If you want to serve warm bread to share alongside dips, soup or dishes with sauce at an Asian-themed evening, choose multigrain sourdough baguettes or rolls that you can finish baking at home. Sliced multigrain sourdough is a better fit if you want to prepare toast or topped slices in advance. For both shapes, check the ingredients and allergens: sourdough does not rule out baker’s yeast, and the term multigrain alone tells you little about the proportion of wholemeal flour or the fibre content.
Want to finish baking your bread just before eating and serve it in pieces alongside dips, soup or dishes with sauce? Multigrain sourdough rolls and baguettes are shapes worth considering. Bear in mind the oven space and preparation time you’ll need.
If you want to know what goes into multigrain sourdough, compare the proportion of wholemeal flour, the fibre per 100 g and the ingredients. Check separately for sourdough, baker’s yeast and iodised salt.
The multigrain sourdough products described from Albert Heijn and Jumbo contain cereals containing gluten. Check the allergen information for the specific loaf before buying. If you need to follow a gluten-free diet, you’ll need a product explicitly labelled gluten-free.
First decide how you want to serve the bread. Then compare the ingredients, nutritional information and allergens for the shape that suits your meal.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Serving style | Check whether the bread needs baking and whether its shape and preparation fit your meal plans. | If I want to serve warm bread alongside dishes for everyone to share, I’d rather choose pieces of baguette or individual rolls than topped slices prepared in advance. For around 33% of consumers, warm bread to share is the most important factor in this choice. |
| Wholemeal flour and fibre | Compare the ingredients list and the fibre per 100 g in the nutritional information. | When I compare bread by nutritional value, I want to know how much wholemeal flour and fibre it contains, not just how many types of grain it includes. This is the main consideration for around 25% of consumers. |
| Sourdough and salt | Look separately for sourdough, yeast or baker’s yeast, and iodised salt in the ingredients list. | If I choose a particular sourdough recipe for a reason, I also want to know whether yeast has been added and what type of salt has been used. Around 25% of consumers prioritise checking these ingredients. |
| Allergens | Read the allergen information, including for unpackaged bread, and check for any cross-contamination warnings. | If I need to take gluten or other allergens into account, I need to know the information for the bread I’ve chosen before serving it. For around 17% of consumers, this check is the top priority. |
According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, multigrain means that bread contains several types of grain. The name doesn’t tell you what proportion of the flour is wholemeal or how much fibre the bread contains.
Read the ingredients and compare the fibre per 100 g if these qualities matter to you.
The ingredients lists for the multigrain sourdough products described from Albert Heijn and Jumbo name both sourdough and yeast. So the product name alone isn’t enough if you’re looking for a specific recipe.
Check the label to see separately whether sourdough and yeast or baker’s yeast are listed.
According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, baker’s salt is iodised, but bakers aren’t required to use it. So terms such as organic, artisan or sourdough don’t tell you what type of salt is in the bread.
Look for iodised salt in the ingredients list, or ask which type of salt has been used if you’re buying unpackaged bread.
The products described from Albert Heijn and Jumbo contain cereals containing gluten. Sourdough doesn’t change what the allergen information says about those ingredients.
Check the label for the specific loaf. If you need gluten-free bread, choose a product explicitly labelled gluten-free.
An option if you’re looking for a whole, sliced multigrain sourdough loaf to prepare slices in advance.
An option for multigrain sourdough rolls or a multigrain sourdough baguette that you can bake at home.
An option if you want to serve multigrain sourdough in a part-baked format.
A shop-bakery option with multigrain bread and an organic rustic multigrain sourdough loaf.
A shop option for multigrain bread and multigrain baguettes.
A shop option for multigrain bread and multigrain baguettes to bake at home.
These two Lekhaven Bakkerij multigrain baguettes suit anyone looking for bread to serve in pieces as part of a meal shared with others. Compare the packaging details and check the preparation instructions and allergens on the packaging before baking.
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The baguette shape is handy if you want to serve pieces of bread alongside dishes for everyone to share.
The title states 4 x 135 g x 2; check the pack contents before deciding how much you need. Also check the packaging for the baking time and ingredients and allergens, including any possible references to wheat, barley and sesame.
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This baguette shape is a good fit for a meal where you want to share bread.
The title states 4 x 135 g; check the pack contents before choosing how many packs to buy. Read the preparation instructions on the packaging and check the ingredients and allergens, including any possible references to wheat, barley and sesame.
No. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, multigrain means that bread contains several types of grain; it doesn’t mean that all the flour used is wholemeal. Check the ingredients list and compare the fibre per 100 g if you want to assess bread on these points.
No, you can’t tell from the name alone. The multigrain sourdough products described from Albert Heijn and Jumbo list yeast or baker’s yeast as well as sourdough, so check the ingredients list for the specific loaf.
No. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, baker’s salt is iodised, but bakers don’t have to use it. Check whether iodised salt is listed in the ingredients, or ask which type of salt has been used if you’re buying unpackaged bread.
Not if it contains cereals with gluten, as the products described from Albert Heijn and Jumbo do. If you need gluten-free bread, check that the product you choose is explicitly labelled gluten-free and read the allergen information.
