’t use all the sprinkles at once, sealing them after decorating matters more than presentation. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises sealing opened sprinkles well and storing them somewhere dry.
First decide whether you mainly need the jar for a small portion on the table, as a supply to use while decorating, or for storing what’s left afterwards. Then check the seal and whether the jar is intended for food contact.
Choose this size: if you want to serve a small amount of sprinkles alongside one cake or cupcake stand.
Bear in mind: millilitres don’t tell you how many grams of sprinkles will fit. Try out the portion you want before choosing several jars.
Choose this size: if you want to keep more sprinkles close at hand and in view while decorating.
Bear in mind: even a 500 ml jar may not hold a whole pack of sprinkles, so check the seal on the model you choose.
Choose this size: if you’ll mainly use the jar for storage and don’t need it to take up little space on the table. Le Parfait offers jars in these capacities.
Bear in mind: a larger jar needs more space. Check the seal and care instructions for the specific model.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Serving a portion alongside the cake | Compare a capacity of around 250 ml with the space on your table, and check that the opening is practical for serving. | I want to serve a small amount of sprinkles without putting the storage jar on the table. For around 33% of consumers, serving a small portion at the table is the top priority. |
| Supplies to use while decorating | Look for a visible contents level, a suitable lid and clear care instructions. | While finishing the cake, I want to see how many sprinkles I still have to hand. Around 42% of consumers say having their supplies in view matters most. |
| Storing leftovers | Check that the jar is intended for food contact and seals well, then store it somewhere dry. | After baking, I want to put the leftover sprinkles away in a sealed container. Around 25% of consumers say keeping them dry is their top priority. |
If you’re putting the sprinkles directly into the jar, it needs to be suitable for food contact. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority classifies products that come into contact with food as food contact materials. A glass jar’s appearance alone doesn’t confirm that it is suitable.
Check the packaging or product specifications to make sure the jar is intended for food contact.
A jar’s capacity in millilitres doesn’t tell you exactly how many grams of crushed aniseed sprinkles it will hold. Jumbo lists a 270 g pack of De Ruijter sprinkles, but without trying them in the jar you can’t tell whether the whole pack will fit in a 250 ml or 500 ml jar.
Decide first whether you need a serving jar or a storage jar, then try out a similar amount before choosing a jar based on the pack size.
A jar left open on the table won’t keep your remaining sprinkles sealed. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises sealing opened sprinkles well and storing them somewhere dry.
After decorating, seal any leftover sprinkles in their packaging or in a suitable storage jar and put them somewhere dry.
The ingredients listed by Jumbo for De Ruijter crushed aniseed sprinkles include wheat starch. Sprinkles scattered over a cake form part of what you’re serving.
Before using them, read the latest ingredients and allergen information on the packaging, especially if wheat is a concern for anyone eating the cake.
Here, De Ruijter is the brand of the crushed aniseed sprinkles, not the glass jar. Albert Heijn lists cakes and cupcakes among the ways to use them.
Glass storage jars of 250 ml and 500 ml from Albert Heijn’s previous range offer a point of reference for two different sizes, rather than current product recommendations.
Le Parfait offers glass jars in several capacities, including 250 ml, 500 ml, 750 ml and 1 litre.
Around 250 ml is a good starting point for a small serving; around 500 ml is better suited to keeping a visible supply close at hand while decorating. You’ll need to try the sprinkles in the jar to see whether a whole 270 g pack will fit.
If the sprinkles will come into direct contact with the jar, choose one intended for food contact. Check this on the packaging or in the product specifications rather than assuming it’s suitable just because it’s made of glass.
Seal the sprinkles well and keep them somewhere dry, as the Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises for opened sprinkles. Use the original packaging or a suitable jar with a tightly fitting lid.
Check whether the specific jar you choose is dishwasher-safe or oven-safe; these are separate properties. Albert Heijn’s product information listed its 500 ml glass storage jar as dishwasher-safe, but that doesn’t tell you whether it’s oven-safe or whether other models are suitable.
