If you want to have a treat ready for each person on King's Day, choose an individually wrapped chocolate biscuit or a small wafer. A small multipack can be practical for snacks you want to portion in advance. Bite-sized biscuits are better for sharing from a bowl, but you’ll need to portion them yourself. Always check how much each pack or portion contains, and if anyone has an allergy, check the label on the exact product.
At a King's Day flea market, during a visit or at a street event, you’ll want to see at a glance how many treats you can give out. Individually wrapped treats or small packs are easier to get ready in advance than an open sharing bag.
A small biscuit isn’t automatically one portion. Albert Heijn lists a 21 g portion for AH Chocolade mini's karamel biscuit; for LU Prince Ministars, one listed portion consists of three biscuits weighing 18.7 g in total. So check the serving size on the pack rather than relying on the word ‘mini’.
When buying treats for a group, check the ingredients and allergen information for the exact product variant. Don’t rely on the brand, flavour or small size, and keep the packaging available so recipients can read the information themselves.
First decide whether you want to hand out one treat per person, set aside an amount for yourself or check the ingredients for recipients. Then compare the packaging and portion information for the exact products.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Easy to hand out | Count the individual packs or small bags. If you don’t want to hand out plain chocolate, also check whether the product contains a biscuit or wafer. | If I want to give lots of people a treat on King's Day, I want to be able to count them in advance without opening a sharing bag each time. For around 40% of consumers, ease of handing out treats is the top priority. |
| Portion size | Check how many pieces and how many grams are in the stated portion. Compare the nutritional values per portion with those per 100 g. | For a snack, I want to know in advance how many biscuits I’m setting out; ‘mini’ doesn’t tell me how much one portion is. Around 30% of consumers give having a defined portion the highest priority. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients, highlighted allergens and any ‘may contain’ warnings on the current label for the exact variant. | If I’m buying for someone with a food allergy, I need to be able to check what’s in the treat before handing it out. Ingredients and allergens matter most to around 30% of consumers. |
A portion may consist of one product or several biscuits. For example, the stated portion differs between AH Chocolade mini's karamel biscuit and LU Prince Ministars; size alone tells you nothing about the nutritional value.
Decide how much you want to serve, then compare that amount with the portion information and nutritional details on the pack.
Verkade says its loose Bites are intended for sharing, but a sharing bag doesn’t set an amount for each recipient.
Choose individually wrapped treats if you want to count them out in advance. If you use a sharing bag, decide for yourself how to serve the biscuits.
Chocolate biscuits may contain ingredients such as wheat, milk and soya; ingredients and warnings vary by product. A familiar brand name or small pack doesn’t tell you whether a product is suitable for someone with an allergy.
Check the current label on the exact product before buying and before handing it out.
Verkade offers both Tops in a small pack and loose Bites milk chocolate biscuit balls.
Lotus Biscoff offers small speculoos formats, including regular Mini Biscuits and a separate chocolate speculoos variant.
Albert Heijn offers products including AH Chocolade mini's karamel biscuit in individual packs.
Jumbo groups a range of mini biscuits and individually wrapped treats in its selection.
Sondey is a Lidl product range with a variety of biscuits, including smaller formats.
ALDI's Biscotto Mini Biscuits are filled mini biscuits coated in milk and white chocolate.
These products include chocolate biscuits or small chocolate wafers to consider for King's Day. A wafer isn’t the same as a chocolate biscuit: as well as checking the type of product, pay particular attention to the packaging if you want to hand out one per person.
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A sharing bag of mini chocolate treats to consider when preparing treats for a group. Check how many pieces the bag contains and whether they’re individually wrapped before handing them out one per person.
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An option if you’re looking specifically for biscuits with milk chocolate. Check the pack to see how many biscuits make up one portion and whether it contains individual packs if you plan to hand them out.
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A chocolate wafer as an alternative to a biscuit when you want a small pack to take with you. If you’re buying for several people, check how many packs are included in the sales unit.
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The stated number of pieces helps you plan how many small wafers you’ll need. If each recipient needs their own pack, check whether the pieces are individually wrapped.
No: ‘mini’ describes the size, not how many pieces make up a portion or what its nutritional value is. Albert Heijn lists a 21 g portion for AH Chocolade mini's karamel biscuit, while one stated portion of LU Prince Ministars consists of three biscuits weighing 18.7 g in total. Check both the portion size and the nutritional value per 100 g.
Choose a product with individual wrappers or small packs if you want to count out and prepare the treats in advance. According to Albert Heijn, AH Chocolade mini's karamel biscuit comes in individual packs; loose Verkade Bites are better suited to sharing from a bowl, where you decide the amount yourself.
Read the ingredients and allergen information on the exact pack you’re buying, including any ‘may contain’ warnings. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that 14 allergens must be listed on the label. Don’t assume a product is suitable based on its mini size or a previous purchase from the same brand.
Follow the storage advice on the packaging of the product you choose. For AH Chocolade mini's karamel biscuit, Albert Heijn advises storing in a cool, dark and dry place. Also check the use-by date and the condition of the packaging before handing them out.
