Which cooking essentials brands do AI assistants recommend in Netherlands? Q4 2026
In Netherlands, AI assistants most often recommend Heinz, Calvé and Kikkoman for cooking essentials. Heinz is named by 5 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Heinz (Kraft Heinz) is the cooking essentials brand AI assistants recommend most in Netherlands, taking 29.2% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Calvé follows with 20% and Kikkoman is third with 12.8%.
Heinz's lead over Calvé is 9.2 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
DeepSeek and Grok put Heinz first, while ChatGPT favours Calvé, Claude favours Maggi and Gemini favours Calvé.
The top five brands hold 80% of recommendations out of 13 brands named in total, so AI answers in this category are highly concentrated.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz | Kraft Heinz | 29.2% | 60 | 20 | 35 | 25 | 35 |
| 2 | Calvé | Unilever | 20% | 60 | – | – | 35 | 25 |
| 3 | Kikkoman | Kikkoman | 12.8% | 32 | – | 25 | – | 20 |
| 4 | Remia | Remia | 9.3% | 28 | – | – | 20 | 8 |
| 5 | Knorr | Unilever | 8.2% | 12 | 25 | – | – | 12 |
| 6 | Maggi | Nestlé | 5.8% | – | 35 | – | – | – |
| 7 | Conimex | Unilever | 5.3% | – | – | 20 | 12 | – |
| 8 | Johma | Signature Foods | 2% | – | – | 12 | – | – |
| 9 | Jumbo Vape | Independent | 2% | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| 10 | Zaanse | Remia | 1.3% | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Oliehoorn | Oliehoorn | 1.3% | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| 12 | Inproba | Inproba | 1.3% | – | – | – | 8 | – |
| 13 | Tamari | Generic | 1.3% | – | 8 | – | – | – |
Questions about AI cooking essentials recommendations
- Which cooking essentials brand does ChatGPT recommend most in Netherlands?
- ChatGPT recommends Calvé most often for cooking essentials in Netherlands. Across all assistants, Heinz leads with 29.2% of recommendations.
- Which cooking essentials brand is improving fastest in Netherlands?
- Maggi has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 1 of 1 answers where it appears, while holding 5.8% share. This is the first Q4 2026 reading; change over time will be shown from the next update.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- We ask each AI assistant the questions shoppers ask in each category and market, record the top five brands it names, and give 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points for positions one to five. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded.
Cooking Essentials: AI rankings by country
Covers: Sauces & Condiments.
Method: each AI assistant is asked the shopper questions for every segment in the category and market; the top five brands named score 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded. Rankings reflect AI answers, not sales.
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