Choose wholemeal tiger bread if fibre is your priority for a working-from-home lunch: product information from Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS lists 6.7 g, 7.5 g and 6.4 g of fibre per 100 g respectively for their wholemeal versions. If you prefer a light, airy crumb, white tiger bread may suit you better. Brown tiger bread is another option to try, but its colour doesn’t prove that it combines white and wholemeal flour. Check the ingredients and nutritional information to find out.
If bread is often your working-from-home lunch, you may mainly want to know how much fibre it contains. Compare the nutritional values per 100 g: product information from Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS lists more than 6 g of fibre per 100 g for their wholemeal tiger breads.
Like the crust, but don’t want to switch straight from light white bread to wholemeal? Brown tiger bread could be worth trying. If you’re looking for a particular grain content, don’t judge by the colour.
If you don’t eat bread at home every day, it’s also worth choosing a size that suits how much you’ll use. Check which version is available in your shop, and read the storage advice if you plan to freeze some of it.
Choose this if: fibre is your main priority when choosing bread for your working-from-home lunch.
The trade-off: if you prefer light white bread, you may find the crumb and flavour different.
Choose this if: you’d like to try a different crumb without giving up the tiger crust.
The trade-off: ‘brown’ alone tells you nothing about the proportion of wholemeal flour or the fibre content.
Choose this if: a light, airy crumb matters more to a fussy eater than the fibre content.
The trade-off: Albert Heijn lists 1.6 g of fibre per 100 g for AH Tijger wit half, compared with 6.7 g per 100 g for AH Tijger volkoren heel.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Fibre and type of grain | Read the product description and compare fibre per 100 g. | If I often have bread for lunch, I want to know how much fibre my chosen version contains. Around 44% of consumers are said to consider fibre content the most important factor. |
| Flavour and crumb | If possible, try a smaller loaf first; don’t judge the ingredients by the colour. | When choosing bread for a fussy eater, I want to pick something they’ll enjoy, even if switching to wholemeal isn’t right for them yet. Around 33% of consumers are said to put taste acceptance first. |
| Loaf size and availability | Check whether the loaf is whole or half, where it’s available and what the storage advice says. | If I don’t eat bread at home every day, I want to avoid having a whole loaf left over. Around 23% of consumers are said to care most about availability and reducing waste. |
The colour and a general grain name won’t tell you whether tiger bread is wholemeal. You could end up choosing a different grain composition from the one you had in mind.
Look up the product description and compare fibre per 100 g. If a loaf is said to combine white and wholemeal flour, check the ingredients list too.
According to the Voedingscentrum, bread doesn’t have to be made with baker’s salt. So you can’t tell whether it contains it from the name ‘tiger bread’ alone.
Check the ingredients for baker’s salt or iodised salt. If you’re buying unpackaged bread, ask for the product information.
If you only have bread for lunch occasionally, you may have a whole loaf left over before you’ve finished it.
Compare a whole and half loaf to see which suits you. If you want to freeze portions, follow the storage advice for that specific bread; PLUS recommends freezing its Volkoren tijger heel on the day of purchase.
Albert Heijn provides product information for both a white and a wholemeal tiger bread.
Jumbo Boeren Tijger Volkoren is a specific wholemeal version you can compare using its nutritional information.
PLUS Volkoren tijger heel is a whole loaf with product information on its nutritional values and storage.
ALDI lists Boeren tijger volkoren as a whole, pre-sliced loaf.
Dirk lists Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger bruin heel as a brown option alongside the white and wholemeal choices in this comparison.
Choose a wholemeal version if the type of grain and fibre content are your priorities. The Voedingscentrum recommends replacing white bread with wholemeal or brown bread as much as possible. Compare the specific bread per 100 g: Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list between 6.4 g and 7.5 g of fibre per 100 g for the wholemeal tiger breads mentioned here.
Not necessarily: the brown colour doesn’t tell you how much wholemeal flour the bread contains. If you’re specifically looking for a mix of white and wholemeal, check the product description, ingredients list and nutritional information for the version you’re buying.
No, you can’t tell from the type of bread alone: according to the Voedingscentrum, bread doesn’t have to be made with baker’s salt. Check the label to see whether baker’s salt or iodised salt is listed in the ingredients, or ask for the product information if you’re buying unpackaged bread.
Follow the storage advice for the bread you buy. PLUS recommends freezing its Volkoren tijger heel on the day of purchase; don’t automatically apply this advice to other versions.
Read the latest allergen information for the specific version before choosing it. Product information for the wholemeal tiger breads mentioned from Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS lists cereals containing gluten, including wheat. Check the packaging for information about any other allergens too.
