If you’re buying for someone with coeliac disease, don’t choose Kano’s or filled almond biscuits based on the product name or pack size: check the gluten-free label on the exact pack you’ve chosen. Albert Heijn and Jumbo each list a 60 g gluten-free filled almond biscuit as an individual portion. Jumbo and PLUS’s standard eight-packs contain wheat flour, so they’re not a suitable alternative.
An individually wrapped biscuit saves you having to divide a multipack into portions. Albert Heijn and Jumbo each list a 60 g gluten-free filled almond biscuit; check the current packaging before you buy it.
When buying a pack for several people, gluten-free suitability matters more than the number of biscuits. According to the product information, Jumbo and PLUS’s eight-packs contain wheat flour.
A filled almond biscuit may be another option if you’re looking for this type of biscuit, but one product’s gluten-free label doesn’t apply to other biscuits from the same brand. Check the other allergens on the pack you’ve chosen, too.
First, check the gluten-free label, ingredients and any cross-contamination warning on the exact pack. Then compare the size for a lunchbox or sharing.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free suitability | Look for the ‘gluten-free’ label on the pack you’ve chosen, and read the ingredients and cross-contamination warnings. | If I’m buying for someone with coeliac disease, I want to be sure about that exact biscuit before I consider the pack size. For around 50% of consumers, this check comes first. |
| Lunchbox portion | Check the net weight and whether each biscuit can be carried with individual protection. | For a journey, I want to take a clearly defined portion without having to split a multipack. For around 30% of consumers, this is the first practical consideration. |
| Pack size for sharing | Only look at the number of biscuits once the exact pack meets the gluten-free requirement. | If I’m buying biscuits for several people, I want enough in one pack, but not at the expense of suitability for someone with coeliac disease. For around 20% of consumers, pack size is the first thing they consider. |
According to the product information, Jumbo and PLUS’s standard packs of eight filled almond biscuits contain wheat flour. Having more biscuits in a pack doesn’t change what they’re made of.
First, check the gluten-free label and allergen information for the exact product. Only compare the number of biscuits and the weight of products that meet this requirement.
Jumbo lists both a 60 g gluten-free filled almond biscuit and a standard eight-pack containing wheat. Verkade’s general allergen information doesn’t tell you whether a specific pack of Kano’s is gluten-free either.
Always check the label on the variant you’re actually buying, even if another biscuit from the same brand is labelled gluten-free.
The product information for Albert Heijn and Jumbo’s gluten-free filled almond biscuits also lists other allergens, including almond, egg and lupin.
If other allergens matter to the people eating them, read the full allergen information on the current packaging.
Albert Heijn lists a 60 g gluten-free filled almond biscuit as an individual product.
Jumbo lists a 60 g gluten-free filled almond biscuit, as well as a standard pack of eight filled almond biscuits.
PLUS lists butter-filled almond biscuits in a pack of eight, weighing 400 g.
Verkade provides general information about allergens in its products.
Under European Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014, the term ‘gluten-free’ may be used if the food sold to consumers contains no more than 20 mg of gluten per kg. Check the label on the current packaging of the exact biscuit you’re buying.
Not if you mean the eight-packs listed by Jumbo or PLUS: their product information lists wheat flour. For any other pack, don’t rely on the front alone; check the gluten-free label, ingredients and allergen information for that variant.
No. Albert Heijn and Jumbo each list a single 60 g gluten-free filled almond biscuit. This size may suit one lunchbox, but it tells you nothing about the gluten-free status of a larger pack.
Yes. Before eating it, check the current ingredients, allergens and gluten-free label. Albert Heijn notes in its product information that details may change when products are updated, and advises customers to read the packaging.
Don’t treat a biscuit with a ‘may contain cereals containing gluten’ warning as suitable for someone with coeliac disease. The Dutch Coeliac Society describes this as a cross-contamination warning and says that ‘not suitable for people with coeliac disease’ has the same meaning in this context.
