If you specifically want a sugar-free egg cake for a board game night, only choose one if the packaging explicitly says ‘sugar-free’ and the ingredients and nutritional information support that claim. If it doesn’t have to be an egg cake and you mainly want to avoid added sugars, you could consider a biscuit or ontbijtkoek labelled ‘no added sugars’. Check the sugars, polyols and allergens it contains, too.
You want to buy an egg cake labelled ‘sugar-free’ for yourself or a guest. Choosing a wholegrain or spelt version doesn’t automatically meet that requirement: check the claim, ingredients and nutritional information on the packaging you buy.
You’re putting something out for everyone to share and are happy with a different type of biscuit, too. For a product labelled ‘no added sugars’, the amount of sugars it contains, any polyols and the allergens are still important.
Perhaps you’re looking for a wholegrain or spelt egg cake. That preference alone doesn’t tell you whether the version you choose is sugar-free, so compare the nutritional information per 100 g.
First decide whether both the egg-cake format and ‘sugar-free’ are essential for your board game night. If you’re happy with a different type of biscuit, you can also look for ‘no added sugars’, but that label answers a different question.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Truly sugar-free | Look for the explicit ‘sugar-free’ claim and read the ingredients and nutritional information for that version. | If I specifically want to serve sugar-free egg cakes, a wholegrain label isn’t enough for me. Around 50% of consumers make this strict requirement their priority. |
| No added sugars | Check the claim, the ‘of which sugars’ figure per 100 g, and any polyols or warnings. | I’m happy with a different type of biscuit if I mainly want to avoid added sugars when sharing a snack. For around 30% of consumers, this need comes first. |
| Egg-cake variety and ingredients | Check the size, sugars per 100 g and allergens on the current packaging. | I’d like to hand out egg cakes and choose a version that suits my guests, even if sugar-free isn’t a requirement. Around 20% of consumers give this choice the highest priority. |
The type of grain doesn’t tell you how much sugar an egg cake contains. Albert Heijn lists 25 g of added sugars per 100 g for AH Eierkoeken volkoren; Jumbo lists 33.6 g of sugars per 100 g for Jumbo Eierkoeken Volkoren. These are also different nutritional values, so you shouldn’t compare them as if they were the same measure.
If you need a strictly sugar-free option, look for the explicit claim on the packaging you choose and check the ingredients and nutritional information.
A product with no added sugars may still contain naturally occurring sugars. Peijnenburg says this about its plain ontbijtkoek with no added sugars; ontbijtkoek is also not an egg cake.
If the total amount of sugar matters to you, compare the ‘of which sugars’ figure per 100 g.
An alternative with no added sugars may contain sweeteners such as xylitol. The Peijnenburg ontbijtkoek examined here carries warnings about excessive consumption and animals.
Read the ingredients and warnings before opening a pack and putting it on the snack table. Keep products containing xylitol out of reach of pets.
The information you saw before may not match the packaging you eventually buy. Albert Heijn points out that ingredients and nutritional values can change.
Check the current packaging just before you buy. If you’re looking for the egg cakes Lidl lists online, bear in mind that Lidl says this item is only available in store.
These examples can help you assess product labels and nutritional information; a brand or shop name doesn’t make an egg cake sugar-free.
Albert Heijn lists regular, wholegrain and spelt egg cakes in its egg-cake category.
Jumbo lists regular, mini, wholegrain and gluten-free egg cakes, as well as other types of biscuit and ontbijtkoek.
Bolletje has a Brosse Eierkoek range that includes a crunchy version.
ALDI lists Heerlijck Banket Scharreleierkoeken in a pack of 12, weighing 360 g.
Lidl lists 360 g packs of egg cakes, with 12 cakes per pack, and says the item is available in store.
No. A product with no added sugars may still contain naturally occurring sugars, as Peijnenburg says about its plain ontbijtkoek. If you’re specifically looking for a sugar-free egg cake, check the claim and nutritional information for that egg cake itself.
Not necessarily. Albert Heijn lists 25 g of added sugars per 100 g for AH Eierkoeken volkoren, while Jumbo lists 33.6 g of sugars per 100 g for Jumbo Eierkoeken Volkoren. Check the label for each version.
Check the allergen information on the current packaging of every product before serving egg cakes or an alternative. The versions examined here list ingredients including eggs, cereals containing gluten, milk or soya; which of these are relevant varies by product.
Keep products containing xylitol out of reach of pets and read the warning on the packaging. For the ontbijtkoek alternative examined here, Peijnenburg says that xylitol is not suitable for animals and advises contacting a vet immediately if it is eaten.
Start by comparing similar products per 100 g, as the Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises. Then check the serving size if you want to work out how much you’ll actually put on the table, and look separately to see whether the label says ‘sugar-free’ or ‘no added sugars’.
