Before buying, ask whether your chosen tiger bread can be cut thickly: the word ‘whole’ doesn’t tell you how thick the slices are. Choose white if you want a white bread base, or compare the fibre content per 100 g of brown and wholemeal varieties if that matters more to you. Check the slice thickness for each variety individually.
If you’re serving tiger bread as a substantial base for toppings alongside coffee and cake, the actual slice thickness is what matters. Jumbo says its bread is sliced in store; ask at the bakery counter whether they can cut your chosen loaf to the thickness you want.
If you want a tiger-crust loaf but also pay attention to nutritional information, compare brown and wholemeal varieties with white bread. Albert Heijn lists 6.7 g of fibre per 100 g for AH Tijger volkoren heel; Jumbo lists 5.3 g per 100 g for Boeren Tijgerbrood Bruin.
If you specifically want white bread to serve with cake, check the product description rather than judging by the crust. Jumbo describes Boeren Tijgerbrood Wit as white wheat bread; PLUS describes Korenlanders Boeren tijger wit heel as part-baked white wheat bread.
First, decide whether you need thick slices and ask if the loaf can be cut to order. Then compare the type of bread and nutritional information for the products you’re considering for your coffee break.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Slice thickness | Check the actual slices or ask whether the loaf can be cut to your preferred thickness. ‘Whole’ can also mean pre-sliced. | If I want a generous slice for toppings, it needs to suit what I’m serving. Around 44% of consumers put slice thickness first. |
| Fibre and type of bread | Compare the fibre content per 100 g and check that the product description actually says ‘wholemeal’. | I want to keep the tiger crust, but when choosing between white, brown and wholemeal, fibre is what matters most to me. This need is the deciding factor for around 33% of consumers. |
| White bread base | Check that it’s white tiger bread; tiger rolls for baking at home aren’t slices from a whole loaf. | I mainly want to serve white bread with coffee and cake, even if other varieties are available. This is the priority for around 23% of consumers. |
A whole loaf may already be sliced: ALDI describes Boeren tijger volkoren heel as pre-sliced. That doesn’t necessarily give you the thickness you want for toppings.
Check the slices before buying, or ask specifically whether the loaf can be cut thickly.
Brown tiger bread and wholemeal tiger bread aren’t the same product description. Jumbo lists 5.3 g of fibre per 100 g for Boeren Tijgerbrood Bruin; Albert Heijn lists 6.7 g per 100 g for AH Tijger volkoren heel.
Read the product description and compare the nutritional information per 100 g rather than judging by colour and crust alone.
Not all bread is made with baker’s salt. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre points out that you can check this on the label.
Check the ingredients for baker’s salt or iodised salt, or ask the baker.
Lidl says its fresh bread range may vary from one store to another. So the loaf you want to look at or have sliced may not be available at every branch.
Check the range at the shop where you plan to buy your bread and ask there about slicing options.
Worth considering if you want to compare a wholemeal tiger bread with other tiger loaves.
Worth considering if you want to compare white and brown tiger bread within the same range.
Worth considering if you want to look at a wholemeal farmhouse tiger loaf.
Worth considering if you want to distinguish a whole white tiger loaf from tiger rolls for baking at home.
Worth considering if you want to look at a whole white tiger loaf.
Worth considering if you want to look at bread from the oven-fresh bakery section.
No. ‘Whole’ doesn’t automatically mean the loaf is unsliced or can be cut thickly on request. For example, ALDI describes Boeren tijger volkoren heel as pre-sliced; ask in store about the slices and any options for having the bread cut.
Of the products mentioned, Albert Heijn lists 6.7 g of fibre per 100 g for AH Tijger volkoren heel, compared with 5.3 g for Jumbo Boeren Tijgerbrood Bruin and 2.3 g for Jumbo Boeren Tijgerbrood Wit. Check the current packaging and compare them on the same basis, per 100 g.
Don’t assume it does. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says that not all bread is made with baker’s salt, so check the ingredients for your chosen loaf or ask the baker.
Follow the storage instructions for the bread you buy. Albert Heijn says AH Extra lang lekker tijger bruin heel can also be frozen; check the packaging of your product for the relevant instructions.
