For New Year’s Eve, choose a 2-pack if you want to serve spritz biscuits on different occasions and the pack contains separately sealed portions. If you’d rather choose your own quantity or flavours, individual packs are a better fit. Either way, check the weight, inner packaging and ingredients of the variety you choose.
You want to put out enough spritz biscuits for several guests without opening every pack straight away. A 2-pack is especially handy if you can keep the portions sealed separately. With individual packs, you can mix and match the quantity and flavours.
You’re expecting a small group or want to take some spritz biscuits with you in a lunchbox after New Year’s Eve. Check how much you’ll need to open at once, then store any opened biscuits in a cool, dry, dark place in an airtight container, as advised by the Voedingscentrum.
You’re taking account of guests who avoid certain ingredients or allergens. Check the label of each variety you choose, even if they’re all called spritz biscuits.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity and portioning | Compare the total weight and, if stated, the number of biscuits. For a 2-pack, check whether each portion is sealed separately. | For the party table, I want to serve enough spritz biscuits without opening more packs than necessary. For around 50% of consumers, portioning is the main priority. |
| Saving some for later | Check how much you need to open at once and whether you can reseal any opened spritz biscuits properly. | For a small group, I want to save any leftover spritz biscuits for later or for a lunchbox. Around 30% of consumers prioritise being able to store them. |
| Flavour and ingredients | For each variety, read the ingredients, allergens and any warnings about possible traces of allergens. | If I’m mixing flavours or catering for guests who avoid certain ingredients, I want to know what’s in each pack. For around 20% of consumers, checking this is the top priority. |
Albert Heijn calls AH Choco spritsen a 2-pack, but that description alone doesn’t tell you how the contents are packaged. If you want to enjoy them on two separate occasions, it makes a difference whether one portion can stay sealed.
Check the total weight, the number of inner packs and whether each portion is sealed separately.
A plain variety and a chocolate variety may contain different ingredients. PLUS states that PLUS Spritsen Per Wikkel 175 g contains wheat, egg and milk, and may contain nuts. That doesn’t tell you what’s in another pack.
Read the label of each variety you choose, and keep the packaging to hand when serving several types.
Opened biscuits can lose their quality. The Voedingscentrum lists going soft or stale among the signs to look out for.
Open only what you need, then store the rest in a cool, dry, dark place in an airtight container.
Jumbo lists Verkade Nobo Sprits Naturel and Nobo Sprits melkchocolade, both weighing 150 g.
Albert Heijn lists AH Choco spritsen 2-pack.
PLUS lists Spritsen Per Wikkel 175 g as butter spritz biscuits.
ALDI lists Biscotto Roomboterspritsen as a pack of 12 biscuits weighing 175 g.
A 2-pack is handy if you want to enjoy the spritz biscuits on different occasions and can keep one portion sealed separately. Choose individual packs if you’d rather mix and match the quantity or flavours. Compare the weight and, where stated, the number of biscuits.
Not necessarily: the description alone doesn’t confirm how the biscuits are packaged inside. For example, if you want to keep one portion of AH Choco spritsen 2-pack unopened, check the inner packaging.
Store opened spritz biscuits in a cool, dry, dark place in an airtight container, as advised by the Voedingscentrum. For unopened packs, follow the best-before date and storage instructions on the packaging.
Read the label of the exact variety you’re buying. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, allergens must be clearly stated on the label. PLUS states that PLUS Spritsen Per Wikkel 175 g contains wheat, egg and milk, and may contain nuts. Don’t assume this information applies to other spritz biscuits.
