For generously topped snacks in a holiday home, choose tiger bread whose slices you can inspect, or buy a whole loaf if you can safely cut it thickly yourself. Labels such as ‘sliced’ or ‘half’ tell you nothing about slice thickness. If you’ll also be eating the bread at several breakfasts or lunches, compare the type of bread and the fibre per 100 g as well.
When you’re adding plenty of filling, you’ll want to know whether a slice is sturdy enough to pick up. Check the slices themselves, or find out whether you can safely cut a whole loaf in your holiday home. A crisp tiger crust won’t tell you how thickly the bread has been sliced.
For a short stay, a half loaf may suit the number of planned meals better than a whole one. PLUS, for example, lists a sliced half loaf of tiger bread weighing 400 g. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says you can freeze bread in portions straight after buying it.
If you’re also having tiger bread for breakfast or lunch, look beyond the crust and compare the nutritional information per 100 g. Albert Heijn lists 6.7 g of fibre per 100 g for its wholemeal tiger bread loaf; check the details for the variety you choose when buying.
First decide whether you can cut thick slices yourself. Then choose the type and quantity of bread to suit the meals you’ll be having in your holiday home.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Sturdy, thick slices | Check the thickness of pre-sliced bread or ask about it. If you want to slice it yourself, make sure there’s a suitable bread knife and a stable chopping board. | For generously topped snacks, I want slices I can cut to size or inspect in advance. Around 38% of consumers would put sturdy slices at the top of their list of buying criteria. |
| Type of bread and fibre | Check whether it’s labelled ‘wholemeal’ and compare the fibre per 100 g in the nutritional information; a brown colour alone doesn’t mean it’s wholemeal. | If I’m having the bread at several breakfasts or lunches, I want to be able to compare the type of bread and its fibre content. For around 23% of consumers, this would be their top priority. |
| Quantity and storage | Choose a half or whole loaf to suit the meals you have planned. Check whether you can freeze any portions you don’t use straight away. | For a short stay, I don’t want to be left with lots of unused bread. The right quantity would come first for around 23% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the up-to-date ingredients and allergen information. If the bread is unpackaged and the information isn’t on display, ask for it. | If someone in my group needs to avoid an allergen, I need to be able to check the specific bread. Around 16% of consumers would make this their first buying requirement. |
‘Sliced’ means the loaf has been cut into slices, not that the slices are thick. ‘Half’ describes the size of the loaf, not the thickness of the slices.
Check the slices or ask how thickly the bread has been cut. Only choose to slice it yourself if you can do so safely in the holiday home with suitable kitchen equipment.
The tiger crust and the colour won’t tell you how much fibre the bread contains. For the AH varieties reviewed, Albert Heijn lists 6.7 g of fibre per 100 g for its wholemeal tiger bread loaf and 1.6 g per 100 g for its half loaf of white tiger bread.
If the type of bread matters to you, check the product description and compare the fibre per 100 g in the varieties you’re considering.
A whole loaf may be more than a small group can eat during their stay.
Count the bread-based meals you have planned and consider buying a half loaf. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends freezing any bread you want to keep in portions straight after buying it.
Ingredients and allergen information can vary between products and packaging. This is especially important if someone needs to avoid an allergen.
Check the current packaging when you buy the bread. If it’s unpackaged and the allergen information isn’t on display, ask for it.
Albert Heijn sells a range of tiger breads, including white and wholemeal varieties.
Jumbo offers farmhouse tiger bread in white and brown varieties, including whole and half loaves.
Lidl describes its brown tiger bread as an 800 g loaf with a soft crumb and a thin, crisp tiger crust.
ALDI describes its farmhouse white tiger bread as a whole white loaf with a light crumb and crisp crust.
PLUS lists a 400 g half loaf of Korenlanders farmhouse white tiger bread, pre-sliced.
Dirk sells, among other options, whole loaves of Bakker van der Akker farmhouse brown tiger bread and farmhouse white tiger bread.
No. ‘Whole’, ‘half’ and ‘sliced’ don’t tell you how thick the slices are. Check pre-sliced bread when you buy it or ask about the thickness. With a whole loaf, you can choose the thickness yourself if you can cut it safely.
If fibre is one of your buying criteria, compare the wholemeal and white varieties per 100 g. Albert Heijn lists 6.7 g of fibre per 100 g for its wholemeal tiger bread loaf and 1.6 g per 100 g for its half loaf of white tiger bread. The type of bread alone doesn’t tell you how thickly it’s sliced.
Buy an amount that suits the meals you have planned and, if possible, freeze any portions you won’t use straight after buying them. This follows the storage advice from the Netherlands Nutrition Centre. Check in advance whether there’s freezer space in your holiday home.
For packaged bread, read the current ingredients and allergen information on the label. Allergen information for unpackaged bread must be available before you buy it; ask a member of staff if you can’t find it. Don’t assume tiger bread is suitable for a particular diet just from its name.
