Choose an individually wrapped biscuit if you want to open just one with your hotel-room coffee. If you’d prefer a larger sweet snack, look for a filled wafer or biscuit bar, but check how many pieces are in each inner wrapper: one packet may contain two biscuits. When choosing between varieties, always check the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging.
If you want to open one snack without leaving anything over in your hotel room, check how many biscuits are in each inner wrapper. Jumbo, for example, says that a packet of Lotus Biscoff XL contains two biscuits, while Albert Heijn describes its chocolate caramel biscuit minis as individually wrapped portions.
A supply of individually wrapped biscuits can be handy at a shared coffee station. Lotus markets its 150-piece Biscoff dispenser for places including hotels and offices; for one hotel guest, a box like this is a very different purchase from a small pack.
The shape of a biscuit or a claim on the front of the pack won’t tell you which allergens are in the variety you’ve chosen. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority points to the allergen information in the ingredients list of prepacked foods, so check the label on the product you buy.
First decide whether you want to open one biscuit, a larger sweet portion or a pack of two. Then compare the inner packaging and the ingredients of the specific variety.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Pieces per portion | Check how many biscuits are in each packet and what is described as a portion. Jumbo says that each packet of Lotus Biscoff XL contains two biscuits. | If I’m having coffee on my own and want to open exactly one biscuit, I don’t want to have to save a second one from the same packet. Around 33% of consumers prioritise this measured single portion. |
| Packaging and storage | Check whether the pieces are individually wrapped and follow the storage instructions on the packaging. | At a shared coffee station, I want to be able to put out unopened biscuits and store the rest neatly. Around 27% of consumers prioritise this packaging need. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients list and any warnings on the packaging of the exact variety; don’t rely on a claim such as ‘vegan’ alone. | If I need to avoid certain ingredients, the composition of this particular biscuit is what matters most. Around 27% of consumers give this check top priority. |
| Type of snack | Compare the product description and portion size per piece: a plain biscuit, filled wafer and chocolate biscuit are different options. | With my coffee, I’d rather have a larger sweet snack than a small plain biscuit. Around 13% of consumers prioritise this preference. |
Jumbo describes Lotus Biscoff XL as ten packets, each containing two biscuits. The Kanjers Original Syrup Waffles in the pack described by Jumbo also come in pairs.
Before choosing a pack for one coffee break, check both the number of packets and the number of pieces in each one.
With a two-piece pack, you’ll need to eat, share or store the second piece straight away.
Lotus describes its Biscoff dispenser as vegan, but also lists gluten and soya. A filled or chocolate-coated variety may contain different ingredients.
Check the ingredients and allergens for the variety you’re buying, even if the claim on the front seems to match your preferences.
The Biscoff dispenser described by Lotus contains 150 individually wrapped biscuits; the Sandwich box contains 120. Both packs are intended more for repeated or shared use at a coffee station than for one snack in a hotel room.
Choose a quantity that suits the number of times you’ll have coffee or the number of people who’ll be eating the biscuits.
If you only use them occasionally, you may be left with a large supply.
For coffee stations, Lotus offers options including a dispenser with 150 individually wrapped Biscoff biscuits and a box of 120 individually wrapped Sandwich biscuits.
Albert Heijn describes its chocolate caramel biscuit minis as 16 individually wrapped 21 g portions.
ALDI describes Goud Gebakken Koekhappers as spiced cake or breakfast cake in a pack of six individually wrapped pieces.
These products include syrup waffles, filled wafers, wafer bars and chocolate biscuits for a sweeter coffee break. If you specifically want to open just one biscuit, check how many pieces are in the inner packaging of each product.
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A syrup waffle is a good choice if you’d rather have a filled wafer with your coffee than a plain biscuit. The pack contains 10 pieces; check the inner packaging if you want to open exactly one.
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This strawberry wafer is a good choice if you’d prefer a filled snack to a plain biscuit. The product name states that the pack contains 12 pieces of 27 g each; check the inner packaging if individually wrapped portions are important to you.
Compare nutritional values using the packaging of the product you buy.
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This chocolate and strawberry wafer is an alternative if you’re looking for a filled wafer snack to enjoy with your coffee. The product name states that each pack weighs 16.5 g; check the label of the variety you choose for ingredients and allergens.
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These wafer bars are a good choice if you’d prefer a bar to a small biscuit with your coffee. According to the product name, the multipack contains four 33 g bars; check the ingredients carefully if allergens are a concern.
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These chocolate biscuits are a good choice if you’d rather have biscuits covered in milk chocolate than a filled wafer with your coffee. The pack weighs 150 g; check how many biscuits are in each inner wrapper if you only want to open one.
No, an inner wrapper may contain two biscuits. Jumbo says that Lotus Biscoff XL comes in ten packets, each containing two biscuits. So if you want to open exactly one, check how many pieces are in each packet.
No, a vegan claim doesn’t tell you which allergens a biscuit contains. Lotus describes its Biscoff dispenser as vegan, but also lists gluten and soya; check the ingredient information for the variety you buy.
Check the ingredients list on the label of the specific pack. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that the mandatory declaration of 14 allergens must be clear there; also check any warnings that may be relevant to your choice.
Follow the storage instructions for the product you’ve chosen. Lotus says to store its Biscoff dispenser biscuits in a dry place, away from heat sources, so don’t leave them next to a hot kettle.
