If you’re choosing a croissant for someone with coeliac disease, look for the words ‘gluten-free’ on the current packaging. When serving it, avoid contact with ordinary bread crumbs and shared kitchen utensils. According to Jumbo and PLUS, Consenza comes with oven and microwave instructions if you want to serve something warm in a hurry. Schär’s frozen pack at Jumbo may be a good option if you’d like to keep croissants for several breakfasts and have room in your freezer. Always check the ingredients, allergen information and preparation instructions on the pack.
If ordinary croissants are also on the table, it’s not just the product choice that needs attention. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre highlights the risk from bread crumbs, while the Dutch Coeliac Society advises keeping gluten-free products separate.
If you have little time to prepare on a Sunday, clear heating instructions are important. Jumbo and PLUS give instructions for heating Consenza Glutenvrije Croissants in both an oven and a microwave.
If you’d like to keep croissants for several breakfasts, consider a frozen pack. Jumbo lists Schär Croissant à la Française Glutenvrij as a frozen pack of four, weighing 220 g in total.
For Sunday breakfast with someone who has coeliac disease, checking the gluten-free label and avoiding contact with gluten come first. Then compare the preparation instructions and pack size with the number of people eating and the space you have to store them.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters most to |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free label and avoiding contact with gluten | Read the current ‘gluten-free’ label, ingredients and allergen information; plan to prepare the croissants on a clean, separate surface. | If ordinary croissants are also on the table, I want to make sure crumbs don’t get on my croissant or its filling. This would be the main consideration for around 50% of consumers. |
| Serving them warm quickly | Check the preparation instructions and make sure you have the recommended oven or microwave. | If breakfast needs to be on the table quickly, I want to know how much preparation is involved in heating the croissants. This would be the top priority for around 30% of consumers. |
| Pack size and storage | Compare the number of croissants and storage instructions with the number of people eating and the space you have in your freezer. | For several Sundays, I want to be able to store croissants without buying more than I can use. This would be the first consideration for around 20% of consumers. |
A croissant sold in a shop isn’t automatically gluten-free. An ordinary butter croissant or a general product category tells you nothing about the label on a specific product.
Check the pack of the exact croissant you’re buying for the words ‘gluten-free’, and read the ingredients and allergen information.
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says that even a stray bread crumb can matter for someone with coeliac disease. So take care to avoid contact with a worktop, knife or shared spread at breakfast.
Use a clean worktop and clean utensils, and keep the gluten-free croissant and its fillings separate from ordinary bread products.
Ingredients and allergen information can change. For AH Glutenvrij Croissants, Albert Heijn advises reading the packaging before eating.
Use the product page to explore your options, then check the current packaging when you buy.
Jumbo and PLUS give both oven and microwave instructions for Consenza, but the instructions don’t compare the texture of the croissants once prepared.
Choose the method that suits the time and equipment you have, and follow the instructions on your pack.
Albert Heijn has a product page for AH Glutenvrij Croissants, as well as a category for gluten-free rolls and croissants.
Jumbo lists Consenza Glutenvrije Croissants in a pack of 3 × 60 g, and Schär Croissant à la Française Glutenvrij in a frozen pack of four, weighing 220 g in total.
PLUS lists Consenza Croissants in a pack of three, weighing 180 g in total.
ALDI mentions gluten-free options in its bakery range and also lists ordinary butter croissants.
Dirk has separate search results for gluten-free products and croissants.
The Dutch Coeliac Society sets the limit for a ‘gluten-free’ label at less than 20 mg of gluten per kg of product. For the croissant you’re buying, also check the current ingredients and allergen information on the packaging.
Yes, as long as you avoid contact with ordinary bread crumbs and shared kitchen utensils. Use a clean worktop and clean utensils, and keep the fillings for the gluten-free croissant separate.
Jumbo and PLUS give Consenza instructions for heating in an oven for 10 minutes at 200 °C or in a microwave for 20 seconds at 800 W. Follow the instructions on the pack you buy.
Under Dutch regulations, baker’s salt is iodised table salt used in bread and other bakery products. That doesn’t mean every gluten-free croissant contains baker’s salt; check the ingredients list for the specific product.
