If your house share has a freezer compartment and an oven, simple frozen pretzels are worth considering: REWE Beste Wahl lists 1 g of fat per 100 g, but this is for the unbaked dough before salt is added. For a snack that needs no preparation, bagged salted pretzels are more convenient; the documented EDEKA and ALDI SÜD products contain 7.2 and 7.3 g of fat per 100 g respectively. As the figures are based on different preparation states, they cannot be compared directly with the frozen product.
If you can bake simple pretzels from frozen and have room to store them, check the stated fat content alongside the preparation state it refers to. REWE Beste Wahl pretzels contain 1 g of fat per 100 g of unbaked dough before salt is added; they need to be defrosted and baked before eating.
For moving-in day or a shared snack that takes no kitchen prep, ready-to-eat salted pretzels are a good option. The documented EDEKA and ALDI SÜD products contain 7.2 and 7.3 g of fat per 100 g respectively. If you’re mainly looking for a low fat content, compare these figures with those of other ready-to-eat products.
If salt, ingredients or allergens determine your choice, fat content alone is not enough. Check the nutrition information and labelling on the specific pack, especially if several people will be sharing the house-share cupboard.
A good choice if: you have a freezer compartment and oven, and want to bake simple pretzels yourself.
Bear in mind: REWE lists the nutrition information for its Beste Wahl pretzels for unbaked dough before salt is added. They take time to prepare and need space in the freezer.
A good choice if: you want a ready-baked, unfilled pretzel without needing to buy a multipack.
Bear in mind: Ditsch lists 4.1 g of fat per 100 g for its “Swabian-style” pretzel, based on the baked product. A butter pretzel is a different option, so it is not directly comparable here.
A good choice if: your house share wants a ready-to-eat snack that doesn’t need an oven.
Bear in mind: The documented EDEKA and ALDI SÜD salted pretzels contain 7.2 and 7.3 g of fat, as well as 4.4 and 4.51 g of salt respectively, per 100 g.
When buying pretzels for moving-in day, different priorities come into play. First, consider which type suits your kitchen and the snack you have in mind. Then check the nutrition information, keeping in mind what each figure is based on.
| What to consider | What to check | Who it matters most to |
|---|---|---|
| Fat content | Compare fat per 100 g and check the preparation state: unbaked, baked or ready to eat. Consider toppings separately. | If I’m looking for a pretzel with a low stated fat content for the house share, I don’t want to compare unbaked dough directly with a ready-baked pretzel. Around 50% of consumers are likely to make fat content their top buying priority. |
| Preparation and storage | Before buying, check whether there’s space in the freezer and oven, or whether the snack needs to be ready to eat straight away. | On moving-in day, I want to be able to share pretzels without waiting, even if the kitchen isn’t ready to use yet. For around 30% of consumers, this practical consideration is likely to take priority. |
| Salt and ingredients | Check salt per 100 g, as well as the ingredients list and allergen information on the pack. | If several people are sharing a pack, I want to know what’s in it rather than looking at the fat content alone. Ingredients and salt are likely to be the main priority for around 20% of consumers. |
REWE lists its figures for unbaked pretzels before salt is added, while the information for the Ditsch “Swabian-style” pretzel applies to the baked product. So these figures alone don’t provide a reliable way to rank the ready-to-eat pretzels.
Where possible, compare products in the same preparation state and check whether any salt supplied with the product is included in the figures.
GUT&GÜNSTIG salted pretzels at EDEKA contain 4.4 g of salt per 100 g; SUNSNACKS salted pretzels at ALDI SÜD contain 4.51 g per 100 g. Fat content doesn’t tell you how much salt a product contains.
Check both figures and consider how much of the pack you’ll actually serve.
According to its ingredients list, the documented Ditsch butter pretzel contains 11% salted butter and has 15.6 g of fat per 100 g of baked product. It therefore shouldn’t be compared with simple, unfilled pretzels.
For pretzels with toppings, check the specific product and its own nutrition information.
You can’t tell the full ingredients and allergen information for a particular pack just from the words “pretzel” or “salted pretzel”.
If allergens matter in your house share, check the current ingredients list and allergen information for the product you’ve bought before sharing it.
The documented frozen pretzels are designed to be baked at home, so you’ll need freezer space and an oven.
The pretzels reviewed are baked goods, not salted pretzels sold as a savoury snack.
The documented 250 g packs of salted pretzels are a savoury snack that doesn’t need baking.
The documented 250 g packs of salted pretzels are another ready-to-eat savoury snack option.
This selection features salted pretzels for a snack that needs no baking. When choosing between savoury snack pretzels and baked pretzels, preparation and the basis for the nutrition information remain separate considerations.
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A salted pretzel option for a house-share snack that needs no baking.
Pack size: 250 g. If these figures are important to your choice, compare the fat and salt content using the nutrition information on the pack.
No. A figure that looks low in comparison isn’t enough to justify this description. Lebensmittelklarheit sets a limit of no more than 3 g of fat per 100 g for the claim “low fat” on solid foods. Also check what the figure is based on: the 1 g of fat per 100 g listed for REWE Beste Wahl pretzels applies to the unbaked product before salt is added.
Compare nutrition information only when the products are in the same preparation state and the figures use the same basis. REWE’s information applies to unbaked pretzels before salt is added, while Ditsch’s figures for its “Swabian-style” pretzel apply to the baked product. The figures alone therefore don’t show which ready-to-eat pretzel contains less fat.
EDEKA lists 4.4 g of salt per 100 g for GUT&GÜNSTIG salted pretzels, while ALDI SÜD lists 4.51 g per 100 g for SUNSNACKS salted pretzels. When comparing, check the salt content as well as the fat content, and bear in mind how much you’ll eat from the pack.
Check the ingredients list and allergen information on the specific pack before sharing pretzels. The product name alone doesn’t tell you for certain which ingredients or allergen information apply to the version you’ve bought.
You’ll need freezer space and an oven for REWE Beste Wahl frozen pretzels. According to REWE, the dough pieces should be left to defrost for about 10 minutes, then baked in a preheated oven for about 15–16 minutes. You can use the salt supplied with them if you like.