Choose wholemeal tiger bread as your regular loaf if the person eating it enjoys it; for fussy eaters, you can also offer white tiger bread as an alternative. Brown bread isn’t necessarily wholemeal, while bake-at-home rolls are mainly a choice about when to serve them. Check the current ingredients, fibre, salt and allergen information on each loaf’s label.
If tiger bread is a regular feature at home, you’ll want to know whether a loaf is genuinely wholemeal and how much fibre it contains. According to the Voedingscentrum, bread labelled ‘wholemeal’ is made from 100% wholemeal flour. The wholemeal tiger breads described by Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS contain between 6.4 and 7.3 g of fibre per 100 g.
If people in your household have different preferences for white or wholemeal bread, you can offer both without treating them as nutritionally equivalent. PLUS says its Korenlanders Boeren tijger wit contains 2.2 g of fibre per 100 g, compared with 6.4 g per 100 g for the wholemeal version examined.
For lunch or drinks with friends, when the rolls come out of the oven may matter. Bake-at-home tiger rolls do require some preparation, so assess their ingredients and nutritional information separately from how you plan to serve them.
When choosing tiger bread for home, first decide whether your priority is an everyday loaf or the preference of a fussy eater. Then consider whether you want a whole loaf or rolls to bake just before serving.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who does this matter to? |
|---|---|---|
| Wholemeal and fibre | Look for the word ‘wholemeal’ and compare the fibre per 100 g on the current nutritional information. | If tiger bread is a regular choice at home, I want to know whether I’m really buying wholemeal and how much fibre the loaf contains. This everyday choice is the deciding factor for around 44% of consumers. |
| Taste preference | Compare white and wholemeal as separate types of bread; where available, choose a half loaf if you want to try a variety. | With a fussy eater, I want to offer a loaf they enjoy, even if I’d prefer to choose wholemeal. This personal preference matters most to around 33% of consumers. |
| When you plan to serve it | Check whether baking is required and read the temperature and cooking time on the pack. | For lunch or drinks with friends, I want to be able to bake the rolls just before serving and allow time for it. Around 23% of consumers prioritise this practical consideration. |
The colour and words such as ‘farmhouse’ don’t tell you whether a loaf is wholemeal. According to the Voedingscentrum, wholemeal bread is made from 100% wholemeal flour, while brown bread is a mixture of wholemeal flour and white flour.
Check for the word ‘wholemeal’ on the specific loaf, then compare the nutritional information.
The tiger-patterned crust doesn’t make white bread wholemeal. PLUS says its Korenlanders Boeren tijger wit contains 2.2 g of fibre per 100 g, while the wholemeal version examined contains 6.4 g per 100 g.
Choose white or wholemeal with the individual eater and occasion in mind; use the current figures per 100 g when comparing fibre.
Baking them gives you control over when you serve them, but it does mean using the oven. Check the packaging separately to see whether the rolls are white or wholemeal.
Before buying, check the baking instructions and nutritional information for the rolls you’ve chosen.
For PLUS Tijgerbollen, PLUS recommends 6 to 8 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 °C.
The type of bread or shop name doesn’t tell you which salt has been used in a particular recipe. For example, Albert Heijn lists iodised salt in the ingredients for AH Tijger volkoren heel.
If iodised salt is relevant to your choice, check the current ingredients list for the loaf you’re buying.
Albert Heijn gives you a useful point of comparison between a wholemeal tiger loaf and a wheat variety.
Jumbo Boeren Tijger Volkoren is a specific wholemeal product you can assess using its label information.
Lidl lists Tijgervolkoren heel vloerbrood as an in-store product.
ALDI lists Boeren tijger wit, bruin and volkoren in its daily fresh bread range.
At PLUS, you can compare white and wholemeal tiger bread, as well as tiger rolls to bake at home.
Dirk lists Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger bruin heel for anyone who wants to consider a brown variety too.
No. According to the Voedingscentrum, wholemeal bread is made from 100% wholemeal flour, while brown bread is a mixture of wholemeal flour and white flour. So look for the word ‘wholemeal’, rather than relying on the colour or tiger-patterned crust.
Compare the figures per 100 g on the current nutritional information for both loaves. PLUS lists 2.2 g of fibre per 100 g for Korenlanders Boeren tijger wit and 6.4 g per 100 g for the wholemeal version examined. Don’t assume these figures apply to all white or wholemeal tiger breads.
Read the ingredients list for the specific loaf and look for iodised salt or baker’s salt. Albert Heijn lists iodised salt in AH Tijger volkoren heel; don’t assume every tiger bread uses the same recipe just because it’s the same type of bread.
Follow the instructions on the pack of rolls you buy. PLUS says to remove the packaging, place the rolls on a rack and bake them for 6 to 8 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 °C.
Check the current allergen information on the packaging of the loaf you’ve chosen; the tiger-patterned crust won’t tell you which ingredients it contains. For example, according to Albert Heijn, AH Tijger volkoren heel is a wholemeal wheat loaf. Check other varieties separately.
