For an individual bag of potato crisps, Walkers Oven Baked Sea Salt is one option to compare at 96 kcal per 22 g pack, according to Walkers UK. Seabrook Sea Salted Crunchies have 82 kcal per bag, but that bag is smaller at 18 g and Seabrook labels them potato snacks. Compare the amount each person is likely to eat, then check the exact flavour’s allergen information before sharing.
Individual packs make it easier to compare the calories in the bag each guest might eat. Walkers UK lists 96 kcal for a 22 g Oven Baked Sea Salt pack; Seabrook lists 82 kcal for an 18 g Sea Salted Crunchies bag. The amounts of food differ.
Look at both pack calories and kcal per 100 g rather than assuming a smaller bag has a lower-calorie recipe. Walkers UK lists 438 kcal per 100 g for Oven Baked Sea Salt; the checked Seabrook Sea Salted conventional crisps list 516 kcal per 100 g, according to Seabrook Crisps.
Check every flavour’s current ingredient and allergen declaration before putting several bags out to share. Dietary descriptions and may-contain statements can differ between products, including products from the same brand.
Start with the calories in the portion you expect someone to eat; use the per-100 g figure to compare products at the same weight.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Portion calories | Read kcal for the whole bag or intended serving and its weight in grams. Check whether a multipack contains individual bags or a larger sharing pack. | I want to know the calories in the amount each person will actually eat, not just a figure for 100 g. |
| Recipe comparison | Compare kcal and fat on the same per-100 g basis, then return to the intended portion. A less-fat claim does not state the calories in your chosen serving. | If I am comparing recipes, I do not want a smaller pack or a fat claim to obscure the calorie figure. |
| Dietary suitability | Read the ingredient list, allergen declaration and any dietary claim on each exact flavour and pack. Check may-contain statements as well as ingredients. | Guests with dietary requirements need information for the bags I will serve, rather than an assumption about the brand’s whole range. |
| Snack type | Identify whether the product is a potato crisp, a potato snack, a lentil crisp or another snack. Compare pack format as well as nutrition figures. | I may be happy with a crisp-style alternative, or I may specifically want conventional potato crisps for the picnic. |
Seabrook Crisps lists 82 kcal for an 18 g Sea Salted Crunchies bag, while Walkers UK lists 96 kcal for a 22 g Oven Baked Sea Salt pack. Those figures describe different amounts of food.
Read the grams alongside whole-bag kcal, and use kcal per 100 g when you want a same-weight comparison.
Tyrrells gives a less-fat comparison for its Lentil Crisps, but lists 140–141 kcal per 30 g serving across the flavours shown in its nutrition information.
Check the selected flavour’s kcal, fat and serving weight separately rather than using the fat claim as a calorie ranking.
Ingredients and allergen statements vary by product. Seabrook Crisps, for example, lists possible milk, soya, sulphites and cereals containing gluten for Sea Salted Crunchies.
Read the current declaration on each pack before serving guests with allergies or other dietary requirements.
The checked sea-salt and salted examples from KETTLE Chips, Tyrrells, REAL Hand Cooked Crisps, Seabrook and McCoy's list 515–533 kcal per 100 g. Walkers UK lists 438 kcal per 100 g for Oven Baked Sea Salt. These are specific products, not figures for every flavour in those ranges.
If calories are the deciding factor, compare the exact products at the same weight and then check the calories in the bag you plan to buy.
These figures refer to the named products and serving sizes, not every crisp made by each brand.
Oven Baked Sea Salt offers an individually portioned potato-crisp option.
The named products include lentil crisps and Lightly Sea Salted potato crisps; they are different choices.
Lightly Salted is a hand-cooked potato-crisp option.
Sea Salted Crunchies are labelled potato snacks; Sea Salted crisps are a separate product.
The checked Salted product is a ridged potato-crisp choice.
REAL Sea Salt is a hand-cooked potato-crisp option.
These options cover individual bags of popped snacks, a baked-crisp variety pack, green-bean crisps and lentil cakes. Lentil cakes are an alternative snack rather than crisps; check each product’s portion information if bag calories are your main consideration.
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Five 17 g bags provide individual portions of a popped snack for the picnic. Check the pack’s calorie and milk-allergen information before sharing.
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This multipack contains five 17 g bags of a popped snack. Read the calorie figure and any milk or soya may-contain statement on the exact pack when planning what to serve.
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Six 22 g bags offer individually portioned baked crisps in a variety pack. Walkers UK lists 96 kcal for a 22 g Oven Baked Sea Salt pack; check the calories and allergens on each flavour in this pack separately.
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A 30 g bag of green-bean vegetable crisps offers a different product type from potato crisps. Check the pack’s kcal figure and ingredient declaration before comparing it with smaller individual bags.
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This 100 g pack contains lentil cakes rather than crisps or individually wrapped crisp bags. Check how many cakes you intend to serve and read the pack’s portion and allergen information.
Compare the calories in the whole bag each person is likely to eat, alongside its weight. For a same-weight comparison, check kcal per 100 g too: Seabrook Crisps lists 82 kcal for an 18 g Sea Salted Crunchies bag, while Walkers UK lists 96 kcal for a 22 g Oven Baked Sea Salt pack.
Do not assume so from the word “baked”. Walkers UK lists 96 kcal per 22 g pack for Oven Baked Sea Salt, but a buying comparison still needs the calorie figure and portion size for each exact product.
Seabrook describes Sea Salted Crunchies as potato snacks. If you are happy with a crisp-style alternative, compare their 18 g bag with the portion you would eat of a conventional crisp; do not treat the two product types or bag sizes as identical.
Read the ingredients and allergen declaration on every exact flavour before serving it. Seabrook Crisps lists possible milk, soya, sulphites and cereals containing gluten for Sea Salted Crunchies; a statement for one product must not be applied to another flavour.
Follow the storage directions on the product you buy and keep bags sealed until serving. The Walkers product information specifies a cool, dry place for unopened packs.