Don’t choose Gestampte Muisjes as a lower-sugar biscuit for the office biscuit tin: it’s sugared aniseed sprinkles, not a biscuit. Albert Heijn’s product information lists 79 g of sugars per 100 g and wheat for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes. For the tin, look for biscuits that are ready to share and compare sugars per 100 g, ingredients and allergens across similar products.
You’re looking for biscuits to share and want to compare the sugar content of similar products. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, the nutrition table per 100 g is a more useful basis for comparison than serving sizes that vary from product to product.
You may be looking for aniseed sprinkles to put on rusk or another treat. In that case, Gestampte Muisjes serve a different purpose from biscuits that colleagues can take straight from a tin.
You want to check ingredients and allergens before putting something out. For De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes, Albert Heijn lists wheat and cereals containing gluten. Keep the current packaging available when sharing the product.
First decide whether you’re looking for biscuits for the tin or sprinkles for a separate treat. Then compare only similar biscuits using their nutritional information, and check what colleagues need to know about the ingredients and allergens.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who does this matter to? |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar content | Compare the sugars per 100 g in similar biscuits. If a product claims ‘Less Sugar’, check what it is being compared with. | If I want to buy biscuits with less sugar, I want to compare like with like without serving sizes skewing the picture; around 50% of consumers prioritise reducing sugar. |
| Product type | Check that you’re buying a biscuit that’s ready to eat, not sprinkles that need bread, rusk or yoghurt. | For a biscuit tin, I want something colleagues can help themselves to straight away; for around 33% of consumers, product type is the most important factor. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current ingredients and allergen information, and keep it available with any shared food stock. | When colleagues are eating from the same stock, I want to be able to check what’s in a product; for around 17% of consumers, this information is the main priority. |
According to Albert Heijn’s product description, Gestampte Muisjes are sugared aniseed. Without bread, rusk or another base, they’re no substitute for a biscuit from the tin.
Check the product description before ordering anything to share and eat straight away.
A claim about having less sugar doesn’t mean a product contains no sugars. For a meaningful comparison, it should also be clear which similar product it’s being compared with.
Read the exact wording on the packaging and compare the nutrition tables per 100 g.
A smaller stated serving size can skew a comparison with another biscuit. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends comparing products per 100 g.
For similar biscuits, compare sugars, energy, saturated fat and fibre per 100 g.
For Gestampte Muisjes, Albert Heijn lists wheat and cereals containing gluten. Colleagues who need to check ingredients can’t do much with a tin that has no packaging to refer to.
Keep the current packaging with the shared food stock and check the information again next time you buy it.
De Ruijter is relevant here for Gestampte Muisjes, aniseed sprinkles rather than a range of biscuits for the office biscuit tin.
This biscuit bar is a ready-to-eat option for the office cupboard. Consider the ‘Less Sugar’ claim separately from the product type: before buying, compare the current label with that of a similar biscuit bar.
Image unavailable
If you’re looking for a ready-to-eat biscuit bar for the office cupboard, this pack contains six. Check what ‘Less Sugar’ refers to on the current label, and read the ingredients and allergen information. If you’re sharing them, also check whether the bars are individually wrapped.
No, Gestampte Muisjes aren’t biscuits. Albert Heijn describes them as crushed, sugared aniseed and lists 79 g of sugars per 100 g for this product.
The claim alone doesn’t tell you how much sugar the biscuit bar contains or what it’s being compared with. Read the nutrition table and check the comparison on the current packaging before using sugar reduction as a reason to buy it.
Compare the sugars per 100 g in similar biscuits. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends this basis because stated serving sizes can vary between products; you should also read the ingredients list.
For De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes, Albert Heijn lists wheat and cereals containing gluten. Before sharing the product, check the current packaging and keep it available alongside the product.
