For a fakeaway night, wholemeal tiger bread is a considered choice if a wholemeal base and fibre content are your priorities. If your guests would rather have a white crumb, choose a white loaf; brown tiger bread is another option, but it isn’t automatically wholemeal. Check the ingredients, nutritional information and quantity you need for each loaf: the tiger crust won’t tell you that.
When choosing tiger bread for a shared fakeaway meal, the type of bread, your guests’ preferences and the quantity you need can all make the difference.
Wants a tiger crust, but chooses bread that is explicitly labelled wholemeal first and foremost. Compare fibre per 100 g: Albert Heijn lists 6.7 g for AH Tijger volkoren heel, while PLUS lists 6.4 g for its half loaf of Korenlanders Boeren tijger volkoren.
Wants bread with a crumb that suits what their guests enjoy eating. Jumbo’s online bread range includes white, brown and wholemeal farmhouse tiger breads; the description on the product you choose makes it clear which type you’re buying.
Doesn’t want to be left with lots of bread after one evening. A half loaf may be a better fit for the number of people eating; a part-baked loaf also needs time and oven space just before serving.
First choose the crumb you want — white, brown or explicitly wholemeal — then consider when you’ll serve it and how much bread you need.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Wholemeal and fibre | Check the wholemeal label, ingredients and fibre per 100 g on the loaf you choose. | If I want to pair a tiger crust with a wholemeal base, I want to know exactly which loaf I’m buying. For around 36% of consumers, wholemeal bread and fibre content would be the first things to consider. |
| Guests’ preferences | Choose deliberately between a white, brown and wholemeal crumb; the tiger crust tells you nothing about this. | When catering for fussy eaters, I mainly want to serve a crumb that suits their preferences. Around 29% of consumers would put those preferences first. |
| When you’ll serve it | Check whether the bread is ready to serve or needs baking; follow the pack instructions for part-baked bread. | If I want to serve the bread warm, I need to factor baking it into my plans. The way it’s served would matter most to around 21% of consumers. |
| Quantity | Compare a whole loaf with a half loaf, based on how many people are eating and what you’ll do with any leftovers. | For a small group, I want enough bread without having lots left over. The amount needed would come first for around 14% of consumers. |
A tiger crust doesn’t automatically make a loaf wholemeal. The label brown also means something different from an explicit wholemeal product name.
Look for the wholemeal label and check the ingredients and fibre per 100 g if these factors influence your choice.
According to brood.net professionals, using iodised baker’s salt in the Netherlands isn’t a legal requirement. So you can’t tell which type of salt is used from the bread’s name.
Check the ingredients list for the specific loaf for a mention of iodised salt or baker’s salt.
A whole loaf may be more than your group needs for one meal. PLUS offers a half, part-baked wholemeal tiger loaf; Jumbo also lists a half white farmhouse tiger loaf.
Choose a loaf size to suit the number of people eating, and allow for the baking time if you choose a part-baked loaf.
Seeing a loaf in an online range doesn’t tell you whether the type you want will be in store when you shop.
Check availability at the store where you plan to buy the bread, and read the current product packaging there.
These ranges give you an idea of the bread types and formats you can compare; always check the ingredients and nutritional information for each individual loaf.
Albert Heijn offers both wheat tiger bread and AH Tijger volkoren heel.
Jumbo’s online range includes white, brown and wholemeal farmhouse tiger bread, as well as a half white loaf.
Lidl offers tiger brown bread and a whole tiger wholemeal floor-baked loaf.
ALDI offers white, brown and wholemeal farmhouse tiger bread.
PLUS offers a whole white farmhouse tiger loaf and a half, part-baked loaf of Korenlanders Boeren tijger volkoren.
Dirk offers Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger bruin heel as a brown tiger bread option.
No, its use isn’t a legal requirement, according to brood.net professionals. The regulation published on Overheid.nl, in force since 14 November 2014, allows iodine to be added to bread and other bakery products only via baker’s salt, up to a maximum of 65 mg of iodine per kg of salt. Check the ingredients list to find out which salt is used in a particular loaf.
No, brown and wholemeal are different product descriptions. If you specifically want wholemeal tiger bread, check the product name and ingredients; the brown colour or tiger crust isn’t enough to confirm it.
Yes, if you choose a loaf that’s intended to be baked. PLUS’s half loaf of Korenlanders Boeren tijger volkoren is part-baked; follow the instructions on the specific product for oven temperature and baking time.
Read the current ingredients and allergen information on the packaging of the loaf you’re buying. AH Tijger volkoren heel lists several gluten-containing cereals; PLUS lists wheat and barley for its half loaf of Korenlanders Boeren tijger volkoren. Don’t assume the same applies to other tiger breads.
