If you’re specifically looking for Kano's Dark for your Boxing Day buffet, check the product type and packaging first: a dark chocolate bar isn’t automatically a substitute for kano's. If a bar suits your buffet, Verkade Puur, with 52% cocoa, offers a different option from Verkade Extra puur, with 71% cocoa. Choose according to the flavour you’re looking for, and check the ingredients and allergens on the pack you’ve bought before serving.
If you’re looking for a high cocoa content for your buffet, you can compare Verkade Puur, with 52% cocoa, with Verkade Extra puur, which Albert Heijn lists as containing 71% cocoa. The percentage alone won’t tell you which flavour every guest will enjoy.
If your guests have different tastes, you can serve a dark chocolate bar alongside other desserts. First decide whether a bar is the product type you’re looking for: it’s a different choice from serving kano's.
If you need to tell guests about the ingredients, keep the packaging of the product you’ve bought to hand. PLUS lists soya in Verkade Extra puur and warns that it may contain milk, nuts and hazelnuts.
First decide whether you want to serve kano's or a chocolate bar. If you choose a bar, compare the cocoa content and read the label on the pack you’ll actually be serving.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa content | Compare the labels: Verkade lists 52% cocoa for Puur; Albert Heijn lists 71% for Extra puur. | If I’m expecting guests who ask for extra-dark chocolate, I want to be able to compare the cocoa content. For around 45% of consumers, that distinctive dark flavour comes first. |
| Buffet variety | Choose between a bar as a dark chocolate option and kano's as biscuits; don’t assume they’re the same product type. | If guests have different tastes, I want to be able to serve a dark option alongside the other desserts. Around 33% of consumers prioritise this kind of buffet variety. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Check the ingredients, allergens, best-before date and storage instructions on the pack you’ve bought. | I want guests to be able to check the packaging before choosing chocolate from the buffet. For around 22% of consumers, checking the label is the main priority. |
A chocolate bar doesn’t automatically have the same product type or composition as the kano's you’re looking for your buffet.
Check the exact name and product type on the packaging. Choose a bar only if you deliberately want to serve chocolate instead of kano's.
The listed 52% and 71% distinguish the two Verkade bars, but they don’t tell you which flavour every guest will choose.
Choose according to your guests’ preferences and the other desserts you’re serving.
According to PLUS’s product information, Verkade Extra puur contains soya and may contain milk, nuts and hazelnuts.
Read the current label and keep the packaging available for guests. Don’t assume it’s allergen-free just because it’s described as ‘dark’.
Verkade is the chocolate brand behind the Puur and Extra puur bars discussed here.
Albert Heijn is a retailer here, not a separate chocolate brand.
Jumbo is a retailer that lists Verkade Puur in its online chocolate range.
The listed cocoa content differs: Verkade gives 52% for Puur, while Albert Heijn lists 71% for Extra puur. If you’d like to offer a bar with a higher cocoa content, Extra puur fits the bill; the percentage doesn’t guarantee that every guest will prefer its flavour.
No, don’t present this bar as allergen-free. PLUS lists soya and says it may contain milk, nuts and hazelnuts; check the label on the pack you’re serving.
Use the label on the pack you’ve bought for ingredient and allergen information. Check the best-before date and storage instructions there too, and keep the packaging available in case guests want to read the information for themselves.
