For a regular working-from-home lunch, start by choosing the type of bread: compare wholemeal tiger bread if fibre is your main priority, or white tiger bread if you prefer a lighter crumb and tiger-crust topping. For a quick lunch, check separately whether the bread is pre-sliced and medium-sliced; these descriptions don’t mean the same thing. For the option you choose, also check the ingredients, allergens and nutrition information on the packaging.
If you eat bread on many of your working-from-home days, you can take the type of bread and its fibre content per 100 g into account. Jumbo’s product information shows that the white and wholemeal tiger breads reviewed differ in this respect.
Pre-sliced bread is handy when you only have a short break. Also check the actual slice thickness: ‘pre-sliced’ on its own doesn’t tell you whether the slices are medium-sized.
If you like the tiger crust and a light sandwich, still check whether the option you choose is white, brown or wholemeal. Check the ingredients and allergens for that specific loaf too.
First decide what type of bread you’re looking for, then check whether the slice thickness suits your lunch. A tiger crust doesn’t tell you whether a loaf is wholemeal.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Wholemeal and fibre | Look for ‘wholemeal’ in the product name or on the packaging, and compare fibre per 100 g. The Jumbo options reviewed contain 7,3 g per 100 g for wholemeal and 2,3 g per 100 g for white. | If I eat bread on a lot of working-from-home days, I mainly want to know whether I’m choosing a wholemeal option. This is the top priority for around 36% of consumers. |
| Pre-sliced and slice thickness | Check whether the bread is pre-sliced, then separately confirm whether the slices are medium-sized. ALDI describes its Boeren tijger volkoren as pre-sliced. | During a short break, I want to be able to make a sandwich straight away without slicing the bread myself. This convenience is the top priority for around 29% of consumers. |
| Crust and type of bread | As well as looking for a tiger crust, check whether the bread is white, brown or wholemeal; compare the nutrition information if you need to. Albert Heijn describes AH Tijger wit half as light white bread with a crispy crust. | If I’m choosing tiger bread specifically for its crust and light crumb, that’s my main consideration. It’s the deciding factor for around 21% of consumers. |
| Availability | Check which tiger bread options are available at your usual shop, and check the packaging for the type of bread and slice thickness. | I want to pick up bread for lunch with my usual groceries, without ending up with a different option from the one I was looking for. This is the top priority for around 14% of consumers. |
The crust doesn’t tell you what type of flour has been used. According to Jumbo’s product information, the white tiger bread reviewed contains 2,3 g of fibre per 100 g, while the wholemeal option reviewed contains 7,3 g per 100 g.
If wholemeal is your main criterion, look specifically for ‘wholemeal’ in the product name or on the packaging.
ALDI describes its Boeren tijger volkoren as pre-sliced, but this doesn’t specify the thickness of the slices. The bread may therefore be different from what you expect for your filling or portion size.
Check the packaging or ask in store about the slice thickness if medium-sized slices are important to you.
Not all bread is made with baker’s salt. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre points out that using baker’s salt isn’t compulsory.
Check the ingredients of the option you choose if you want to know what type of salt it contains.
Wheat and gluten are listed for the Albert Heijn and Jumbo tiger breads reviewed. Ingredients may vary between options.
So always check the current allergen information on the packaging of the exact loaf you’re buying.
These shops offer different ways to compare your options: from product information on white and wholemeal tiger bread to a range of loaves you can browse in store.
AH Tijger wit half is a half loaf of white bread with a tiger topping, for anyone specifically looking to compare a white option.
The white and wholemeal tiger breads reviewed make it possible to compare bread types and nutrition information within the same supermarket chain.
Boeren tijger volkoren heel is worth considering if you’re looking for a pre-sliced wholemeal option.
Dirk lists Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger bruin heel as a brown tiger bread option.
Lidl is an option for browsing bread for your working-from-home lunch.
PLUS lists a white tiger roll; it’s a bread roll, not a whole or half loaf of tiger bread.
Wholemeal tiger bread is a useful option to compare if fibre is your main priority. According to Jumbo’s product information, the half wholemeal tiger bread reviewed contains 7,3 g of fibre per 100 g, compared with 2,3 g per 100 g for the white tiger bread reviewed; these figures apply to these specific products.
Follow the storage instructions on the packaging of the bread you buy. If you want to spread it across several lunches, also check whether the packaging includes freezing instructions.
Wheat and gluten are listed for the Albert Heijn and Jumbo tiger breads reviewed. That doesn’t tell you everything about every other option, so check the current ingredients and allergen information for the exact loaf you want to buy.
