Seeded breakfast cake can be an addition to a student dinner, but it is not a replacement for your evening meal. Choose a seeded variety if you’re looking for those ingredients and that texture. If you’d prefer a larger sliced breakfast cake, check separately whether it contains seeds and compare the nutritional information for the exact variety.
You’re looking for something to have alongside a meal, not a cake that needs to replace dinner. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, a 30 g slice of regular breakfast cake contains 11.2 g of sugars. Vegetables, pulses and wholegrain products are separate foods to consider for your meal.
You want to be able to see which ingredients provide the texture. Albert Heijn describes Peijnenburg Tussendoor+ grains, seeds & fruit as a cake bar containing grains, nuts and seeds, sold in a pack of four individually wrapped 36.7 g bars.
You want to weigh up whether individually wrapped bars or a pack of sliced breakfast cake better suits your needs. ALDI describes Koek & Bakker wholemeal breakfast cake as a 485 g sliced pack; check the ingredients separately if seeds are important to you.
First decide what role the breakfast cake will play alongside your evening meal. Then check the portion format and the ingredients in the variety you’re considering.
| What to consider | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Its role alongside dinner | Decide whether you’re looking for a snack or an addition to your meal, and what other foods will make up your meal. | If I’m having breakfast cake alongside dinner, I don’t want to mistake it for a full meal. For around 42% of consumers, its role alongside dinner is the top priority. |
| Portion format | Compare individually wrapped bars with a larger sliced pack, and check the amount per portion. | When I take something to lectures, I want to know whether individually wrapped bars or sliced breakfast cake will be more convenient. For around 33% of consumers, portion format matters most. |
| Seeds and ingredients | Look for the seeds in the ingredients list; also check the allergens and the fibre and sugars per 100 g. | I’m looking for the texture of seeds and don’t want to assume that wholemeal breakfast cake contains seeds. For around 25% of consumers, seeds and ingredients are the top priority. |
A wholemeal label doesn’t tell you by itself which seeds, if any, a breakfast cake contains. You could end up choosing a sliced wholemeal variety when what you’re really after is the texture of seeds.
Check the ingredients list for the seeds you want, and treat ‘wholemeal’ as a separate selection criterion.
According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, a 30 g slice of regular breakfast cake contains 20.8 g of carbohydrates, including 11.2 g of sugars. A seeded variety does not automatically replace the range of foods in an evening meal either.
First decide what you’ll have for dinner, such as vegetables, pulses and a wholegrain product. Then treat breakfast cake as an optional addition or snack.
Peijnenburg states that a specific Tussendoor nut variety may contain milk and other gluten-containing cereals. This information does not automatically apply to the Tussendoor+ fruit variety or other breakfast cakes.
Check the allergens, ingredients and any warnings on the exact pack, especially if you’re also considering a variety with sweeteners.
The Tussendoor+ grains, seeds & fruit variety is worth considering if you’re looking for an individually wrapped cake bar with seeds listed among its ingredients.
The sliced wholemeal breakfast cake described by ALDI is an alternative if you’d prefer a larger pack to individually wrapped bars.
The 485 g sliced wholemeal breakfast cake has nutritional information you can compare with other varieties.
No, don’t treat seeded breakfast cake as a full evening meal. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre lists 11.2 g of sugars, among other nutrients, in a 30 g slice of regular breakfast cake. Choose separate foods for dinner, such as vegetables, pulses and wholegrain products.
Check the ingredients list for the exact variety to see whether it contains seeds. Albert Heijn explicitly lists seeds and nuts in Peijnenburg Tussendoor+ grains, seeds & fruit; the word ‘wholemeal’ alone doesn’t tell you this.
Follow the storage instructions on the pack and seal it well after opening. Instructions can vary by variety, so check the pack for the best-before date too.
