For your coffee morning, choose tiger bread labelled as wholemeal and compare the fibre per 100 g for the exact product variants. Then consider how much bread you need, and whether you have the time and oven space to finish baking it at home. Before serving, check the ingredients and allergen information for your guests.
You’re looking for bread labelled as wholemeal for your coffee morning, and want to compare the fibre per 100 g. For the wholemeal tiger breads described, Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list 6.7 g, 7.3 g and 6.4 g of fibre per 100 g respectively.
You want to know how much preparation the bread needs. PLUS’s part-baked wholemeal tiger bread needs to be finished in the oven, while ALDI describes its Boeren tijger volkoren as a whole, pre-sliced loaf.
You want to check the ingredients and allergen warnings on the pack you choose before serving. The wholemeal tiger breads described by Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list wheat and gluten; their information about other allergens present or that may be present varies.
For a coffee morning, it’s not just the wholemeal label that matters. Consider the preparation needed, how much bread you’ll need and the ingredients for your guests, too.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Wholemeal and fibre | Check the product description and compare fibre per 100 g in the nutritional information for the exact variants. | If you’re specifically looking for wholemeal tiger bread, you’ll want to know which loaf carries that label and how much fibre it contains; around 42% of consumers prioritise wholemeal bread and fibre. |
| Crust and ease of serving | Check the loaf size, whether it’s pre-sliced and any instructions for finishing it in the oven. | If the bread needs to be on the table on time, you’ll want to choose in advance between baking it at home and serving it straight away; roughly 33% of consumers prioritise crust and ease of serving. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients and allergen warnings on the pack; compare salt only on the same per-100 g basis. | When buying bread for guests, you’ll want to know which ingredients and allergens are listed and be able to compare the salt content; this is the main concern for around 25% of consumers. |
A brown colour or tiger-patterned crust doesn’t automatically mean a loaf is wholemeal. Dirk describes the variant in question as Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger bruin heel.
Look for a loaf that is labelled as wholemeal and read the ingredients list before comparing fibre per 100 g.
You can’t directly compare a figure per serving with one per 100 g. Figures can also vary between specific product variants.
For product comparisons, always use fibre per 100 g and check the nutritional information on the pack.
PLUS’s part-baked Korenlanders Boeren tijger volkoren needs oven space and time just before serving. PLUS says to preheat the oven to 240 °C, then bake the bread for 10 minutes at 200 °C.
Choose this variant only if finishing it in the oven fits your plans; otherwise, look for a loaf that doesn’t need baking at home.
The wholemeal tiger breads described list wheat and gluten. Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS also list different other allergens that are present or may be present.
Ask your guests in advance which ingredients they avoid, and check the current packaging of the loaf you buy.
Albert Heijn describes AH Tijger volkoren heel as a wholemeal wheat loaf with a tiger-patterned crust.
Jumbo describes Boeren Tijger Volkoren as a wholemeal wheat loaf with a tiger-patterned crust.
PLUS describes Korenlanders Boeren tijger volkoren 1/2 as a part-baked half loaf of wholemeal wheat bread with a tiger-patterned crust.
Lidl describes Tijger volkoren as an 800 g in-store product.
ALDI describes Boeren tijger volkoren as a whole, pre-sliced loaf.
Dirk describes Bakker van der Akker Boeren tijger bruin heel as brown tiger bread.
No. The description ‘brown’ on its own doesn’t mean that a loaf is wholemeal. Dirk describes its tiger bread variant as brown; if you want wholemeal bread, check the description and ingredients of the exact variant.
Of the three variants described here with a fibre figure per 100 g, Jumbo lists 7.3 g for Boeren Tijger Volkoren, compared with 6.7 g for Albert Heijn and 6.4 g for PLUS. This comparison applies only to these variants and this nutritional basis; check the current label.
Part-baked tiger bread works well if you have time and access to an oven just before serving. For Korenlanders Boeren tijger volkoren, PLUS says to preheat the oven to 240 °C and bake the bread for 10 minutes at 200 °C. If you can’t fit that preparation in, choose a loaf that doesn’t need baking at home.
Check the ingredients and allergen warnings on the pack of the bread you’re actually serving. The wholemeal tiger breads described by Albert Heijn, Jumbo and PLUS list wheat and gluten, but their other allergen information varies.
Read the ingredients list for the exact bread variant: Albert Heijn lists iodised salt in AH Tijger volkoren heel. The Bakers’ Salt Use Agreement sets out arrangements for using iodised salt in bread, but it doesn’t tell you which ingredients are in each individual tiger bread.
