Choose a butter spritz biscuit if you’re after a crisp biscuit with a buttery flavour to enjoy in front of the TV. If you want to keep an eye on fibre and saturated fat, compare a wholemeal digestive with the spritz biscuit you’re considering. According to Albert Heijn’s product information, AH Wholemeal Digestives contain more fibre and less saturated fat per 100 g than AH Butter Spritz Biscuits. This doesn’t automatically apply to other varieties, so check the portion size and allergens on the packaging too.
For a film or TV series, you might be looking for a familiar, crisp biscuit with a buttery flavour. Verkade describes Nobo Sprits as crisp, while Albert Heijn and PLUS both offer butter spritz biscuits whose ingredients you can compare.
You want something sweet to enjoy in front of the TV, but you’re also keeping an eye on fibre, sugars, saturated fat, salt and portion size. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises checking the ingredients and nutritional information rather than relying on the front of the pack alone.
Your choice depends on the ingredients in the exact variety you want to eat. The regular spritz biscuits we looked at contain wheat, and various varieties also contain milk, egg or soya. Even a digestive labelled gluten-free needs to be checked for other allergens.
When choosing a sweet biscuit to enjoy in front of the TV, first decide whether flavour, nutritional values or allergen suitability matters most to you. Then compare the packaging of the specific spritz biscuit or digestive you’re considering.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Flavour and crispness | Check whether you’re choosing a butter spritz biscuit or a chocolate variety, and compare the stated portion sizes. | When I’m watching a series, I mainly want a crisp biscuit with a buttery flavour. For around 44% of consumers, that treat-like flavour matters most. |
| Fibre and nutritional values | Compare fibre, sugars, saturated fat, salt and energy per 100 g and per portion. | When I choose something sweet, I want to compare the nutritional values rather than go by the name ‘digestive’. For around 33% of consumers, these values are the deciding factor. |
| Allergens | Read the ingredients, allergen information and any warnings about traces on the packaging of the variety you’ve chosen. | If I need to avoid an ingredient, I want to know whether this particular biscuit is suitable for me. Suitability comes first for around 23% of consumers. |
A digestive is still a sweet biscuit. According to Albert Heijn’s product information, AH Wholemeal Digestives contain 6 g of fibre as well as 20 g of sugars and 1.15 g of salt per 100 g.
Compare the nutritional values on the packs you’re actually considering, including the portion size. The product name alone doesn’t tell you enough.
The regular spritz biscuits we looked at contain wheat; other allergens vary by product and variety. A chocolate digestive labelled gluten-free may contain other allergens too.
Check the current ingredients list and allergen information on the exact pack you’re planning to buy.
Lidl’s product page describes the butter spritz biscuits we looked at as an item available in store only. A product listing doesn’t tell you whether it’s available at your local shop.
Check availability at the shop where you plan to buy, and read the label there too.
These brands offer a range of spritz biscuits and digestives. The features listed apply to the specific products mentioned, not the entire range.
Verkade says Nobo Sprits is available in Original and milk chocolate varieties.
Albert Heijn sells both AH Butter Spritz Biscuits and AH Wholemeal Digestives. These are two different types of biscuit whose labels you can compare.
At PLUS, you can compare butter spritz biscuits with a digestive biscuit, as long as you check the details on the specific packs you’re considering.
Biscotto is the brand name used by ALDI for the butter spritz biscuits listed in plain and chocolate varieties.
Lidl lists butter spritz biscuits in a 400 g pack as an item available in store only.
This product is a good match if you’re looking for a milk chocolate spritz biscuit to enjoy during a TV night. Check the packaging separately if nutritional values or allergens will affect your choice.
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For anyone who’d rather enjoy a milk chocolate spritz biscuit than a digestive during a TV night.
150 g pack. Compare the nutritional information per 100 g and per portion on the label; check the allergen information on this specific pack.
No, spritz biscuits and digestives are different types of biscuit. Albert Heijn Allerhande describes a spritz biscuit as one made from piped dough; the ingredients in a digestive can vary by variety. So compare the packaging, not just the names.
Compare energy, sugars, saturated fat, salt and fibre per 100 g, and check how much you’ll have in a portion. According to Albert Heijn, AH Wholemeal Digestives contain 6 g of fibre and 1.6 g of saturated fat per 100 g, compared with 1.7 g of fibre and 19 g of saturated fat in AH Butter Spritz Biscuits. This comparison doesn’t automatically apply to other brands or varieties.
Don’t assume they’re suitable: the regular spritz biscuits we looked at contain wheat. Only choose a product whose current packaging clearly meets your requirements, and check the information about other allergens too. A digestive labelled gluten-free isn’t necessarily free from milk or soya, for example.
Follow the storage advice on the pack you’ve chosen and seal the biscuits well after opening. For the butter spritz biscuits we looked at, Albert Heijn recommends storing them in a sealed tin; for the digestive we looked at, PLUS recommends a cool, dry place.
