If you’re buying crispbread for someone with coeliac disease, choose a pack that is explicitly labelled ‘gluten-free’, and check the ingredients and allergen information every time you buy it. In a holiday home, it’s also important to avoid crumbs: use a clean work surface and clean utensils, and store the gluten-free pack separately. If you can’t find suitable crispbread locally, crackers labelled gluten-free may be an alternative, although they are not necessarily the same type of product.
You’re looking for crispbread for breakfast or lunch, but you can’t rely on the product name or appearance. Choose a pack with a clear gluten-free label and check the ingredients; standard rye crispbread is not suitable.
You’re preparing food for someone with coeliac disease as well as guests who eat bread containing gluten. The Dutch Coeliac Society advises preparing gluten-free food separately; clean chopping boards and knives, and storing spreads separately, can make a difference.
You’re not sure which products will be available when you arrive at the shop. Bringing some essentials with you and having crackers labelled gluten-free as a possible alternative gives you more flexibility to check the label when you get there.
First check whether the product is labelled gluten-free. Then work out how to keep it safe in a shared kitchen, and only after that compare availability, nutritional information and other allergens.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who this matters most to |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free labelling | Look for ‘gluten-free’ on the pack and check the ingredients and allergen information; rye, wheat and barley contain gluten. | If I’m arranging breakfast for someone with coeliac disease, I don’t want to rely on the name crispbread. For around 36% of consumers, verified gluten-free suitability comes first. |
| Crumbs in the kitchen | Ideally, bring an unopened pack and make sure you have clean utensils, a clean work surface and spreads stored separately. | At a shared breakfast table, I want to stop bread crumbs getting onto gluten-free food via a knife or spread. Around 29% of consumers give this practical separation top priority. |
| Stock and alternatives | Bring some essentials with you and, if choosing an alternative such as crackers, check the gluten-free label on the pack again. | If I can only shop once I’ve arrived, I don’t want to depend on one particular type of crispbread. Having a back-up plan is the main priority for around 21% of consumers. |
| Nutritional information and allergens | Compare fibre and salt per 100 g, and check which other allergens the product contains or may contain. | If several products are gluten-free, I also want to be able to choose based on nutritional value and any other allergens. This consideration matters most to around 14% of consumers. |
Rye contains gluten. A wholegrain or high-fibre claim also says nothing about whether crispbread is gluten-free.
For someone with coeliac disease, choose a product explicitly labelled gluten-free, then check the ingredients and allergen information.
According to the Dutch Coeliac Society, contact with crumbs on a work surface or shared kitchen utensils can contaminate gluten-free food.
Clean the work surface, use clean utensils, and keep the pack and spreads separate from bread containing gluten.
A temporary range doesn’t guarantee that the same product will still be available when you arrive.
Bring an initial supply and keep crackers explicitly labelled gluten-free as a different type of product in reserve; check their label too.
Gluten-free products can vary in fibre, salt and other allergens. The gluten-free label doesn’t answer those other questions.
Compare the nutritional information on the same basis, for example per 100 g, and read the allergen information on the pack you buy.
Albert Heijn lists AH Glutenvrij Vezelrijk crispbread as a gluten-free product.
Wasa describes Gluten Free Classic as a gluten-free option alongside its other crispbread products.
Ryvita is worth noting here to highlight the difference between standard and gluten-free crispbread.
Jumbo lists Schär Crackers Glutenvrij in its online range as a possible alternative type of product.
Lidl provides information about additional gluten-free products, but its range can change.
Not necessarily: rye and barley also contain gluten. Choose a pack labelled ‘gluten-free’ and check the ingredients; standard rye crispbread, such as Ryvita Original Crispbread, is not a gluten-free option.
Yes, as long as you prevent contact with crumbs containing gluten. Use clean utensils and a clean work surface, keep the pack separate and, ideally, open a fresh pack for the person eating gluten-free.
Oats don’t automatically rule out a product labelled gluten-free. Still, check the label and ingredients on the current pack, and bear in mind any separate oat allergy.
Don’t assume it does. Albert Heijn lists iodised salt in AH Glutenvrij Vezelrijk crispbread; for another product, check the ingredients on its own pack.
Bring some essentials that you’ve checked are suitable for a gluten-free diet before you set off. If you buy something different once you’re there, crackers explicitly labelled gluten-free may be an alternative; check the pack again in that case too.
