Office workers changing their usual crisp break
If you want more protein than a conventional small potato-crisp pack, compare the amount in the whole bag you would eat, not just the wording on its front.
Who is choosing?
The useful comparison depends on whether you want one portion for your own desk or snacks that several colleagues can choose from.
Commuters looking for an individual bag
A crisp-style bag needs no preparation, but the listed portions vary. Decide whether a 35g bag or a larger 50g bag suits the snack you plan to take to work.
People stocking a shared office drawer
Check each flavour’s ingredients and allergen declaration separately. A vegetarian or gluten-free description does not tell you whether a product contains milk or soy.
What should you compare?
Start with the portion you would actually eat, then read protein and the rest of the nutrition panel on that same basis.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
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| Protein per portion | Read protein for the complete bag or intended serving. Check whether a prominent figure is instead stated per 100g. | I want to know how much protein is in the amount I will eat at my desk, not assume that lentil or protein wording answers the question. |
| Bag size and calories | Compare the pack weight and calories on the same serving basis. Applied Nutrition states 210 kcal for its 50g Protein Chips bag; EatProtein states 89 kcal per Cheese & Onion bag, according to the respective manufacturers. | Some days I want a smaller break; on others, I may choose a larger bag. The protein figure needs to make sense alongside the portion. |
| Salt and the full label | Read salt for the exact flavour and portion, alongside protein, fat and calories. Do not use a baked or lentil description as a substitute for the nutrition panel. | If I am keeping savoury snacks at work regularly, I want to compare the whole label rather than choose on protein alone. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Check the ingredients and allergen declaration for every flavour. EatProtein lists soy and milk ingredients for Cheese & Onion; Tyrrells lists milk and a may-contain warning for soy and gluten on its Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps. | When colleagues will share the supply, I need packaging that lets each person check whether a particular flavour suits them. |
What can be misleading?
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Treating different bag sizes as identical servings
According to their manufacturers, Applied Nutrition lists 15g protein per 50g bag and The Curators lists 10g per 35g bag. The amount in a complete bag does not, by itself, compare protein concentration.
Compare the complete portion you expect to eat and, if useful, each product’s per-100g figures. Keep the bag size and calories beside the protein number.
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Assuming lentil or baked means a large protein serving
Tyrrells lists 4.2g protein per 30g serving of Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps. An ingredient or cooking description does not establish the protein amount in your portion.
Use the protein line on the exact product’s nutrition table, and check whether it describes a serving, a whole bag or 100g.
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Putting one flavour in a shared drawer without checking allergens
EatProtein Cheese & Onion contains soy and milk ingredients. Other flavours can have different ingredients or may-contain statements, so a claim about one product cannot cover a mixed selection.
Keep the original packaging available and check every flavour before stocking snacks for colleagues.
Brand and product references
These figures describe the named products and portions, not every flavour or product made by each brand.
Applied Nutrition
Its Protein Chips offer a 50g individual bag for comparison with smaller crisp-style portions.
- Applied Nutrition states 15g pea protein and 210 kcal per 50g bag and describes the product as oven-baked, gluten-free and soy-free.
- A 50g bag is a different portion from a smaller crisp pack; compare calories as well as protein.
EatProtein
Cheese & Onion Protein Crisps are an individual-bag option with manufacturer-stated protein and calorie figures.
- EatProtein lists 11.2g protein, 89 kcal and 4.0g fibre per bag.
- The Cheese & Onion ingredients include soy and milk.
The Curators
Its lentil-based Protein Chips are listed in 35g bags, including a 20-pack format for group supplies.
- The Curators states 10g protein per 35g bag.
- Check the ingredients and allergen information for the flavour you order.
Tyrrells
Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps provide a lentil-crisp reference rather than a substitute for the stated protein amounts in the specialist bags above.
- Tyrrells lists 4.2g protein and 0.23g salt per 30g serving.
- This flavour contains milk and may contain soy and gluten.
Walkers
Ready Salted provides a familiar 25g potato-crisp pack for a portion-by-portion comparison.
- Walkers lists 1.6g protein and 130 kcal per 25g Ready Salted pack.
- Those figures are for Ready Salted, not every Walkers flavour.
KETTLE Chips
Lightly Salted is a sharing-crisp option whose nutrition figures need to be read against an intended serving.
- KETTLE Chips lists 6.5g protein per 100g and describes Lightly Salted as gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian.
- A per-100g figure is not the protein amount in a smaller individual portion.
Seabrook
Sea Salted is another individual potato-crisp pack to compare with protein-led snacks.
- Seabrook lists 1.9g protein, 164 kcal and 0.4g salt per 31.8g bag and describes this product as gluten-free and suitable for vegans.
- Its stated protein amount is for Sea Salted, not the rest of the range.
McCoy's
Salted Flavour is a ridged potato crisp with nutrition stated per 100g.
- McCoy's lists 6.6g protein and 1.3g salt per 100g for Salted Flavour.
- Check the intended serving rather than treating 100g as a single-pack amount; the product may contain milk, soy, gluten and mustard.
REAL Hand Cooked Crisps
Keep the brand’s crisp range distinct from its Midland pork scratchings when comparing office snacks.
- REAL describes its crisp range as vegetarian and gluten-free.
- Its separate Midland pork scratchings contain pork, soy and wheat ingredients; their per-100g protein figure is not a figure for the crisp range.
Crisp-style options on Joybuy
These lentil cakes, hummus chips and lentil chips are crisp-style options for an office snack. Check protein for your intended portion rather than assuming their names indicate the same per-bag amounts as the specialist protein crisps discussed above.
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Kallo Protein Packed Lentil Cakes 100g
These lentil cakes offer a crisp-style option for a desk snack. Check protein for the number of cakes you intend to eat; the product name alone is not a per-cake figure.
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Eat Real Tomato & Basil Hummus Chips 110g
The 110g bag is an option when colleagues want a flavoured, crisp-style snack to share. Read the nutrition panel for the portion each person would eat rather than treating the bag as a single serving.
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Eat Real Sea Salt Lentil Chips 95g
This 95g bag offers a lentil-chip alternative for office snacking. Check protein and salt for your intended portion; a lentil-based name does not establish either amount per serving.
Common questions
How do I compare the protein in crisp-style office snacks?
Compare the declared protein in the complete bag or portion you plan to eat. Applied Nutrition states 15g per 50g bag, EatProtein states 11.2g per Cheese & Onion bag and The Curators states 10g per 35g bag; because those portions differ, read the pack weight and the rest of each nutrition panel too.
Are protein crisps suitable for everyone in a shared office?
No single flavour can be assumed suitable for everyone: check its ingredients and allergen declaration before offering it to colleagues. EatProtein Cheese & Onion contains soy and milk, while Tyrrells Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps contain milk and may contain soy and gluten.
Do HFSS rules ban high-protein crisps as office snacks?
England’s HFSS retail-promotion and placement rules do not establish a general ban on office snacks. Department of Health and Social Care guidance dated 29 September 2023 concerns specified products and businesses operating in and selling to England. State-funded school food is governed separately; Department for Education guidance dated 14 September 2026 says updated school standards are subject to Parliamentary approval and expected to take effect in September 2027. A school procurement decision needs a check against the applicable standards for the exact product.
What should I check before ordering a multipack for work?
Check the number and size of the individual bags, the nutrition information for one bag and the ingredients of every flavour included. The Curators lists a 20 × 35g Protein Chips format, according to the manufacturer; a sharing bag calls for a separate decision about the portion each person will take.