If you want a pronounced cocoa flavour on your oliebollen, choose a chocolate product with cocoa listed on the label, rather than De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes: this is a sweet topping made with aniseed. Gestampte Muisjes are the right choice when you want aniseed flavour. If you need a specific cocoa percentage, check the exact packaging. For unpackaged sales, make sure customers can access information about allergens present before they buy.
If cocoa is to define the flavour of your oliebollen, dark chocolate sprinkles are a different product choice from crushed aniseed sprinkles. Check the label to see whether your chosen variety contains cocoa and whether it states a cocoa percentage that matters to you.
Gestampte Muisjes add a sweet aniseed flavour. Jumbo also shows them used in an oliebol recipe as part of a crunchy topping alongside a dip. This is one way to serve them, not a substitute for chocolate.
Jumbo’s published ingredients list for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes includes wheat starch. If you sell finished oliebollen unpackaged, customers must be able to access information about allergens present before they buy, according to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority.
First decide whether you want aniseed or cocoa flavour. Then check the ingredients in your chosen topping and make sure allergen information is available for customers.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Rich cocoa flavour | Check whether cocoa is listed in the ingredients. If you need a specific cocoa content, look for the percentage on the exact packaging. | If I want to offer oliebollen with a pronounced cocoa flavour, the topping needs to match. For around 50% of consumers, cocoa is the priority. |
| Aniseed to finish | Choose crushed aniseed sprinkles when you want aniseed flavour, and decide whether to sprinkle them on or use them as part of a combined topping. | If I want an oliebol finished with sweet aniseed, I don’t want chocolate flavour to be the starting point. Around 30% of consumers prioritise an aniseed finish. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current label. For unpackaged sales, make sure customers can access information about allergens present before they buy. | When I use a topping at my stall, I want to be able to give customers clear information about its ingredients in advance. This is the main concern for around 20% of consumers. |
Albert Heijn describes De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes as crushed, sugared aniseed. They therefore offer a different flavour from the same brand’s dark chocolate sprinkles, which Albert Heijn lists as containing cocoa powder and cocoa butter.
Decide which flavour you want to offer before buying: aniseed or cocoa. If you want a cocoa flavour, check the ingredients of the specific chocolate product.
A product name doesn’t tell you which allergens are listed on the current packaging. For De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes, Jumbo lists wheat starch among the ingredients.
Check the label of your chosen variety when buying, and use the latest information in your allergen guide.
When oliebollen are sold unpackaged, customers must be able to access information about allergens present before they buy. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority reminds businesses that they have a duty to inform customers about allergens.
Make the information available at the point of sale before customers make their choice.
Within this product range, you can compare crushed aniseed sprinkles and dark chocolate sprinkles as two different flavour options for oliebollen.
These products are suited to choosing chocolate rather than the aniseed flavour of crushed aniseed sprinkles. De Ruijter Chocolate Chunks are a different type of product from chocolate sprinkles, so choose the format you want for finishing your oliebollen and check the label of each variety.
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An option if you’re looking for chocolate sprinkles to add a cocoa flavour to oliebollen.
Pack size: 200 g. Check the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging before use.
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A choice for a topping with chocolate pieces if you’re looking for something other than fine chocolate sprinkles.
Pack size: 390 g. Check the current packaging for ingredients and allergen information.
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A chocolate sprinkles option for anyone wanting to offer chocolate rather than aniseed with their oliebollen.
Pack size: 390 g. Read the current allergen information on the label before selling.
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A chocolate sprinkles option to consider if cocoa, rather than aniseed, is the flavour you want.
Pack size: 400 g. Check the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging.
No. According to product information from Albert Heijn and Jumbo, De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes are made with sugared aniseed; cocoa is not listed in the ingredients shown there. For a cocoa flavour, choose a separate chocolate product and read the ingredients list.
Dark chocolate sprinkles are a suitable option to consider: Albert Heijn lists cocoa powder and cocoa butter in De Ruijter Chocoladehagel Puur. If you need a particular minimum cocoa content, check the percentage for the variety you’re actually buying.
For unpackaged sales, customers must be able to access information about allergens present before they buy. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says businesses must inform customers about allergens present, so make information about your toppings and finished oliebollen available at the point of sale.
