If you’d like a gluten-free egg cake when visiting a café terrace, choose a specific product labelled ‘gluten-free’ and check the current packaging. Also check for any other allergens relevant to you, and avoid contact with gluten-containing crumbs when taking or serving it. Baking your own gives you control over the ingredients, but you’ll still need to take the same care to prevent cross-contamination.
You’d like an egg cake with your coffee or tea, but you can’t tell from the product name whether it’s gluten-free. Check the label and keep the egg cake separate from gluten-containing crumbs when opening and serving it. The Dutch Coeliac Society also highlights cross-contamination when eating out.
Ingredients matter just as much as gluten. The ingredients list for Maître Mathis gluten-free egg cakes at Albert Heijn includes egg, milk derivatives and soya, among other ingredients. So check the packaging of the product you’re actually buying.
You’re looking for a pack that’s just right for a coffee stop while you’re out. Jumbo lists Gluten Free Bakery Holland egg cakes in a pack of two, weighing 100 g; check that the number of cakes suits what you want to take with you.
Start by checking that the specific egg cake is labelled gluten-free. Then check the other ingredients and decide which pack will be most convenient for your café visit.
| What to look for | What should you check? | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free labelling and separate serving | Look for ‘gluten-free’ on the current packaging. Keep the egg cake away from gluten-containing crumbs and shared serving utensils. | When I eat an egg cake on a café terrace, I want to check the label on my product and avoid contact with food containing gluten. Around 50% of consumers prioritise gluten-free status and separate serving. |
| Other allergens and ingredients | Read the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging, even if ‘gluten-free’ appears on the front. | If I also need to avoid egg, milk or soya, the full ingredients list determines whether the egg cake is suitable for me. For around 30% of consumers, these other ingredients are the top priority. |
| Portion size and convenience for taking along | Compare the number of cakes and the pack size with what you want to take with you. | When I’m having coffee while out, I want to take a portion that suits my plans without carrying more egg cakes than I need. Pack size is the top priority for around 20% of consumers. |
The name ‘egg cake’ doesn’t mean a product is gluten-free. A range page may list regular and gluten-free products side by side.
Check the packaging of the exact egg cake you’re buying; don’t rely on the brand, category or appearance.
A gluten-free egg cake may contain other allergens. Albert Heijn lists egg, milk derivatives and soya, among other ingredients, in Maître Mathis gluten-free egg cakes.
Check the current ingredients and allergen information if you also need to avoid other ingredients.
The Dutch Coeliac Society says that gluten-free products can come into contact with gluten when you’re out, for example through crumbs or serving utensils.
Keep the egg cake separate until you’re ready to eat it, and ask for clean serving utensils if needed.
Jumbo lists Gluten Free Bakery Holland egg cakes in a pack of two, weighing 100 g. The brand says that its bakery produces exclusively gluten-free baked goods.
Albert Heijn lists Maître Mathis gluten-free egg cakes and provides an ingredients list for the product.
Albert Heijn lists AH Glutenvrij egg cakes as a separate product in its range.
Under Regulation (EU) No 828/2014, the label ‘gluten-free’ may be used when the finished product contains no more than 20 mg/kg of gluten. Check the label on the specific product rather than relying on the name ‘egg cake’.
Yes, read the packaging of the product you’re buying. Albert Heijn says that ingredients and allergen information, among other things, may change.
Yes. The ingredients list for Maître Mathis gluten-free egg cakes at Albert Heijn includes egg, milk derivatives and soya, among other ingredients. Gluten-free doesn’t mean those ingredients are absent, so check the current packaging for any allergens relevant to you.
Gluten-containing crumbs or shared serving utensils can bring a gluten-free egg cake into contact with gluten. The Dutch Coeliac Society highlights cross-contamination as something to watch out for when eating out, too, so keep the egg cake separate from products containing gluten.
