If you want to eat bread during your journey, choose white sourdough that’s ready to eat and buy it shortly before you set off. A part-baked loaf is a better choice if you’ll have access to an oven later and can follow the storage instructions. Check the ingredients and allergens for both options. If nutritional value matters more to you than your preference for white bread, compare brown and wholemeal bread too. According to the Voedingscentrum, white bread contains fewer nutrients.
If you want to make a sandwich and eat it before setting off or at your first stop, look for white sourdough that’s ready to eat. Check this even when buying a packaged loaf: some sourdough breads are intended to be baked later.
If you’re shopping in advance and can bake the bread later, you could consider a packaged, part-baked loaf. Follow the storage instructions for your chosen bread while transporting and storing it.
If you need to avoid wheat or gluten, or want to know whether baker’s salt has been used, the information for the specific loaf is what matters. The term ‘sourdough’ doesn’t tell you either way.
First, decide when you want to eat the bread and whether you’ll have an oven later. Then compare the type of bread and the label on the loaf you’re planning to take with you.
Choose this if: you want to eat bread during your journey or at your first stop.
Bear in mind: shop-baked loaves aren’t always available to order online, so check where you can buy the type you want before setting off.
Choose this if: you want to shop in advance and can bake the loaf at your destination.
Bear in mind: baking requires an oven and takes time. The packaging will tell you how to store the bread until then.
Choose this if: nutritional value matters more to you than your preference for white sourdough.
The difference: according to the Voedingscentrum, white bread contains fewer nutrients than brown or wholemeal bread.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Ready to eat | Check whether the bread is ready to eat or needs baking, and read the storage advice. | I want to eat bread at my first stop without needing an oven. For around 38% of consumers, being able to eat it straight away is the priority. |
| Flavour and shape | Check whether you’re choosing a fresh sourdough loaf, tear-and-share bread or a baguette, and whether the shape works for the fillings you have planned. | The flavour and texture of white sourdough determine which bread I take with me. Around 31% of consumers give this preference priority. |
| Ingredients and nutritional value | Read the ingredients and allergen information. If you wish, check whether baker’s salt is used and compare the nutritional information for white, brown and wholemeal bread. | I want to know which grains the bread contains and whether its nutritional value suits my choice. For around 31% of consumers, this balance of label information and nutrition matters most. |
Jumbo Desem Breekbrood Wit contains wheat and spelt, among other ingredients, while PLUS Korenlanders Desem Wit contains wheat and rye. The name ‘sourdough’ doesn’t mean a bread is gluten-free.
If you need to avoid gluten or wheat, check the latest allergen information for the exact product you’re buying.
According to the Voedingscentrum, using baker’s salt in bread isn’t compulsory. So the term ‘sourdough’ doesn’t tell you whether baker’s salt has been used in that loaf.
Look for baker’s salt in the ingredients list, or ask which salt has been used if you’re buying unpackaged bread.
A part-baked loaf that still needs baking isn’t suitable if you plan to eat it straight away during your journey.
Check the preparation instructions before buying and choose bread that’s ready to eat for that stop.
Sourdough doesn’t turn white bread into wholemeal bread. The Voedingscentrum states that white bread contains fewer nutrients than brown or wholemeal bread.
Compare the type of bread and its nutritional information if fibre and nutritional value are important to your choice.
The AH Liefde & Passie and OerDesem ranges are worth considering if you’re looking for fresh sourdough.
Jumbo offers both rustic sourdough loaves and a packaged Desem Breekbrood Wit.
Lidl offers a rustic white wheat sourdough loaf to buy in store.
Aldi offers a wider range of bread, including white loaves and part-baked products.
Plus offers Korenlanders Desem Wit, as well as a white sourdough baguette that needs to be baked.
Dirk lists both white bread and sourdough in its bread category.
No. Making bread with sourdough doesn’t make white bread wholemeal. According to the Voedingscentrum, white bread contains fewer nutrients than brown or wholemeal bread. Compare the type of bread and its nutritional information if this matters to your choice.
No. According to the Voedingscentrum, baker’s salt isn’t compulsory when baking bread. Check the ingredients list on packaged bread, or ask which salt has been used if you’re buying unpackaged bread.
Follow the storage instructions for your chosen bread. If you buy regular bread well in advance, the Voedingscentrum advises freezing it in portions straight after purchase and taking out only the portion you need each day.
No, don’t assume it is. Jumbo Desem Breekbrood Wit and PLUS Korenlanders Desem Wit contain wheat and gluten. If you need to avoid gluten, check the gluten-free label and the latest allergen information for the specific loaf.
