If you want a single portion with your coffee, first check how many bars or snack packs are in a pack: a portion size shown for a large chocolate bar doesn’t mean the pieces are individually wrapped. Then choose between a speculaas-flavoured bar, classic filled speculaas or biscuits to go with your coffee, based on taste, nutritional information and allergens.
If you don’t want to open a large bar or a whole pack every time, check how many bars or snack portions are individually wrapped. A multipack could work for you, but it isn’t necessarily sold as a single bar.
Speculaas flavour is found in various types of bars and biscuits. First compare sugars, fat, fibre and protein per 100 g, then check the portion you intend to eat.
If you’re after almond paste, butter speculaas or chocolate with speculoos, a product to share could be just the thing. Be sure to check the pack size and allergens before choosing.
First decide whether you need an individually wrapped snack or would rather take a portion from a pack yourself. Then compare like-for-like products by their nutritional information and choose a flavour that suits your coffee break.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Single portion | Check the number of bars or snack packs and whether they’re individually wrapped; a portion size shown for a chocolate bar is not the same thing. | If I’m just having a coffee, I want to be able to grab one snack without opening a large bar. Around 42% of consumers would put this portion requirement first. |
| Ingredients | Compare sugars, saturated fat, fibre and protein per 100 g in similar products; also check the nutritional values per portion. | I want to know how a speculaas-flavoured bar fits into my diet, not just what the front of the pack promises. For around 33% of consumers, ingredients would be the most important factor. |
| Flavour and product type | Choose carefully between a speculaas-flavoured bar, filled speculaas, and chocolate or biscuits with speculoos; if there’s a filling, check the allergen list too. | With my coffee, I’m mainly looking for the flavour of speculaas, almond paste or chocolate, and I don’t mind sharing. This flavour preference would be the main reason for around 25% of consumers. |
A 180 g chocolate bar may show nutritional information for a small portion, even though you’re still buying one bar to break into pieces.
If you want one snack per coffee break, check both the total weight and the number of individual packs.
A cereal bar, filled speculaas and chocolate with speculoos are different products with different ingredients; the flavour name doesn’t tell you how much sugar or saturated fat they contain.
Compare like-for-like products per 100 g, as the Voedingscentrum advises, then check the ingredients and nutritional values for the portion you plan to eat.
The products mentioned include almonds and cereals containing gluten; depending on the product, milk, egg or soya may also be relevant.
Check the current ingredients and allergen information on the pack, even if you’ve bought the product before.
A statement about added sugar doesn’t tell you how much sugar the product contains in total. For example, Albert Heijn’s speculaas-flavoured fruit and nut bar states both 0 g of added sugar and 38 g of sugars per 100 g.
Check the ‘of which sugars’ line in the nutrition table alongside the ingredients list.
Worth considering if you’re looking for speculoos to go with your coffee, either as a biscuit or combined with chocolate.
Almond speculaas-flavoured bars for anyone who wants a single bar and values nutritional information.
Offers both a speculaas-flavoured fruit and nut bar and classic speculaas bars filled with almond paste.
Worth considering if you want classic butter speculaas filled with almond paste to go with your coffee.
These Holie's Chewy Bar variants are bars with an almond speculaas flavour. Choose the 3 × 35 g pack if that portion size suits your coffee break; the other option contains eleven packs of three bars each, so you’ll need to check the portion size and pack format separately.
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The pack of three 35 g bars is a good option if you want one bar with each coffee.
Joybuy lists 24 g of fibre and 23 g of protein per 100 g for this variant. Check the current ingredients and allergens on the pack, especially if cereals or almonds are relevant to you.
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This pack is ideal if you want to stock up on bars for several coffee breaks.
If a single portion is important to you, check the weight of each bar and whether the bars are individually wrapped within each pack.
No. A multipack contains several bars or snack portions, while a bar sold individually is one retail unit. Also check whether the items are individually wrapped: a stated portion size alone doesn’t tell you that.
First compare the nutritional values per 100 g of products you’re genuinely considering as alternatives. Then think about how much you want to eat with each coffee; the Voedingscentrum recommends comparing per 100 g because portion sizes can vary.
It varies between bars, biscuits and fillings. The products mentioned here include cereals containing gluten and almonds; some variants may also contain milk, egg or soya. Always check the current allergen information on the pack.
Follow the storage instructions on the product label. With a multipack, pay particular attention to how the product should be stored after opening; don’t assume the instructions are the same as for another bar or chocolate bar.
