If you’re buying biscuits for someone with coeliac disease, first choose a product whose current packaging lets you check the gluten-free label and allergen information. Albert Heijn and Jumbo list a range of gluten-free biscuits online; if the selection is smaller or changes regularly, it’s sensible to have an alternative for your weekly shop. Then compare the type and pack size that best suit your household.
For you, checking the exact packaging comes before choosing a flavour or brand. At home, you’ll also want to prevent contact with crumbs from biscuits containing gluten, as advised by the Dutch Coeliac Society.
You want to browse different gluten-free biscuits without making an extra trip to another shop for one product. Albert Heijn and Jumbo’s online biscuit categories can help you plan; check which options you can actually buy.
If biscuits are on your list every week, the net weight and number of biscuits will affect how many packs you need. Also check whether you can fall back on another suitable option.
If you have coeliac disease, start by checking that the exact biscuit is suitable. Then see whether the shop and quantity work for your weekly groceries.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free suitability | Check the gluten-free label, ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging for the exact product. Prevent contact with crumbs containing gluten at home. | When I buy biscuits for someone with coeliac disease, I don’t want to rely on the brand name or appearance. For around 42% of consumers, verifiable gluten-free suitability comes first. |
| Choice and where you shop | Check which types of biscuits you can buy on your planned shopping trip, and have another suitable option in mind. | For my weekly shop, I want to be able to choose without making a special trip to a second shop just for biscuits. For around 33% of consumers, where they shop is the top priority. |
| Pack size and weekly supply | Compare the net weight and number of biscuits in options that meet your gluten-free requirements. | If you’re shopping for several biscuit breaks, you’ll want to buy enough without ending up with unnecessary leftovers. Around 25% of consumers prioritise finding the right quantity. |
For someone with coeliac disease, a biscuit’s appearance doesn’t confirm that it’s gluten-free. The Dutch Coeliac Society also stresses the importance of preventing cross-contamination.
Before buying, check the gluten-free label, ingredients and allergen information on the packaging for that exact product. Even if you know the brand, don’t assume that every biscuit it makes is suitable.
The Dutch Coeliac Society says gluten-free biscuits are often in the free-from aisle, but they may also be among the regular biscuits.
Check the online category before you go, and look in both places in store. Then check the label on the product you find.
This helps you avoid spending extra time searching or making a second trip when a suitable option may be available in the same shop.
ALDI warns that special-buy products can sell out quickly. Lidl says on its gluten-free range page that its additional gluten-free products are not available there.
Check what’s available before you set off, and choose another biscuit in advance if needed—one whose packaging you can check.
These ranges can help you plan your shopping list; they don’t confirm that every individual biscuit is suitable. Always check the packaging of the product you buy.
Albert Heijn lists both own-brand products and biscuits from other brands in its gluten-free biscuit category.
This gluten-free own-brand range from Jumbo includes speculaas, stroopwafels and chocolate digestives.
Schär appears with a range of biscuits in Albert Heijn’s online gluten-free category.
ALDI describes a pack of Heerlijck Banket coconut macaroons as containing six gluten-free biscuits, with a total weight of 360 g.
Lidl has a page for its gluten-free range, distinguishing between its regular selection and additional gluten-free products.
Not necessarily: wheat-free doesn’t confirm that a biscuit meets the requirements of a strict gluten-free diet. Check the gluten-free label, ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging for the exact product.
Yes. Check the packaging again when you buy it next time, as it may be a different product. Albert Heijn warns that ingredients and allergen information, among other things, can change.
Store gluten-free biscuits separately from regular biscuits and bread, and use clean hands and utensils when serving them. The Dutch Coeliac Society advises that cross-contamination must be prevented for people with coeliac disease.
Check both the free-from aisle and the regular biscuit section. The Dutch Coeliac Society says gluten-free biscuits may be in either place; read the label before choosing a product.
