If you’d like to eat an egg cake on the train and need to follow a strict gluten-free diet, choose a product that is explicitly labelled gluten-free on its current packaging. Also check for warnings about cross-contamination and other allergens. AH Glutenvrij Eierkoeken and Happy Bakers’ gluten-free egg cakes are options if you’re looking for an egg cake. If you’re open to a different type of biscuit, Verkade Oaties or a gluten-free biscuit from the Jumbo range are alternatives with a different texture and shape.
You’d like to take an egg cake with you, but need a product that is explicitly labelled gluten-free. Check the current packaging before setting off, and look out for warnings about possible cross-contamination.
You want something you can buy in advance and take with you without having to prepare it. If a gluten-free egg cake isn’t available, a gluten-free biscuit may be suitable, as long as you’re happy with a different type of snack.
As well as gluten, you may need to check for egg, milk, soya, nuts or sulphites. A gluten-free label doesn’t answer those other questions, so check the full allergen information for the product you’re taking with you.
Start by checking the gluten-free label and any warnings on the packaging. Then decide whether you specifically want an egg cake, how you’ll carry your snack and which other ingredients matter to you.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free labelling and cross-contamination | Check the current gluten-free labelling and any warnings about possible gluten contamination. Keep the packaging sealed during your journey until you’re ready to eat. | If I have coeliac disease, I want to be able to assess before setting off whether this snack is suitable for a strict gluten-free diet. For around 50% of consumers, certainty about gluten is the top priority. |
| Taking it with you and choosing a product | Check the packaging, portion size and best-before date. Choose a gluten-free biscuit alternative in advance if you don’t want to rely on finding a particular type of egg cake. | I want to be able to pack a snack without having to look for an egg cake while I’m travelling. For around 30% of consumers, convenience when taking a snack along comes first. |
| Other allergens | Check the ingredients and allergen information, as well as any warnings about possible contact with other allergens, on the packaging of the product you choose. | Even if a biscuit is gluten-free, I need to know whether its other ingredients are suitable for me. For around 20% of consumers, these additional checks are the top priority. |
According to Albert Heijn, AH Glutenvrij Eierkoeken contain egg, milk, soya and lactose, among other ingredients. Happy Bakers lists egg and sulphites in its gluten-free egg cakes.
If you have other allergies or intolerances, check all the information on the current packaging, not just the gluten-free label.
An ingredients list and a warning about possible cross-contamination answer different questions. The Dutch Coeliac Society points out that cross-contamination is also important for people with coeliac disease.
So check for warnings about cereals containing gluten too, and keep the snack in its packaging while you’re travelling until you’re ready to eat it.
Albert Heijn says that ingredients, nutritional values and allergen information can change. A description you viewed previously may not match the packaging of the product you buy.
Check the label on the current packaging again before buying and eating the product.
If your preferred gluten-free egg cake isn’t available when you do your shopping, you’ll need another option before setting off.
Consider a gluten-free biscuit alternative that you’ve checked in advance, and bear in mind that an oat biscuit is different from a soft egg cake.
These ranges offer different types of gluten-free biscuits. The labelling and allergen information on each product and its packaging are what matter.
AH Glutenvrij Eierkoeken are an option if you’re specifically looking for an egg cake. Albert Heijn lists a 100 g pack containing two portions.
Happy Bakers offers gluten-free egg cakes in a pack of six, so you can sort out your snacks in advance.
Verkade Oaties are gluten-free oat biscuits for anyone who doesn’t need an egg cake.
Jumbo lists Gluten Free Bakery Holland Eierkoeken in its egg cake range and also offers gluten-free biscuits under its Lekker Vrij range.
This is a gluten-free biscuit alternative to take with you, not an egg cake. Check the current packaging before setting off, especially if you also need to consider other allergens or the type of packaging.
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For anyone looking to take a biscuit alternative instead of an egg cake. Verkade labels Oaties as gluten-free; according to the product name, this Milk Chocolate variety comes in a 150 g pack. Check the current packaging for allergens and cross-contamination warnings, and make sure the pack suits how you want to carry the biscuits while travelling.
Not necessarily. According to Albert Heijn, AH Glutenvrij Eierkoeken contain egg and milk, as well as soya and lactose. Happy Bakers lists egg and says that milk is also handled in its bakery. Check the allergen information on the packaging of the product you’re actually taking with you.
This warning matters if you need to follow a strict gluten-free diet because of coeliac disease. The Dutch Coeliac Society explains that possible cross-contamination should be taken into account when assessing a product. If a warning is relevant to you, choose another product whose label you can assess.
It could if you leave the snack out next to food containing gluten. The Dutch Coeliac Society advises keeping gluten-free products in their packaging for as long as possible. Also make sure your hands are clean before you eat.
No. Don’t take a gluten-free label as a promise that every possible trace is absent. If you have coeliac disease, also check the current cross-contamination warnings and the rest of the information on the packaging.
Put the empty packaging in a bin. Under its house rules, NS asks passengers to clear away their rubbish, so keep the packaging with you until you can throw it away.
