If you want to cut thick slices for a school holiday lunch, choose a whole loaf of tiger bread: the name alone doesn’t tell you how thick the slices are. If fibre is a priority, a wholemeal option is an obvious choice; Voedingscentrum recommends wholemeal or brown bread for children. Check the nutritional information and allergens for the specific loaf, and divide any leftovers into portions if needed.
When choosing lunch for their children, they compare wholemeal and brown tiger bread with white varieties. Voedingscentrum recommends wholemeal or brown bread for children; the fibre content of individual loaves is listed in the nutritional information.
A whole loaf lets you choose the slice thickness at home for a generously topped sandwich. Check that the loaf is actually unsliced: a product can be described as a whole loaf and still come pre-sliced.
If you don’t need the same amount of bread for every lunch, you can divide it into portions. Voedingscentrum recommends freezing bread in portions as soon as you buy it, then taking out only what you need each day.
First decide whether the type of grain or being able to cut your own slices matters most to you. Then check the nutritional information, whether the loaf is sliced, and what you plan to do with any leftovers.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this most important to? |
|---|---|---|
| Grain type and fibre | Check whether the bread is white, brown or wholemeal, and compare the fibre per 100 g in the nutritional information. | When I’m putting together a child’s lunch, I want to choose the grain type carefully rather than go by the tiger-patterned crust. For around 42% of consumers, fibre is the top priority. |
| Slice thickness and taste | If you want to cut your own thick slices, check that the loaf is unsliced; ‘whole’ doesn’t always mean ‘unsliced’. | For a generously topped sandwich, I want to choose the thickness myself and pick a loaf the family enjoys eating at home. This combination comes first for around 33% of consumers. |
| Storage | Check the storage instructions for the loaf and, if needed, divide it into portions to freeze as soon as you buy it. | When lunch plans change from day to day, I don’t want to have to use the whole loaf at once. Flexible use is the top priority for around 25% of consumers. |
Tiger bread comes in white, brown and wholemeal varieties. The product pages for the Jumbo and PLUS varieties reviewed list different fibre values per 100 g.
If fibre matters to you, check the grain type and compare the nutritional information per 100 g.
If you use only a few thick slices for each lunch, you’ll have the rest of the loaf left for another day.
Divide the loaf into suitable portions after buying it. Voedingscentrum recommends freezing bread in portions straight away and taking out only what you need.
The name ‘tiger bread’ doesn’t tell you which type of salt has been used in a particular product.
If bread salt containing iodine matters to you, check the loaf’s ingredients list.
Ingredients vary from loaf to loaf. For the white tiger bread reviewed, PLUS lists ingredients including wheat, soya and milk; this doesn’t tell you what’s in a different tiger bread.
If you have an allergy, check the current ingredients and allergen information for the exact variety you’re buying.
These product ranges show the types of loaf and grain you can compare. For your final choice, check the information for the specific loaf.
Albert Heijn lists AH Tijger volkoren heel in its bread range.
Jumbo lists tiger breads in white, brown and wholemeal varieties among the products reviewed.
Lidl describes Tijgerwit as an 800 g loaf with a soft crumb and a thin, crisp crust.
ALDI lists Boeren tijger in both wholemeal and white varieties, described as whole loaves.
PLUS lists a whole white boeren-tijgerbrood and a whole wholemeal-tijgerbrood.
Dirk lists Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger wit heel as a white tiger bread.
If fibre is a priority, wholemeal and brown are the first varieties to compare: Voedingscentrum recommends wholemeal or brown bread for children. The Jumbo products reviewed list 7,5 g of fibre per 100 g for wholemeal and 5,3 g for brown; the white varieties reviewed by Jumbo and PLUS list 2,3 g per 100 g. Check the nutritional information for the variety you choose when you buy it.
Yes, you can divide bread into portions and freeze it after buying it. Voedingscentrum recommends taking out only the amount you need each day. Also follow the storage instructions for the specific loaf.
Not always: ‘whole’ describes the loaf format, but doesn’t rule out pre-sliced bread. For example, ALDI describes its Boeren tijger volkoren heel as pre-sliced. So if you want to choose the thickness yourself, check that the loaf is unsliced.
Read the current ingredients and allergen information for the exact variety you’re buying. For the white tiger bread reviewed, PLUS lists ingredients including wheat, soya and milk; the ingredients in other varieties may differ.
