Choose chocolate sprinkles if you want a dry topping to scatter over your food. If you want to apply a topping precisely from a squeezy bottle, look for a liquid chocolate sauce instead — it’s a different type of product. For both options, check the current ingredients and allergen information before considering a product vegan. The milk and white varieties listed in the product information from Albert Heijn and Jumbo contain milk ingredients; the label ‘dark’ alone doesn’t confirm that a variety is vegan either.
You want a sweet, dry topping for bread, yoghurt or porridge. Check the ingredients for the variety you choose: the product information from Albert Heijn and Jumbo shows that dark, milk and white varieties can have different ingredients and allergens.
You want to squeeze a topping from a bottle. Check whether a liquid sauce suits the way you want to use it: dry sprinkles are scattered over food and have a different texture.
You may be looking for nutritional yeast flakes for a savoury dish, rather than chocolate sprinkles as a sweet topping. Albert Heijn lists nutritional yeast flakes as a separate product type.
First decide whether you want to scatter a topping or squeeze it from a bottle. Then check the ingredients and allergen information on the exact packaging. You’ll need to do the same if you switch from chocolate sprinkles to sauce.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients list and allergen information for the exact variety; also check for a vegan label. | If you’re looking for vegan chocolate sprinkles, don’t rely on the word ‘dark’ if you need to avoid milk ingredients. Vegan suitability is the top priority for around 50% of consumers. |
| Sprinkles or squeezy bottle | Check whether the packaging contains dry sprinkles or a liquid sauce, and whether it comes in the format you want to use. | If you want to apply a topping precisely from a squeezy bottle, dry sprinkles won’t meet that need. The product format is the main consideration for around 40% of consumers. |
| Sweet or savoury | Check whether the product is labelled as chocolate sprinkles or nutritional yeast flakes, and whether it’s suitable for the dish you have in mind. | If you’re making a savoury dish, you won’t want to choose sweet chocolate sprinkles by mistake. This distinction is the top priority for around 10% of consumers. |
Albert Heijn’s De Ruijter dark sprinkles list soya and carry a warning that the product may contain milk. So ‘dark’ doesn’t confirm that a product is vegan. For anyone with a milk allergy, a warning about possible traces of milk is also a separate consideration.
Read the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging for the exact variety you’re buying, and consider any vegan label separately from allergen warnings.
Dry chocolate sprinkles don’t have the same format or texture as liquid chocolate sauce. Choosing a box of sprinkles won’t meet your need to squeeze a topping from a bottle.
Choose the product format before selecting a pack. If a squeezy bottle is essential, check the packaging, ingredients and allergen information for a liquid sauce separately.
The product information from Albert Heijn and Jumbo lists milk ingredients in the De Ruijter milk and white varieties reviewed. The ingredients in a dark variety don’t automatically apply to those flavours or to a mixed pack.
Check each flavour on its own packaging, even when the brand and product name are largely the same.
Chocolate sprinkles in dark, milk and white varieties listed in the product information from Albert Heijn and Jumbo.
Jumbo lists its own chocolate sprinkles in dark and milk varieties, in 300 g packs.
PLUS lists Fairtrade dark chocolate sprinkles in a 300 g box.
No, the label ‘dark’ doesn’t confirm that. Check the current ingredients, allergen information and any vegan label for your chosen variety. For De Ruijter dark chocolate sprinkles, Albert Heijn lists soya and a warning about possible traces of milk.
Not if your chosen variety contains milk ingredients. For De Ruijter milk sprinkles, Albert Heijn lists milk and lactose; for De Ruijter white sprinkles, Jumbo lists ingredients including milk powder, lactose and milk fat. Always check the ingredients list on the specific packaging you’re buying, too.
The allergen information helps you assess your chosen variety carefully, but it doesn’t answer on its own whether a product is vegan. For anyone with a milk allergy, a warning about possible traces of milk is also a separate consideration.
Follow the storage and resealing instructions on the packaging for the exact variety. These instructions are important if you want to use the sprinkles again after opening, too.
