If you want to take a measured amount for one coffee break, choose a sealed portion sachet. If you mainly want to avoid opening a large pack for every break, look for multipacks and check how many rice cakes they contain. A portion pack or sachet doesn’t automatically mean that each rice cake is individually wrapped; if you choose a roll, make sure you seal the rest properly after opening.
If you only eat some of them at a time, what matters most is how many rice cakes you have to open at once. A pack with smaller, sealed portions may be more practical than a single large roll.
A pre-filled sachet is handy if you want to take something for your lunch break without weighing it out. For example, PLUS sells a 23 g sachet of Snack a Jacks. It’s a flavoured rice and corn snack, not a plain rice cake.
Compare the ingredients and allergen information for the exact variety. If you choose a roll, also check the storage advice for any rice cakes left over after your coffee break.
First decide whether you want to take one sachet with you or keep rice cakes for several breaks. Then check the inner packaging: the number of portions doesn’t tell you how many rice cakes are individually wrapped.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Keeping them crisp between breaks | Check how many sealed portions the pack contains and how many rice cakes you open at a time. | If I have a rice cake with my coffee on different days, I want to be able to keep the rest sealed. For around 42% of consumers, keeping them fresh between breaks is the top priority. |
| A measured portion to take with you | Check the contents of each sachet and whether it contains rice cakes or a rice and corn snack. | For a break on the go, I want to be able to take one sealed sachet without putting a portion together myself. Around 33% of consumers prioritise a pre-measured portion like this. |
| Plain rice cakes and ingredients | Read the ingredients, allergen information and storage instructions for your chosen variety on the current packaging. | I’d rather choose a plain variety whose ingredients I can check, even if I need a storage container after opening. This is the most important consideration for around 25% of consumers. |
Albert Heijn described its former portion pack as 4 × 5 rice cakes. These are smaller packs containing several rice cakes, not proof that all twenty-five cakes have their own wrapper. The term ‘per sachet’ only tells you something about the sachet.
If individual wrappers are important to you, check an image of the inner packaging or look for an explicit statement that each rice cake is individually wrapped.
A roll doesn’t protect the remaining rice cakes individually once it has been opened. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says that opened flavoured rice cakes can lose their crispness.
Seal the rest properly straight away. PLUS recommends storing its plain rice cakes in a resealable container after opening the roll.
Plain rice cakes, flavoured rice and corn snacks, and chocolate-coated rice cakes don’t necessarily have the same ingredients or allergens. According to the product information, PLUS’s chocolate variety contains milk and lactose.
Read the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging of the exact variety you choose.
The AH Rice Cake Portion Pack shows how a pack can be divided into several smaller portions.
Jumbo offers both portion packs and plain rice cakes in a standard pack.
ALDI describes its Goud Gebakken sea salt rice cakes as a pack of 17.
At PLUS, you can compare a roll of plain rice cakes with a Snack a Jacks portion sachet for a single break.
Lidl lists 145 g packs of rice cakes in paprika and cheese flavours.
No. A portion pack may contain several rice cakes in one sachet. Albert Heijn described its former portion pack as 4 × 5 rice cakes, while PLUS sells a 23 g sachet of Snack a Jacks. Check the inner packaging if you want each rice cake to have its own wrapper.
Seal any rice cakes you have left and follow the storage advice on the packaging. PLUS recommends storing its roll of plain rice cakes in a resealable container after opening. For opened flavoured rice cakes, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends storing them in a kitchen cupboard for 2–5 days and notes that they may lose their crispness. This advice doesn’t automatically apply to every variety.
Check the ingredients and allergen information for the exact variety on the current packaging. A rice and corn snack isn’t the same as a plain rice cake; according to the product information, PLUS’s chocolate rice cakes contain milk and lactose.
