Students keeping an eye on their bread budget
You’re looking for tiger bread for a simple meal. As well as comparing the price per loaf, you compare the price per kilo when the loaves come in different sizes.
Who are these choices relevant to?
Students who eat bread regularly
Alongside how much you need, you want to take the type of loaf and its nutritional information into account. The Voedingscentrum recommends replacing white bread with wholemeal or brown bread as much as possible.
Small households looking to store bread
If you won’t get through a whole loaf quickly, you could choose a smaller size or freeze the bread in portions after buying it. The latter follows the Voedingscentrum’s storage advice.
What should you look for when choosing?
First, work out how much bread you’ll actually use for your meal. Then compare the type of loaf and, if the packs are different sizes, the price per kilo.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
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| Amount you’ll use | If the loaves are different sizes, compare the price per kilo and consider how much of the loaf you’ll use. | For a simple student meal, I want to keep my bread costs down without having leftover bread go to waste. This would be the main priority for around 36% of consumers. |
| Type of bread and fibre | Check whether the bread is labelled wholemeal and, if needed, compare the fibre per 100 g in the nutrition table. | If bread is a regular feature on my table, I want to know whether I’m buying white, brown or wholemeal. The type of bread would matter most to around 29% of consumers. |
| Portion size and storage | Choose a suitable size or freeze a whole loaf in portions after buying it, as the Voedingscentrum recommends. | I don’t eat bread every day and want to avoid leaving some of the loaf uneaten. This would be the main consideration for around 21% of consumers. |
| Preparing a single meal | For bake-at-home rolls, check the cooking instructions and make sure you have a suitable oven. | For a meal with soup or salad, I only want to bake a few rolls. This convenience would be the first consideration for around 14% of consumers. |
Common mistakes
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Looking only at the price per pack
A smaller pack of rolls and a whole loaf don’t contain the same amount of bread. So the pack with the lowest price at the till isn’t necessarily the cheapest per kilo.
When comparing different sizes, check the price per kilo first, then decide how much bread you really need.
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Buying a whole loaf without a plan for storing it
If you only use some of it, the rest could go stale or mouldy before you get round to eating it.
The Voedingscentrum recommends freezing bread in portions as soon as you buy it, then taking out what you need.
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Assuming brown bread is wholemeal
The colour and tiger crust alone don’t tell you whether the bread is wholemeal.
If you specifically want wholemeal bread, check the product name and ingredients list on the packaging.
Brands to consider
These brands offer examples of different types and sizes of bread. Check the packaging of the product you’re thinking of buying.
Jumbo
Jumbo sells boeren-tijgerbrood in white, brown and wholemeal varieties, as well as half loaves.
- Having a choice of whole and half loaves makes it easier to find a size that suits how much you use.
- Compare the price per kilo for different sizes; a lower price per pack doesn’t tell you enough.
ALDI
ALDI sells boeren-tijgerbrood in white, brown and wholemeal varieties.
- Boeren tijger volkoren heel is available as pre-sliced bread.
- Check the packaging if you want to compare the nutritional values of different types of bread.
Dirk
Dirk sells Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger wit heel.
- A whole white tiger loaf is an option if that type of bread suits your meal.
- Check the weight on the packaging when comparing it with loaves of a different size.
PLUS
PLUS sells both Volkoren tijger heel and small bake-at-home tiger rolls.
- PLUS Volkoren tijger heel is listed as containing 6,4 g of fibre per 100 g.
- Bake-at-home tiger rolls need an oven. Don’t compare their 200 g pack with a whole loaf based on the pack price alone.
Albert Heijn
Albert Heijn sells AH Tijger volkoren heel.
- The product name makes it clear that this is a wholemeal tiger loaf.
- When there’s an offer, compare the pack and its stated unit price with the alternatives you’re considering.
Lidl
Lidl sells Tijgerbruin as part of its bread range and offers oven-fresh bread.
- Tijgerbruin is a brown tiger bread option.
- Check the packaging to see which size and ingredients apply to the bread sold in your local store.
Joybuy products
Related products will be available soon.
Frequently asked questions
What’s the difference between white and wholemeal tiger bread if I eat it regularly?
The type of bread is worth considering: according to the Voedingscentrum, wholemeal bread contains more fibre and other nutrients than white bread, and its advice is to replace white bread with wholemeal or brown bread as much as possible. Check the label on the bread itself; the tiger crust doesn’t tell you whether it’s wholemeal.
How can I avoid leaving a whole tiger loaf uneaten?
The Voedingscentrum recommends freezing the bread in portions as soon as you buy it, then taking out what you need. If a smaller loaf would better suit how much you use, compare the price per kilo too.
Can I assume tiger bread is gluten-free?
No, the name tiger bread doesn’t tell you whether a product is gluten-free. The ingredient information for PLUS Volkoren tijger heel lists wheat and barley, so check the current ingredient and allergen information for the loaf you’re buying.
How can I tell which salt has been used in tiger bread?
Check the ingredients list for the specific loaf to see which type of salt has been used. You can’t tell from the tiger crust or the name of the bread whether iodised baker’s salt has been used.