If you’re looking for a gluten-free alternative to spritz biscuits while topping up your shopping, choose a biscuit labelled gluten-free on its current packaging, rather than an ordinary wheat-based spritz biscuit. Verkade Oaties plain is a crunchy oat biscuit for anyone mainly looking for something crisp, while gluten-free cookies, coconut macaroons and rice biscuits offer different flavours and textures. Before buying, also check the ingredients, other allergens and availability at your chosen shop.
Verkade NoboSprits Original and Naturel list wheat flour among their ingredients. So look for a biscuit explicitly labelled gluten-free and check the current packaging, even if you already know the brand.
A gluten-free oat biscuit could be a good choice if a crunchy biscuit is more important than having the same shape and flavour as a spritz biscuit. Other types of biscuits are also an option, as long as you’re happy with their different texture.
A gluten-free label doesn’t mean the product is free from other allergens, such as milk, egg, nuts, lupin or soya. So read the ingredients and allergen information for the specific biscuit.
Start by checking the gluten-free label on the packaging. Then decide which type of biscuit and shopping option suit your top-up shop.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this most relevant to? |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free label | Check the current gluten-free label and ingredients; Verkade NoboSprits, which contains wheat flour, is not a gluten-free option. | If I have coeliac disease, a clearly labelled gluten-free biscuit matters more than how closely it resembles a spritz biscuit. This check comes first for around 33% of consumers. |
| Crisp texture | Check the type of biscuit: Verkade Oaties plain is a crunchy oat biscuit, not a spritz biscuit. | With tea or coffee, I mainly want something crisp and am happy to try a different flavour; for around 27% of consumers, this moment matters most. |
| Availability | Check what’s available at your chosen shop or delivery service just before you set off or place your order; a product page doesn’t confirm stock at every branch. | If I’m only visiting one shop, I want to know whether I can get a suitable biscuit there right now. Around 20% of consumers prioritise this practical consideration. |
| Other allergens | As well as gluten, check the ingredients and allergen information that are relevant to you. | If I also need to avoid ingredients such as milk, egg, nuts or soya, a gluten-free biscuit may still not be suitable; for around 20% of consumers, this extra check is decisive. |
Verkade sells gluten-free Oaties, but its NoboSprits Original contains wheat flour. Just because one product is gluten-free doesn’t mean another product from the same brand is too.
Read the label and ingredients on the packaging of the specific variety you’re buying.
Oat biscuits, chocolate chip cookies, coconut macaroons and rice biscuits differ from spritz biscuits in their ingredients, flavour and texture.
Decide whether you’re mainly after a crisp biscuit or would prefer a different flavour, without expecting an identical spritz biscuit.
PLUS lists milk, hazelnut and egg in its gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. Jumbo’s gluten-free filled biscuit lists, among other things, almonds, egg, lupin, milk and soya.
Check the current allergen information for each individual product.
A biscuit listed on a product or range page may not be available at your shop when you’re just popping in to top up your shopping.
Check what’s available at your shop or through your delivery service just before buying, then check the physical packaging again.
Oaties is an oat biscuit to consider if you’re looking for something crunchy instead of a spritz biscuit.
A range of different gluten-free biscuits for anyone shopping at Jumbo.
Gluten-free cookies and biscuits for anyone looking to pick up a different type of biscuit from spritz.
Coconut macaroons and rice biscuits are gluten-free shop-bought alternatives with a different flavour profile.
This is an oat biscuit with milk chocolate for anyone looking for a gluten-free biscuit alternative while topping up their shopping. It isn’t a plain spritz biscuit or an identical replacement for one.
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An oat biscuit for anyone who would rather choose a gluten-free alternative than ordinary spritz biscuits.
This Milk Chocolate variety comes in a 150 g pack. Before eating, check the current packaging for the gluten-free label, ingredients and allergens.
Verkade NoboSprits Original and Naturel are not gluten-free options: their ingredients include wheat flour. For other spritz biscuits, always check the exact product rather than relying on the name of the biscuit.
No, an oat biscuit is a different type of biscuit. Albert Heijn describes Verkade Oaties plain as a crunchy, gluten-free oat biscuit; choose it only if you’re happy with the difference from spritz biscuits.
Check the current gluten-free label, ingredients and allergen information for the specific biscuit. The Dutch Coeliac Association lists wheat, rye and barley as gluten-containing grains to look out for when reading ingredients.
Check the current range before making a special trip to Lidl. The shop has said that additional gluten-free products aren’t always available; a range page also doesn’t confirm stock at your local branch.
No, a gluten-free label tells you nothing about other allergens. For example, PLUS lists milk, hazelnut and egg in its gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, and soya in its gluten-free double cookies; check the packaging of the variety you choose.
