If you’re choosing an egg cake with less sugar to enjoy with your coffee, look for a claim that shows how it compares with a similar product, and compare the sugars per 100 g and per cake. Wholemeal flour, a light texture or the words ‘no added sugar’ don’t in themselves prove that an egg cake is low in sugars. Check the ingredients and allergen information too.
You want to serve an egg cake with your coffee and are looking for a verifiable difference in sugar content. To compare products, check the nutritional information per 100 g and the amount of sugars in the cake you’ll actually eat.
Sugar content isn’t your only consideration: the ingredients and allergens need to suit you too. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre explains how to compare the nutritional values of products and use the Kies Ik Gezond? app to check ingredients and allergens.
You’re mainly looking for a soft, small or crisp egg cake to serve with coffee or cake. Taste and size can guide your choice, but without comparing the nutritional information, they tell you nothing about sugar reduction.
First decide whether less sugar, the ingredients or the occasion matters most to you. Then compare products on the same basis: sugars per 100 g show the difference between packs, while the value per cake relates to your portion.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Verifiably less sugar | Check the claim on the pack and compare the sugars per 100 g and per cake with those in a similar standard egg cake. | If my main priority is less sugar with my coffee, I need to be able to assess the difference compared with a standard egg cake. Around 50% of consumers prioritise a verifiable reduction in sugar. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current ingredients list and allergen information. Consider any preference for wholemeal separately from the sugar content. | If an ingredient isn’t suitable for me, that determines my choice before I even compare sugars. For around 30% of consumers, ingredients, allergens or a preference for wholemeal matter most. |
| Taste and portion size | Check the size, number of cakes and sugars per cake, especially when comparing mini and standard versions. | For a coffee break, I mainly want to choose a flavour and size that suit what I’m serving. Taste, texture or portion size comes first for around 20% of consumers. |
A claim about less sugar compares a product with a similar one; it doesn’t mean the egg cake contains no sugars. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre also points out that ‘no added sugar’ or ‘light’ doesn’t automatically mean sugar-free or low in calories.
As well as the wording on the front, check the nutrition table and compare the sugars per 100 g and per cake.
Wholemeal flour and texture are product features that are separate from sugar content. Bakker Jochem describes a wholemeal egg cake with 30% less sugar, but that combination doesn’t tell you anything about other wholemeal egg cakes.
Check the wholemeal description and any claim about less sugar separately on the product you want to buy.
The number and size of the cakes can vary. For Bolletje Brosse Eierkoek Kaneel, Jumbo lists 50 g of sugars per 100 g and 7,5 g per cake: these values answer different questions.
Use the value per 100 g to compare products and the value per cake to assess the portion you’ve chosen.
Ingredients, nutritional values and allergy information can change, as Albert Heijn notes in its product information. This matters particularly if an ingredient or a specific sugar content determines your choice.
Use online information to compare products, then read the current pack before eating the egg cake.
The ranges mentioned include different egg cakes and related biscuit products. A brand name, shop category or wholemeal description is not, by itself, proof that a particular egg cake contains less sugar.
Albert Heijn lists both AH Eierkoeken and AH Eierkoeken volkoren.
Jumbo lists standard, mini and wholemeal egg cakes, as well as a version labelled gluten-free.
ALDI lists a pack of Heerlijck Banket free-range egg cakes containing 12 cakes and weighing 360 g in total.
Bolletje describes its Brosse Eierkoek Kaneel as a crisp version for anyone looking for that texture rather than a classic soft egg cake.
Verkade’s range overview includes biscuit products such as Oaties and Nizza.
It’s a comparison with a similar product, not a claim that the egg cake is sugar-free. EUR-Lex specifies a reduction of at least 30% for the nutrition claim ‘reduced sugars’. Also check the nutritional value of the egg cake itself per 100 g and per cake.
No. That wording alone doesn’t tell you how much sugar the egg cake contains in total. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre points out that ‘no added sugar’ doesn’t automatically mean sugar-free or low in calories. Check the ‘of which sugars’ row in the nutrition table.
Start by comparing the sugars per 100 g, so the difference in size doesn’t skew the product comparison. Then check the sugars per cake to see what’s in the portion you plan to serve with your coffee.
Use online information to help you prepare, but check the current pack too if allergens matter to you. Albert Heijn notes that product ingredients and allergy information can change.
