Choose tiger bread if you care more about its distinctive crust and having a whole loaf to slice than a pronounced sourdough flavour. If sourdough is what you’re after, look for a loaf clearly labelled as sourdough and check the ingredients: tiger bread can contain both sourdough powder and baker’s yeast. Part-baked tiger rolls are a good choice if you want to serve them warm, as long as you have the time and oven space just before eating.
Would you rather serve individual rolls for fillings, or a whole loaf to slice yourself? Fresh tiger bread and part-baked tiger rolls are different options. With part-baked bread, you’ll need the oven free shortly before serving.
A tiger crust doesn’t tell you how the bread was leavened. Choose a loaf clearly labelled as sourdough, then check whether the ingredients list includes sourdough, sourdough powder and baker’s yeast.
Compare the exact varieties per 100 g if fibre or salt matters to you. PLUS lists 6,4 g of fibre per 100 g for Volkoren tijger heel. Also check the allergens in the loaf you’re buying.
First decide whether sourdough, how you’ll serve the bread or its nutritional information matters most to you. Then compare the exact varieties.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Sourdough and ingredients | Look for a clear sourdough label and check whether the bread contains sourdough, sourdough powder and baker’s yeast. | When serving grilled food, I want to choose sourdough deliberately, rather than just bread with a tiger crust or sourdough powder. Around 42% of consumers would put that sourdough choice first. |
| Loaf shape and serving time | Choose between a whole loaf to slice and individual rolls; if it’s part-baked, check the oven instructions. | I want to serve bread when the rest of the barbecue food is ready, without unexpectedly having to use the oven. The shape of the bread and timing would be the main consideration for around 33% of consumers. |
| Nutritional information, allergens and storage | Compare fibre and salt per 100 g, and check the allergens and storage instructions on the packaging. | If I’m buying bread in advance or need to avoid ingredients someone can’t eat, I need the details for that exact variety. Around 25% of consumers would base their choice mainly on this. |
Albert Heijn lists both rye sourdough powder and baker’s yeast in AH Tijger volkoren heel. So the crust and the presence of a sourdough ingredient don’t, on their own, tell you how the bread was leavened.
If sourdough is your main consideration, look for bread explicitly sold as sourdough and check the full ingredients list.
PLUS recommends baking its Tijgerbollen for 6–8 minutes in a preheated electric oven at 200 °C. That means planning ahead shortly before serving.
Choose bread that’s ready to serve if you can’t use the oven at that time.
A name such as brown or wholemeal doesn’t replace the nutritional information and ingredients list for the bread you’re actually buying.
Compare fibre and salt per 100 g, and read the allergen information on the packaging.
What’s listed for one loaf doesn’t automatically apply to another variety. For example, Albert Heijn lists iodised salt in AH Tijger volkoren heel.
If the type of salt used matters to you, check the ingredients list for the loaf you’ve chosen.
For anyone who wants to compare tiger bread with a separate range of sourdough.
For anyone who wants to compare tiger bread with a separate sourdough tear-and-share loaf.
For anyone weighing up wholemeal tiger bread against part-baked tiger rolls.
For anyone looking for farmhouse-style tiger bread in different varieties.
For anyone considering wholemeal sourdough instead of tiger bread.
For anyone who wants to look at brown tiger bread and sourdough as separate options.
No. The name tiger bread refers to its crust and doesn’t prove that the bread was leavened with a sourdough starter. According to Albert Heijn, AH Tijger volkoren heel contains both rye sourdough powder and baker’s yeast, so check the ingredients for the exact variety.
If you want warm rolls, plan to bake them shortly before serving. PLUS recommends removing the packaging from its Tijgerbollen and baking the rolls on a rack for 6–8 minutes in a preheated electric oven at 200 °C. For a different variety, follow the instructions on its packaging.
Read the ingredients list for the loaf you choose. For example, Albert Heijn lists iodised salt in AH Tijger volkoren heel. Don’t assume other breads have the same ingredients just because they’re from the same shop or are the same type of bread.
Yes, but check the storage and serving instructions for the variety you choose. If you want to freeze the bread, check the packaging to see if this is suitable and for instructions on storing and defrosting it.
Don’t assume tiger bread or sourdough is suitable. The PLUS Tijgerbollen mentioned here contain wheat and rye. For each loaf, check the ingredients and allergen information on the exact packaging.
