For a quick weekday breakfast, choose a tiger loaf whose slice thickness you can check: ‘pre-sliced’ doesn’t automatically mean medium-thick. A half loaf may suit you if you don’t use many slices; also compare the type of bread and fibre per 100 g, as the tiger crust doesn’t tell you whether the bread is white, brown or wholemeal.
If you want to get straight to making a sandwich on weekdays, look for pre-sliced bread. Check the slice thickness separately: a label such as ‘sliced’ doesn’t tell you how thick the slices are.
If you’re looking for a wholemeal option, you can’t judge by the tiger crust. Compare the product description and fibre per 100 g. Voedingscentrum distinguishes between white, brown and wholemeal bread; PLUS lists 6.4 g of fibre per 100 g for its half wholemeal tiger loaf.
If you won’t get through a whole loaf, a half loaf may better suit how much you use. Freezing is another option if the instructions for your chosen product allow it; PLUS says to freeze its half wholemeal tiger loaf on the day of purchase and use it within one month.
First, check that the slices are the thickness you want. Then choose a type of bread and quantity that suit your weekday breakfasts; always check the information for the specific loaf for ingredients and allergens.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Slice thickness | Look at the slices or ask what slicing thickness is available at the bakery counter; check that a slice will fit in your toaster. | If I want to make a sandwich or toast straight away in the morning, I don’t want to have to slice the bread myself. Around 27% of consumers would make ease of slicing their main selection criterion. |
| Type of bread and fibre | Check whether the bread is white, brown or wholemeal, and compare fibre per 100 g. | When I’m mainly looking for a wholemeal tiger loaf, I don’t mistake the crust for the type of bread. Around 33% of consumers would prioritise the type of bread and its fibre content. |
| Portion and storage | Compare a half loaf with a whole loaf and read the storage instructions for the variety you’ve chosen. | I don’t always get through a whole loaf, so I check how many slices I’ll actually use. Around 20% of consumers would give the most weight to choosing the right portion size. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current ingredients and allergen information; also check whether baker’s salt is listed if that’s relevant to your choice. | If I need to check an ingredient, I want to know what’s in this particular loaf. Around 20% of consumers would also make label information their top priority. |
Tiger bread is available in white, brown and wholemeal varieties. The crust doesn’t tell you how much fibre your chosen variety contains.
Read the product description and compare the nutritional information per 100 g if the type of bread and fibre content are important to your choice.
According to Voedingscentrum, bread doesn’t have to be baked with baker’s salt. So the name of the bread or its crust doesn’t confirm which salt was used in a particular variety.
Check the ingredients list or ask the baker which salt was used if you want to know.
A loaf can be pre-sliced without the thickness of the slices being specified. This matters most if you want a particular portion size or slices that will fit in your toaster.
Look at the slices in store or ask whether the loaf can be cut to your preferred thickness.
For a small household, a whole loaf may contain more slices than you can use before its quality starts to decline.
Compare the quantity with how much you use on weekdays. Consider a half loaf or follow the freezing instructions for the product you’ve chosen.
Compare the slicing, quantity and label information for each loaf; a brand name alone doesn’t confirm that the slices are medium-thick.
Albert Heijn lists a 400 g half white tiger loaf, an option to consider if a whole loaf is too much.
Jumbo lists a whole white farmhouse tiger loaf, whose nutritional information you can compare.
Lidl provides fibre information for packaged bread, as well as ingredients and allergen information for fresh-from-the-oven bread.
ALDI lists whole farmhouse tiger loaves in white, brown and wholemeal varieties.
PLUS lists half tiger loaves in white and wholemeal varieties, both weighing 400 g, for anyone looking to compare smaller quantities.
Dirk lists a whole brown farmhouse tiger loaf and includes brown tiger bread in its bread range.
No, ‘pre-sliced’ only confirms that the loaf has already been cut into slices. Look at the slices in store or ask what slicing thickness is available at the bakery counter if you need the bread to fit in your toaster.
Not in the two PLUS varieties mentioned: PLUS lists 2.2 g of fibre per 100 g for its half white tiger loaf and 6.4 g per 100 g for its half wholemeal tiger loaf. Always compare the nutritional information per 100 g for other breads.
No, according to Voedingscentrum, using baker’s salt when baking isn’t compulsory. Check the ingredients list for the specific loaf or ask the baker; the name ‘tiger bread’ tells you nothing about the salt used.
Choose a quantity that suits the number of slices you use, such as a half loaf if a whole loaf is too much. If you want to freeze some, follow the instructions for that variety: PLUS says to freeze its half wholemeal tiger loaf on the day of purchase and use it within one month.
