Only choose a larger pack of spritz biscuits if the current label is suitable for the allergens your guests need to avoid. Albert Heijn lists wheat, milk and egg, among other ingredients, for its 400 g pack of butter spritz biscuits. If someone needs to avoid gluten, an explicitly labelled gluten-free biscuit is an alternative outside the spritz category, but check its pack for any other allergens too.
You’re looking for spritz biscuits to share with a group and need to consider one or more allergens that a guest avoids. The spritz biscuits listed by Albert Heijn, Verkade and PLUS contain wheat or gluten-containing cereals, as well as milk. Check the exact variant for other ingredients and warnings too.
You’re comparing pack sizes for visitors or a gathering. A larger pack is only suitable for the group once you’ve checked that its current label meets the needs of the guests who will be eating them.
If wheat-containing spritz biscuits aren’t suitable, you could look beyond the spritz category for a biscuit explicitly labelled gluten-free. Verkade describes Oaties as gluten-free; check the current label for other relevant allergens too.
First, work out which allergens and warnings are relevant to your group. Then compare pack sizes and where you can buy them.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Specific allergens | Check the ingredients and listed allergens on the current pack for the exact spritz biscuit variant. | If a guest needs to avoid wheat, I don’t want to rely on the product name alone. Excluding a specific allergen would be the top priority for around 36% of consumers. |
| How much you need to share | Compare pack sizes and any serving information once you’ve checked that the label is suitable for your guests; Albert Heijn lists twenty 20 g servings in its 400 g pack of butter spritz biscuits. | I want to put out enough biscuits without opening more packs than necessary. Having enough portions to share would be the main consideration for around 29% of consumers. |
| Warnings about possible cross-contamination | Check the pack for statements such as ‘may contain’. For Verkade Nobo Sprits Naturel, Albert Heijn warns that the product may contain nuts and sesame seeds. | If a warning about possible traces matters to a guest, I want to be able to check it on the pack. This would be the main concern for around 21% of consumers. |
| Choice of retailer | Check where you can buy the pack you want and whether you can check its current label before serving it. | Once I’ve found a pack that suits the allergen requirements, I want to know where I can buy it. Retailer availability would be the main practical consideration for around 14% of consumers. |
Albert Heijn’s 400 g pack of butter spritz biscuits lists wheat, milk and egg. Having more biscuits doesn’t make them suitable for a guest who needs to avoid any of these allergens.
Ask which allergens are relevant and check the current label before choosing the pack size.
Albert Heijn lists milk and wheat for Verkade Nobo Sprits Naturel, along with a warning about nuts and sesame seeds. The milk chocolate variant also lists lactose and soya.
Check the full name of the variant and read the label on the pack you’re actually going to serve.
Lidl lists 400 g packs of butter spritz biscuits, but says it doesn’t provide an online list of ingredients, allergens or nutritional information for food products. You can’t tell whether they’re suitable for a specific allergy from the product name and pack size alone.
Read the physical pack or contact Lidl with the barcode for product information before choosing these spritz biscuits.
Verkade makes Nobo Sprits Naturel and milk chocolate spritz biscuits; Oaties is a different type of biscuit.
Albert Heijn lists its own-brand 400 g pack of butter spritz biscuits, with twenty 20 g servings.
PLUS lists its own-brand 175 g pack of butter spritz biscuits.
Lidl lists 400 g packs of butter spritz biscuits.
ALDI lists 175 g packs of Biscotto butter spritz biscuits and a butter spritz variant weighing 300–400 g.
Yes. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, allergen information must appear on the label of pre-packed products. Read the pack itself, especially if you’ve already looked at product information online.
The AH Roomboter ronde spritsen, Verkade Nobo Sprits Naturel and PLUS Spritsen mentioned here aren’t suitable: their product information lists wheat or gluten-containing cereals. A biscuit explicitly labelled gluten-free is an alternative outside the spritz category; check its current label for other relevant allergens too.
Take the warning into account when choosing food for a guest who needs to avoid that allergen. Albert Heijn states that Verkade Nobo Sprits Naturel may contain nuts and sesame seeds. If you’re unsure, ask the guest concerned whether that pack would be suitable for them.
Not using a complete online allergen list from Lidl. Lidl lists a 400 g pack of butter spritz biscuits, but says it doesn’t provide an online list of ingredients and allergens for food products. Read the pack or ask for information using the barcode.
Follow the storage instructions on the pack you’ve chosen. Albert Heijn recommends storing its 400 g pack of butter spritz biscuits in a sealed tin after opening. For Verkade Nobo Sprits, the advice is to store the biscuits in a cool, dry place and keep them sealed after opening.
