Choose spritz biscuits when a familiar, crisp biscuit to enjoy with coffee or tea is the main role you want your range to fill. A standard digestive suits shoppers looking to compare pack size and nutritional values; a chocolate variety offers a different flavour. For anyone who needs a gluten-free option, you’ll need a biscuit clearly labelled as gluten-free: the standard spritz biscuits and digestives reviewed here contain wheat.
They’re after a crisp spritz biscuit to have with coffee or tea. Verkade describes its Nobo Sprits Original as crisp; if you’re considering a butter variety, the ingredients list is worth checking too.
They want to choose a pack of biscuits by comparing factors such as pack size, fibre, sugars and portions, rather than relying on the brand name alone.
They need a biscuit that’s explicitly labelled as gluten-free. The other ingredients and allergens still matter, even for these products.
First, decide whether you want to stock spritz biscuits, standard digestives or both. Then assess a gluten-free biscuit as a separate option, rather than assuming that ‘digestive’ means gluten-free.
When: when you want a familiar, crisp biscuit to enjoy with coffee or tea.
Consider: the spritz biscuits reviewed here contain wheat, so they’re not a gluten-free alternative.
When: when you’re looking for a pack of biscuits where pack size and nutritional values matter.
Consider: the standard digestives reviewed here also contain wheat; the product name alone doesn’t tell you everything about their nutritional values.
When: when your range needs to include an option clearly labelled as gluten-free.
Consider: gluten-free doesn’t mean free from other allergens, so check each product individually.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Especially relevant for |
|---|---|---|
| Classic spritz biscuits | Check the ingredients and compare fat and fibre per 100 g; check which allergens are listed for the variety you choose. | I want to offer a familiar, crisp biscuit to enjoy with coffee or tea. Around 29% of consumers would make this classic spritz their first priority. |
| Standard digestives | Compare pack size, portions and nutritional information per 100 g across the varieties. | For a regular snacking occasion, I’m mainly looking for a convenient pack of digestives. Around 36% of consumers would put this need first. |
| Gluten-free suitability | Check for a gluten-free label and read the full allergen information on the current packaging. | If gluten needs to be avoided, I need a suitable product in its own right. For around 14% of consumers, gluten-free suitability would be the first requirement. |
| Comparing nutritional values | Compare sugars, saturates and fibre per 100 g and per portion. | When choosing between biscuits, I mainly want to know what’s in each portion. Around 21% of consumers would prioritise this label comparison. |
The standard digestives from McVitie's and Jumbo reviewed here contain wheat. The name ‘digestive’ doesn’t tell you whether a product is suitable for a gluten-free diet.
If you need a gluten-free option, choose a product that’s clearly labelled as gluten-free and check the other allergen information too.
Fibre is just one part of a product’s nutritional profile. Sugars, saturates and salt can vary between biscuits.
Compare the nutritional information per 100 g and per portion. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends checking the back of the pack too.
Regular spritz biscuits, standard digestives and gluten-free biscuits may list different allergens. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says allergens must be clearly listed in the ingredients.
Check the current packaging for ingredients and any ‘may contain’ statements, even if a recipe changes.
Nobo Sprits Original and Nobo Sprits Melk are two spritz biscuit varieties with different flavour profiles.
Digestives Original is a branded digestive available in the 400 g pack reviewed here.
Krokante Digestive is a supermarket own-brand variety in a 400 g pack.
The range reviewed includes both butter spritz biscuits and a separate digestive biscuit.
ALDI’s own brand has separate digestive biscuits and butter spritz biscuits.
Digestive Landtaler is a separate biscuit clearly labelled as gluten-free.
These products suit the digestive side of your snack range: a 400 g Original pack and two 266 g chocolate varieties. Choose the flavour variety separately from the decision about whether to include spritz biscuits or a gluten-free biscuit too.
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A plain digestive for anyone looking to add a 400 g pack to their range. For the Digestives Original reviewed here, the product information lists 16% wholemeal wheat flour and 3.7 g of fibre per 100 g.
This variety contains wheat. Before ordering, check the current packaging for other allergens and the best-before date too.
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A milk chocolate digestive that adds a distinct chocolate flavour alongside a plain variety. The pack contains 266 g, so it serves a different purpose from the 400 g Original pack.
The ingredients information lists wheat, milk and soya. Check the current packaging for allergens and the best-before date.
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A dark chocolate digestive for anyone who wants to offer this flavour separately from plain and milk chocolate varieties. This pack contains 266 g.
The ingredients information lists wheat, milk and soya. Check the current packaging for allergens and the best-before date.
No, they play different roles in a range. The spritz biscuits reviewed here are classic biscuits, while the standard digestives reviewed here come in packs. Before deciding whether to stock one or both, compare each product’s flavour variety, pack size, nutritional values and allergens.
Not the standard McVitie's and Jumbo digestives reviewed here: they contain wheat. If you need a gluten-free option, choose a biscuit that’s explicitly labelled as gluten-free and check the other allergens on the packaging too.
At the very least, check the ingredients, allergens, net weight, best-before date, storage instructions and nutritional information for the variety you’re choosing. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains which label information applies to prepacked foods and says allergens must be clearly distinguished.
Follow the instructions on the packaging for the biscuit in question. Jumbo recommends sealing its Krokante Digestive well after opening and storing it in a dark place; the storage instructions for the PLUS spritz biscuits reviewed here say to keep them somewhere cool and dry.
