For your gym bag, with no prep
If you want to take an individual bag with you, check how much it contains. Duyvis lists a 60 g salted pack; Bol’s product listing shows a multipack of 20 × 60 g.
Which pack is right for you?
Make your own portions for sport or lunch
You can divide a larger bag up at home, choosing how much to put in each lunchbox or take for each workout. Retailer listings include unsalted bags ranging from 200 g to 500 g. Store opened nuts in a sealed container in a dry place; the Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends keeping them somewhere cool if possible.
Sharing peanuts
If you’re sharing, individual packs, ingredients and allergen information all matter. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) classifies peanuts as an allergen that must be listed on the label. PLUS and Jumbo also warn that the products reviewed pose a choking risk for young children.
What should you look for when choosing?
Choose based on how you’ll take, portion or share the peanuts; pack size alone doesn’t tell you what’s right for a particular snack occasion.
A multipack with individual bags
A good fit if: you want to take a bag with you without weighing it out first, or hand out individual bags. Bol lists Duyvis salted peanuts in 20 bags of 60 g; Duyvis confirms that its salted variety is also available in 60 g bags.
Bear in mind: 60 g is the contents of one bag, not a recommended portion for you; this multipack is salted.
A larger bag to portion yourself
A good fit if: you want to prepare portions at home for different snack occasions or lunchboxes. Listings from AH, ALDI, PLUS and Lidl include unsalted packs ranging from 200 g to 500 g.
Bear in mind: a larger bag isn’t a multipack of individually sealed portions; you’ll need to portion it yourself and store the opened contents properly.
A bag of salted peanuts to share
A good fit if: you deliberately want to share a salted snack and don’t need a separate bag for each person. Jumbo lists a 500 g bag of salted peanuts.
Bear in mind: the whole bag is for stocking up or sharing, not an individual portion; store the opened contents as directed on the label.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this important to? |
|---|---|---|
| Taking them with you and portion size | The number of bags and the weight of each one. | If I want to put something in my gym bag without weighing it out, I check both details; around 36% of consumers prioritise convenience on the go and a suitable amount. |
| Ingredients and when you eat them | Whether they’re salted or unsalted, the ingredients and when you’ll eat them. | I pay attention to the ingredients and how much I eat, especially just before training; around 29% of consumers put food choices and portion awareness first. |
| Matching your supply to how you use it | The total contents and how to store an opened bag. | If I’m planning supplies for several occasions, I want to choose an amount that suits how I’ll use it; around 21% of consumers prioritise planning their supplies. |
| Sharing and lunchbox safety | Ingredients and allergen information, and who you’re packing the peanuts for. | When I’m taking peanuts for other people, I want to know what’s in them and whether they’re suitable for the recipients; around 14% of consumers prioritise sharing with care. |
Common mistakes
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Assuming a bag is a recommended portion
The weight on an individual pack tells you how much it contains, not how much you should eat at one snack occasion. The Duyvis multipack lists bags of 60 g.
Compare the weight of each bag with the amount you want to take. Don’t automatically treat an amount from a nutrition table as personal or daily advice.
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Confusing a large bag with a multipack
A 250 g or 500 g bag doesn’t automatically contain individually wrapped portions. Once opened, it’s still important to follow the storage advice.
Check the number of packs and the weight of each one. If you’re portioning the contents yourself, plan how you’ll keep them sealed and dry once the bag is open.
Making your own portions takes preparation and suitable resealable containers or bags.
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Focusing only on pack size when sharing
When you portion peanuts yourself, information about ingredients or allergens can become separated from the packaging. Whole peanuts also pose a choking risk for young children.
Keep the ingredients and allergen information with the portions, and consider who will be eating them, especially when preparing a lunchbox for a young child.
Brands and retailer listings as a guide
Duyvis
Dutch product listings show both a genuine multipack and individual pack sizes.
- Duyvis confirms a 60 g pack of salted peanuts; Bol lists a multipack of 20 × 60 g.
- The 60 g is the contents of each bag, not a portion recommendation. The multipack is salted.
Albert Heijn
The official AH listing gives examples of unsalted bags that you can portion yourself.
- The listed sizes are 250 g and 500 g.
- These pack sizes don’t indicate that there are individual bags inside a multipack.
Jumbo
The product listing reviewed is for a 500 g bag of salted peanuts.
- The product information gives the weight and storage advice.
- This is a salted bag for stocking up or sharing, not an unsalted alternative or a multipack of small bags.
Lidl
The Lidl product listing is for 200 g of roasted, unsalted peanuts.
- The product page gives the pack size and confirms that the peanuts are unsalted.
- The listing marks the item as available in store only; it doesn’t describe a multipack of individual portions.
ALDI
A Dutch ALDI product listing features unsalted Trader Joe’s peanuts.
- The listed bag contains 250 g; Trader Joe’s is the product brand and ALDI is the retailer.
- The product listing doesn’t confirm that the portions are individually wrapped.
PLUS
The PLUS listing reviewed is for a 250 g bag of unsalted peanuts.
- For this variety, PLUS lists 99% peanuts and sunflower oil.
- The packaging states that the product may contain cashew nuts; this information applies to the variety reviewed.
Peanuts at Joybuy
These Joybuy products are a good fit if you want to portion roasted peanuts at home for your gym bag or lunchbox.
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Verse Extra Large roasted peanuts, 210 g
A good fit if you want to portion unsalted peanuts at home for your gym bag or lunchbox.
The product description lists 210 g, roasted peanuts, 100% peanuts as the ingredient and no added salt. Contains peanuts.
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Duyvis roasted peanuts, 225 g
A good fit if you want to spread one pack across several snack occasions.
The product description lists 225 g and 7–8 portions. The ingredients include 97% peanuts, flavourings and salt. May contain other nuts.
Frequently asked questions
Can I keep an opened bag of peanuts in my gym bag?
It’s best not to use your gym bag as a regular storage place. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises storing nuts in a sealed container in a dry place, preferably somewhere cool. Also follow the instructions on the packaging.
Are peanuts always a suitable snack just before training?
Pay particular attention to how much you eat and when. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against eating a large portion or foods high in fat, protein or dietary fibre just before exercise, as they stay in your stomach for a long time. This doesn’t mean peanuts are unsuitable at other times.
Are whole peanuts suitable for every child’s lunchbox?
No. Bear in mind the choking risk for young children. The PLUS and Jumbo product pages reviewed include warnings about this; they don’t set a general legal age limit. Also take the recipient’s allergies into account.
What allergen information should I check on packaged peanuts?
Check the ingredients list and any warnings on the packaging. The NVWA requires allergens to be listed in the ingredients list. Since 1 January 2026, Dutch rules also apply to precautionary warnings about cross-contamination; these are separate from peanuts deliberately used as an ingredient.
Is 25 g from a nutrition table a recommended daily amount?
Not necessarily. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre uses 25 g as a reference amount for calculating average nutritional values for unsalted peanuts. This figure isn’t personal portion advice and doesn’t represent the nutritional value of every brand.