Choose wholemeal tiger bread if its distinctive crust matters to you and you also want to keep an eye on fibre for a holiday lunch. If you’re looking for the flavour of sourdough, check the ingredients to see whether sourdough is listed: tiger bread isn’t automatically sourdough. For either option, check the allergens and salt used separately, and make sure any perishable fillings are kept cool.
For a lunch for children, you’ll want to know whether the bread is brown or wholemeal, rather than relying on the colour of the crust. Voedingscentrum lists brown and wholemeal bread as options for primary-school children’s lunches.
The tiger crust is a reason to choose this bread, but it doesn’t tell you how much fibre it contains. Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS offer wholemeal tiger bread options whose nutritional information you can compare per 100 g.
If you’re specifically looking for sourdough, check the ingredients of the bread you choose. A tiger crust doesn’t prove that it contains sourdough; one wholemeal sourdough bread reviewed from PLUS lists both wheat sourdough and baker’s yeast.
First decide which type of bread and crust you want. Then compare the nutritional information and choose a size that suits the number of holiday lunches you’re planning.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Wholemeal and fibre | Look for a wholemeal description and compare fibre per 100 g; a brown colour or tiger crust isn’t enough to go on. | If the bread itself is the priority for a child’s lunch, I want to be able to identify wholemeal bread and compare fibre values. Around 33% of consumers prioritise this. |
| Crust and convenience | Check whether the tiger crust you want is available as a whole or half loaf, and whether the bread is pre-sliced. | For a lunch that needs to be ready quickly, I look for a type of bread the child enjoys eating. This matters most to around 27% of consumers. |
| Sourdough and ingredients | Check whether sourdough is listed as an ingredient, and look separately at the wholemeal description and allergens. | When I’m specifically looking for the flavour and crust of sourdough, I don’t want to rely on the bread’s name alone. Around 20% of consumers prioritise this preference. |
| Size and storage | Choose a suitable whole or half loaf and follow the product’s storage or freezing instructions. | For a small lunch or changing holiday plans, I don’t want to have leftover bread without a plan for using it. This is the most important consideration for around 20% of consumers. |
The crust and brown colour don’t tell you how much fibre the bread contains. Jumbo lists 5.3 g of fibre per 100 g for Boeren Tijgerbrood Bruin and 7.3 g per 100 g for Boeren Tijgerbrood Volkoren Half.
Check the wholemeal description and compare the nutritional information for the specific products per 100 g.
Sourdough as a raising agent doesn’t, by itself, tell you whether a loaf is wholemeal or which allergens it contains. According to Voedingscentrum, baker’s salt contains iodine, but bakers aren’t required to use it.
Read the ingredients and allergen information, and check whether baker’s salt or iodised salt is listed. If the bread is unwrapped, ask the seller if necessary.
A whole loaf may be more than you need for one small holiday lunch. A half loaf is another size to consider.
Choose a size to suit the number of people eating. If you want to freeze the bread, follow the instructions for the product you’ve chosen; Albert Heijn says AH Tijger volkoren heel should be frozen on the day of purchase.
For a long day out, the filling needs a different kind of consideration from the bread. Voedingscentrum advises not leaving highly perishable food out of the fridge for more than two hours.
If your filling needs to stay chilled, take it in a cool bag with an ice pack and think about when you’ll be eating lunch.
Offers both wholemeal tiger bread and a separate wheat variety.
Offers brown and wholemeal tiger breads, as well as a separate range of rustic sourdough breads.
Offers a par-baked wholemeal tiger bread and a separate wholemeal bread made with sourdough.
Offers a whole, pre-sliced Boeren tijger volkoren loaf.
Describes its bread as fresh from the oven and uses a fibre guide on packaged loaves.
Among other options, it offers Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger bruin heel alongside other types of bread.
No. The tiger crust doesn’t tell you which raising agent was used. Check the ingredients if sourdough is a must-have for you; for example, the wholemeal sourdough bread reviewed from PLUS lists both wheat sourdough and baker’s yeast.
No. Sourdough doesn’t mean that a bread is gluten-free. The wholemeal sourdough bread reviewed from PLUS lists wheat, rye, barley and spelt, among other ingredients; check the allergen information for the bread you want to buy.
No. According to Voedingscentrum, baker’s salt contains iodine, but bakers don’t have to use it. Check the ingredients of packaged bread, or ask which salt has been used if the bread is unwrapped.
Keep any filling that needs to stay chilled cool, for example in a cool bag with an ice pack. Voedingscentrum recommends a fridge temperature of 4 °C and advises not leaving highly perishable food out of the fridge for more than two hours.
Ask the seller before you buy. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, allergen information for unpackaged food must be available where it’s offered for sale; for prepacked bread, the information is on the label.
