For elevenses, choose a 25g bag if you want a smaller, defined portion; choose a 35g to 40g bag if you want more crisps in one pack. Compare nutrition for the whole bag, then check the exact flavour’s ingredients and allergen advice if salt or dietary suitability affects your choice.
An individually sealed bag gives you a declared portion without dividing up a sharing pack. The examples here range from 25g Walkers bags to a 40g Tyrrells bag, according to the manufacturers’ product information.
Look at salt for the whole bag rather than relying on a flavour name. Walkers UK lists 0.34g salt per 25g Ready Salted bag; its separate Lightly Salted claim uses a comparison with the average salt value of regular potato crisps.
Check the precise flavour, not just the brand. Pipers labels Anglesey Sea Salt gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans, while REAL lists milk, soya and celery in its Roast Ox flavouring.
Start with the weight of the individual bag, then compare its own nutrition and label with the requirements that matter to you.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Portion | Check the weight of one sealed bag, not just the multipack weight. Walkers UK lists a 25g Ready Salted bag; Tyrrells lists a 40g Lightly Sea Salted bag, and REAL lists a 35g Sea Salt bag. | I want a smaller bag for a short break, or a larger single bag without opening a sharing pack. |
| Salt | Read salt per bag and note the bag weight. Walkers UK lists 0.34g per 25g Ready Salted bag. Walkers says its Lightly Salted variant has 45% less salt than the average value for regular potato crisps; that claim does not give the salt figure for every product bearing a similar name. | If salt affects my choice, I want the figure for the exact bag I will eat, not an assumption based on “lightly salted” or “sea salt”. |
| Ingredients | Read the exact flavour’s ingredient list, dietary statements and allergen advice, including any precautionary wording. Pipers labels Anglesey Sea Salt gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans; REAL lists milk, soya and celery in Roast Ox flavouring. | I need to check whether this particular flavour fits my dietary requirements rather than assuming every bag from a brand has the same recipe. |
| Flavour | Choose between a plain salted flavour and a seasoned one, then check the ingredients of the one you select. A flavour name alone does not establish its allergens or dietary status. | For a plain salted snack, I would compare the salted varieties; if I want a seasoned flavour, I would read that flavour’s label separately. |
A 25g Walkers bag and a 40g Tyrrells bag contain different amounts of crisps, so a per-100g figure does not describe what you get from eating either whole bag.
Check the individual pack weight and, where shown, its whole-bag energy and salt figures.
Walkers’ 45% less salt statement compares its Lightly Salted variant with the average value for regular potato crisps. It is not a substitute for comparing the salt amounts on the particular bags you are considering.
Use the salt-per-bag figure on each current pack, especially when bag sizes differ.
Ingredients can change with the flavour: REAL lists milk, soya and celery in its Roast Ox flavouring, while Pipers labels its Anglesey Sea Salt flavour suitable for vegans and gluten-free.
Read the current label for the exact flavour, including its ingredient list and any allergen or may-contain statement.
A reference point for 25g individual bags when comparing a smaller elevenses portion.
Its Lightly Sea Salted flavour offers a larger individual-bag size.
A 40g single-bag format for shoppers considering a larger portion.
Individual bags with flavour-specific sizes worth checking before comparison.
An option for shoppers looking at a plain salted flavour and its dietary labelling.
Its Sea Salt flavour is listed in a 35g bag, between the smaller and larger examples here.
These Walkers multipacks contain individually sized bags for an elevenses break. Compare the flavour and the weight of each bag before using the current pack label to check nutrition and ingredients.
No image available
Each 25g bag gives you a defined, smaller portion for elevenses. The multipack contains six bags; check the current Ready Salted label for whole-bag nutrition and allergen advice.
No image available
Six individual 25g bags offer a cheese-and-onion flavour in the smaller portion size. If the salt claim matters to you, check the pack’s per-bag figure and what its comparison covers; read this flavour’s ingredients separately.
No image available
This six-pack provides a Smoky Bacon flavour in individual 25g bags. Check the flavour’s ingredients if dietary suitability matters to you, and compare its own salt-per-bag figure rather than borrowing one from another variety.
No image available
At 24g per bag, this six-pack offers a slightly smaller declared bag weight than the 25g options shown here. If you vary the seasoning, follow the pack instructions and check which nutrition figure applies to the amount you use.
No image available
Six 25g bags make this a flavoured option with a defined portion for each break. Read the BBQ flavour’s ingredient and allergen information, and use its own whole-bag nutrition when comparing it with plain salted crisps.
Choose by how much you want in one sealed bag: 25g is smaller than the 35g REAL Sea Salt and 40g Tyrrells Lightly Sea Salted bags listed by their manufacturers. Check the individual-bag weight on a multipack rather than using its total weight.
No. Compare salt for the whole bag of each flavour. Walkers UK lists 0.34g per 25g Ready Salted bag, while its 45% less salt statement for Lightly Salted is a comparison with the average value for regular potato crisps, not a whole-bag figure for every lightly salted product.
No. Check the current ingredients, dietary labels and allergen advice for the exact flavour. Pipers labels Anglesey Sea Salt gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans, but that statement does not describe every plain salted crisp or every Pipers flavour.