For croissants with your online grocery shop, Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS are good places to start, but check whether your chosen variety can be delivered to your address and from your store. Choose ready-to-bake croissants if you want to finish them in the oven quickly, or chilled dough if you’d like to shape them yourself and have more time. Check the ingredients, allergens and availability of plant-based and multiseed varieties separately; Lidl Nederland and Dirk state that they don’t deliver groceries.
You want croissants delivered with your groceries and are choosing between quickly baking them and shaping the dough yourself. Check both the delivery slot and the preparation instructions for your chosen variety.
You need the ingredients list for the exact variety: plant-based doesn’t mean gluten-free, and a gluten-free croissant may contain other allergens.
You’re looking for a croissant with kernels or seeds and comparing the fibre content per 100 g. The name ‘multiseed’ doesn’t, by itself, mean that a croissant is wholemeal.
First, check whether the store delivers croissants to your address. Then compare the preparation method, ingredients and nutritional information for the varieties you can order.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Home delivery | Choose your address and store; check the delivery slot and whether the croissants are available to order. | If I want croissants delivered with my groceries, a product that’s only available in store is no use to me. For around 31% of consumers, delivery availability comes first. |
| Bake or shape yourself | Compare the preparation method, baking time and storage instructions for the exact variety. | I want to choose between minimal preparation and the freedom to decide on the shape or filling myself. For around 31% of consumers, this choice of preparation method is also their main concern. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current ingredients and allergen information for each variety, including any ‘may contain’ statements. | If I need to avoid certain ingredients, I can’t rely on the words ‘plant-based’ or ‘gluten-free’ alone. For around 23% of consumers, checking this is the top priority. |
| Seeds and fibre | Compare the order of ingredients and fibre per 100 g; check separately whether the product is labelled ‘wholemeal’. | I’m looking for a croissant with seeds and want to know what the packaging actually says about its fibre content. This is the top priority for around 15% of consumers. |
The AH Meerzaden croissant lists seeds and 3,6 g of fibre per 100 g, but wheat flour comes first in the ingredients list. The Voedingscentrum distinguishes products containing several types of grain from wholemeal products.
If you’re specifically looking for a wholemeal croissant, check the product name and ingredients rather than relying on a reference to seeds alone.
Jumbo’s plant-based croissant contains wheat. The gluten-free Schär Croissant à la Française listed on the Albert Heijn product page contains egg and milk. These descriptions therefore answer different questions.
Read the allergen information on the exact product packaging and check for any ‘may contain’ statements too.
Lidl Nederland and Dirk state that they don’t deliver groceries. Even at a store that does offer delivery, your choice of address and delivery slot can affect what you’re able to order.
Select your address, store and delivery slot before choosing a croissant for your order.
PLUS says its ready-to-bake butter croissants need 4–6 minutes in the oven at 200 °C, while its butter croissant dough needs around 15–20 minutes. PLUS says the dough must be prepared and eaten straight after opening.
Follow the preparation and storage instructions on the packaging for the exact variety you receive.
These chains are worth comparing for product types or home delivery, but a croissant listed on a product page isn’t automatically available to order to your address.
Albert Heijn lists croissants including chilled dough and a multiseed variety.
Jumbo lists ready-to-bake croissants in both a butter and a plant-based variety.
PLUS offers grocery delivery and lists both ready-to-bake butter croissants and chilled croissant dough.
Lidl is worth considering for croissants in its in-store range, but not for home delivery.
Dirk is a supermarket to consider for in-store shopping, not for having croissants delivered.
A ready-to-bake croissant takes less effort than chilled dough that you need to cut and shape yourself. PLUS says its ready-to-bake butter croissants need 4–6 minutes in the oven at 200 °C; for its croissant dough, PLUS gives a baking time of around 15–20 minutes. Always follow the instructions on the packaging you choose.
No, the two labels don’t mean the same thing: the plant-based Jumbo croissant reviewed contains wheat. Check the ingredients and allergens for the exact variety before buying.
You can’t tell from the type of product alone; check the ingredients list for the croissant you’ve chosen. The Voedingscentrum points out that bread isn’t necessarily made with baker’s salt either.
First choose your address, store and delivery slot, then check whether you can add the variety you want to your order. PLUS says delivery slots vary by store and when you order; Lidl Nederland and Dirk state that they don’t deliver groceries.
