If you want to make a sandwich and take it with you straight away, choose sliced gluten-free bread that’s ready to eat. Bake-at-home rolls and frozen rolls are a better fit if you have time to prepare them at home. If you have coeliac disease, check the packaging for the ‘gluten-free’ label or the Crossed Grain symbol, and read the ingredients and allergen information too: ‘multigrain’ doesn’t automatically mean gluten-free.
A gluten-free diet is essential if you have coeliac disease, according to the Voedingscentrum. So check the gluten-free label and the bread’s current ingredients. If you also have a wheat allergy, check separately whether wheat is listed in the ingredients.
If you want to make and pack a sandwich without using the oven, sliced gluten-free multiseed bread that’s ready to eat could suit your morning routine. Jumbo and PLUS describe bread products like these; check the packaging for storage instructions.
Part-baked rolls or frozen rolls are an option if you have time to prepare them before you leave. Check the storage and defrosting instructions too, as these vary by product.
If you need to avoid gluten, start by checking the gluten-free label. Then choose between bread that’s ready to top and rolls that need preparing, and consider any other dietary requirements.
| What to look for | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free label | Look for ‘gluten-free’ or the Crossed Grain symbol, and read the current ingredients. | If I need to avoid gluten strictly, I want to be able to check the bread’s packaging. This is the top priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Ready to eat | Check whether you can top the bread without baking it, and how to store it once opened. | If I need to leave straight away, I don’t want to allow time for preparation. Being able to take it with me straight away is the top priority for around 27% of consumers. |
| Preparing rolls | Check the oven time and, for frozen rolls, the defrosting and storage instructions. | If I have time at home to bake a roll, that matters more to me than being able to leave immediately. Around 20% of consumers prioritise rolls that need preparing. |
| Ingredients and nutritional information | Check for other allergens and compare nutritional values on the same basis, such as per 100 g. If you need to check the iodine content, look for ‘iodised salt’ in the ingredients list. | If I also need to check for soya, sesame or the bread’s ingredients, I want to know more than just whether it’s gluten-free. These additional requirements matter most to around 20% of consumers. |
Multigrain describes the types of grain used, not whether the bread is gluten-free. According to the Voedingscentrum, multigrain bread is made with at least three types of grain.
When choosing gluten-free bread, look for the ‘gluten-free’ label or the Crossed Grain symbol, and check the ingredients.
PLUS gives an oven time of 10 minutes for its gluten-free multiseed rolls; Schär frozen rolls also need to be baked.
Choose sliced bread that’s ready to eat if you need to leave straight away, and save rolls that need baking for a morning when you have more time.
Schär frozen rolls need extra care after defrosting: don’t refreeze them, keep them refrigerated and use them within one day.
Gluten-free bread can still contain other allergens. For example, Jumbo lists soya in its Lekker Vrij van Gluten Meerzaden Brood; PLUS gluten-free multiseed rolls contain sesame seeds.
If you have another allergy, read the full allergen information on the packaging of the product you buy.
Whether iodised salt is listed varies from product to product. The bread’s name alone won’t tell you which salt has been used.
Check the current ingredients list if this information matters to your choice.
Schär offers both gluten-free multigrain bread and frozen multigrain rolls. That means the type of bread you choose can make a difference to your morning plans.
The Meerzaden Brood in this Jumbo own-brand range is gluten-free bread with seeds, for anyone looking for a slice that’s ready to top.
PLUS offers gluten-free multiseed bread and part-baked gluten-free multiseed rolls: two different types of bread for breakfast.
Consenza lists gluten-free multigrain bake-at-home rolls as an option for breakfast at home.
No. According to the Voedingscentrum, ‘multigrain’ refers to bread made with at least three types of grain; it doesn’t mean the bread is gluten-free. If you need gluten-free bread, look for the ‘gluten-free’ label or the Crossed Grain symbol, and read the ingredients.
You can top and take sliced gluten-free bread that’s ready to eat without baking it. Check the packaging and storage instructions for the product you choose; part-baked rolls and frozen rolls need extra time at home.
Check the current packaging for ‘gluten-free’ or the Crossed Grain symbol, and read the ingredients and allergen information. When making your sandwich, keep the bread separate from crumbs from bread containing gluten.
You can’t tell from the ‘gluten-free’ label. Check the ingredients list for the specific bread to see whether it contains ‘iodised salt’; for example, Jumbo lists it for Lekker Vrij van Gluten Meerzaden Brood, and PLUS for Meerzaden glutenvrij.
