Aniseed sprinkles aren’t the preferred choice for a toddler’s everyday snack. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends fruit, vegetables or wholegrain products, and notes that a slice of bread topped with 15 g of aniseed sprinkles contains 11.9 g of sugar. If you’re choosing aniseed sprinkles for an occasional celebration, check the organic label, ingredients, nutritional information and allergens for the specific product. Organic certification alone doesn’t tell you how much sugar it contains.
For a regular snack time, they want to choose something that follows the Netherlands Nutrition Centre’s advice for babies and toddlers. Fruit, vegetables and wholegrain products are more suitable than aniseed sprinkles.
They’ll want to check the organic label on the specific packet of aniseed sprinkles. A shop’s organic range doesn’t mean that every product in it is organic.
They’re considering aniseed sprinkles for their aniseed flavour and traditional associations, and want to check the portion size, sugar content, ingredients and allergens of the product they’ve chosen.
First decide whether you’re looking for an everyday snack or an occasional treat. If you’re considering aniseed sprinkles, check both the organic label and the nutritional information for the specific product you want to use.
| What to consider | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday snack | Is it intended for every day? The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends fruit, vegetables and wholegrain products as snacks for babies and toddlers. | For a regular snack time, I want to choose something that fits my toddler’s everyday eating routine; around 46% of consumers prioritise this suitability for daily use. |
| Organic label | Check the organic product claim and the EU organic logo on the current packaging of the product you’ve chosen. | If I’m looking for organic aniseed sprinkles, I want to be able to recognise the label on the packet itself; around 36% of consumers prioritise this. |
| Occasional treat | Check the portion size, sugar per portion and per 100 g, ingredients and allergens on the packaging. | For a small celebration, I want to know what’s in the aniseed sprinkles before I give them to my child; this occasional use is the top priority for around 18% of consumers. |
The organic label relates to how a product is produced, not to its nutritional value as a snack for a toddler. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends snacks from the Dutch Wheel of Five for babies and toddlers.
For an everyday snack, choose fruit, vegetables or a wholegrain product, for example. Aniseed sprinkles are better treated as an occasional treat.
A supermarket that sells organic products doesn’t automatically sell organic aniseed sprinkles. The label needs to apply to the specific product.
Check the current packaging or product page for the exact packet you want to buy.
According to Albert Heijn, De Ruijter Gestampte muisjes contains wheat and gluten. This doesn’t tell you which allergens are listed on other products.
Read the ingredients and allergen information on the packet you buy, especially if you’re choosing it for a child with an allergy or intolerance.
A brand of aniseed sprinkles, including the Gestampte muisjes variety.
A supermarket that provides product information for De Ruijter Gestampte muisjes and has a separate organic range.
A supermarket with an organic range.
A supermarket that publishes information about its organic range.
A supermarket with an overview of organic products.
A supermarket that highlights the green EU organic logo as a way to identify organic products.
They’re not the preferred choice for every day. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends snacks from the Dutch Wheel of Five for babies and toddlers, such as fruit, vegetables and wholemeal bread. It also notes that a slice of bread topped with 15 g of aniseed sprinkles contains 11.9 g of sugar. An organic label doesn’t change these nutritional values.
Check the organic product claim and the EU organic logo on the specific packet. According to the European Commission, the logo is mandatory in most cases for pre-packed food produced and sold as organic in the EU.
Not necessarily. A shop category tells you about its range, not the label on every individual product. Check the packaging or current product page for the variety of aniseed sprinkles you want to buy.
Check the allergen information for the variety you’ve chosen on the packaging. Albert Heijn lists wheat and gluten for De Ruijter Gestampte muisjes, but you’ll need to check the ingredients for other varieties separately.
