If your guests have different bread preferences, serving both white and wholemeal tiger bread is a practical choice: white for those who prefer a light loaf, and wholemeal for those who pay attention to the type of bread and its fibre content. Brown tiger bread can be a third option, but the tiger crust and colour don’t tell you whether a loaf is wholemeal. Check the product description of the bread you’re buying.
If one guest prefers light white bread and another prefers wholemeal, you don’t have to find one loaf that suits both. Serving a white and a wholemeal option gives guests a clear choice.
If you want to choose wholemeal tiger bread, check the product description and the nutritional information per 100 g. The colour and tiger crust are no substitute for this information.
If you’re buying the bread before the day of the barbecue, check the storage instructions for your chosen option. According to the shop information, some of the wholemeal tiger breads described can be frozen on the day of purchase.
First decide which types of bread you want to serve. Then check the product description, nutritional information and storage instructions for each option.
Choose this: if wholemeal bread is important to your guests and you want to compare the fibre content per 100 g.
Bear in mind: guests who prefer light white bread won’t have an alternative.
Choose this: if you want to offer a brown bread option alongside white, without focusing solely on wholemeal.
Please note: brown doesn’t automatically mean wholemeal. Read the product description if the distinction matters to you.
Choose this: if your guests mainly want light white bread to go with their barbecue food.
Bear in mind: white tiger bread isn’t a substitute for a wholemeal option for guests who specifically ask for one.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Different bread preferences | Check that your chosen loaves are actually described as white and wholemeal; don’t judge by the crust. | When I’m hosting guests with different preferences, I want to be able to offer both types of bread. Around 45% of consumers put this choice for their group first. |
| Wholemeal bread and fibre | Read the product description and compare the stated fibre content per 100 g. | What matters most to me is that the bread is clearly wholemeal, rather than simply looking brown. This is the top priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Storage and serving | Read the storage and freezing instructions on the chosen packaging, and check the shop’s range. | When I’m buying in advance, I want to know how to store the bread until the barbecue. This is the first consideration for around 22% of consumers. |
The decoration tells you about the crust, not the flour used in the bread. Shops sell both white and wholemeal tiger bread.
Look for the word wholemeal in the product description and check the fibre content per 100 g if that matters to your choice.
You can’t tell from the tiger crust whether the bread you’ve chosen is made with baker’s salt.
Check the ingredients list if baker’s salt is relevant to your choice. For unpackaged bread, ask for the ingredients information.
Ingredients and allergens vary from product to product. For example, the white tiger bread from PLUS described here lists wheat, soya and milk.
Check the current allergen information for each pack you’ve chosen before serving bread to guests with an allergy.
If you buy bread well before the barbecue, store it according to the instructions for that specific product. Jumbo and PLUS say that their wholemeal options described here can be frozen at home on the day of purchase.
Read the packaging when you buy the bread, and plan when to take it out of the freezer and serve it.
The shop products mentioned here show the types of tiger bread you can compare. Check the current product and range before you buy.
Albert Heijn lists AH Tijger volkoren heel and AH Tijger wit half: two different types of bread to compare.
Jumbo lists Boeren Tijger in a wholemeal option, among others, and also offers white and brown tiger bread.
Lidl lists a tiger bread roll, a different serving size from a whole tiger loaf.
ALDI lists whole boeren-tijgerbrood in white and wholemeal options.
PLUS lists Volkoren tijger heel and Korenlanders Boeren tijger wit heel, so you can compare the type of bread in each product.
Dirk lists Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger wit heel as an option for guests who want white bread.
No, brown tiger bread isn’t automatically wholemeal. According to the Voedingscentrum, wholemeal bread is made from the entire grain. Check the product description if you specifically want to buy wholemeal tiger bread.
Don’t assume it does without checking. Read the ingredients list for your chosen bread if baker’s salt is relevant to your diet, or ask for the ingredients information if the bread is unpackaged.
Yes, as long as you follow the storage instructions for the bread you’ve chosen. Jumbo and PLUS say that their wholemeal tiger breads described here can be frozen on the day of purchase. Check the packaging for the instructions that apply to your bread.
Check the allergen information for each individual option. For example, the white tiger bread from PLUS described here lists wheat, soya and milk. Don’t assume the same ingredients apply to bread from another brand or to the wholemeal option.
