After exercise, enjoy a spritz biscuit as a treat alongside a meal or snack containing protein and carbohydrates, rather than relying on it as your only recovery food. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends protein and carbohydrates after exercise. If you’re also thinking about digestion, compare the serving size, fibre, ingredients and allergens on the current packaging.
You want to know whether a spritz biscuit is enough if you haven’t eaten a meal after your workout. In that case, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends choosing something containing protein and carbohydrates.
You’re also having a meal or another snack after exercise and want to choose a biscuit while keeping an eye on portion size, sugars and saturated fat.
You want to check the ingredients in each variety and see whether the label lists allergens or possible traces. This is especially important if you need to avoid certain ingredients.
First, decide what else you’ll eat after exercise. Then compare spritz biscuits by the stated serving size, and check the current label for any ingredients you need to avoid.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Recovery after exercise | Check the protein and carbohydrate content per serving, and decide what else you’ll eat. | If I’m not having a meal after my workout, I don’t want to rely on a biscuit alone for my snack. Recovery would be the first consideration for around 44% of consumers. |
| Digestion and allergens | Check the fibre per serving, and look at the ingredients, allergens and any traces listed on the packaging. | If I need to avoid certain ingredients or keep an eye on fibre, the specific variety needs to suit my needs. This check would be the top priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Treat and portion size | Compare the stated serving size, sugars and saturated fat per serving. | I mainly want a spritz biscuit as a treat alongside the rest of my food, so I pay attention to how many I have. Around 23% of consumers would prioritise the treat and portion size. |
Verkade lists 0.8 g of protein per serving for Nobo Sprits Melk. That biscuit alone doesn’t automatically meet the Netherlands Nutrition Centre’s recommendation to eat something containing protein and carbohydrates after exercise.
First, consider whether you’ll have a meal after your workout. If not, choose something containing protein and carbohydrates, and treat any spritz biscuit as a separate treat.
Plain, chocolate and iced varieties can differ in serving size, ingredients and nutritional values. The nutrition information for one variety doesn’t automatically apply to another.
Compare the labels on the specific packs and check the values on the same basis: per 100 g or per serving.
A claim about sugar doesn’t tell you how much fibre, protein or saturated fat a product contains. For a chocolate spritz biscuit labelled ‘less sugar’, PLUS lists 28 g of sugars, 22 g of saturated fat and 6.3 g of protein per 100 g.
Use the claim as a reason to check the full nutrition table and ingredients list, not as a substitute for them.
Albert Heijn notes that ingredients and allergy information can change. A page you looked at before is therefore no substitute for checking the label on the pack you’re buying.
Check the ingredients, highlighted allergens and any warnings about traces each time you buy.
Nobo Sprits Original and Nobo Sprits Melk are varieties to compare individually by checking their labels.
AH Spritsen and AH Lunetta Spritsen are two own-brand varieties to consider as separate products.
Roomboterspritsen and Lunetta Spritsen met cacao en glazuur are different own-brand varieties.
PLUS spritz biscuits are an own-brand option to compare if you want to check ingredients and nutritional information for each variety.
ALDI lists Biscotto butter spritz biscuits in plain and chocolate varieties.
This milk chocolate spritz biscuit is an option if you’re already having a meal or another snack containing protein and carbohydrates after exercise, and fancy a biscuit on the side.
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A milk chocolate spritz biscuit to enjoy alongside a meal or another snack after exercise, rather than as your only recovery food.
The product information lists 5 g of protein and 1.2 g of fibre per 100 g. Check the packaging to see what serving size you’re having and which allergens and possible traces are listed for this variety.
Not if you’re relying on the biscuit alone as your recovery food. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends eating something containing protein and carbohydrates after exercise; Verkade lists 0.8 g of protein per serving for Nobo Sprits Melk. So remember to consider the meal or snack you’ll have alongside it.
Don’t choose a spritz biscuit to achieve a particular effect on your digestion. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre discusses fibre, drinking enough fluids and eating a varied diet in relation to digestion; Verkade lists 0.2 g of fibre per serving for Nobo Sprits Melk. Check the fibre content of the variety you’re thinking of buying.
Check the specific pack for allergens rather than relying on the product name alone. For its Lunetta Spritsen met cacao en glazuur, Jumbo lists gluten, milk, soya and wheat among the allergens present, and also mentions possible traces. Other varieties may have different ingredients and allergen information.
