For a protein-focused shared snack, compare the exact products per 100g rather than assuming every lentil chip is high in protein: Waitrose & Partners lists 30g for The Curators Tangy Cheese Protein Chips and 22g for Waitrose Paprika Popped Tortillas, while M&S Food lists 24.8g for its Smoked Paprika tortillas. Choose sealed individual portions if a sharing bag would remain open too long; for a communal tin, keep the ingredient and allergen information beside it and follow the pack’s storage instructions.
If you want a tortilla-style snack with more protein than a conventional corn option, compare the nutrition panels alongside the opened-pack instructions. A bag that needs prompt consumption may not suit a tin that is refilled only occasionally.
A sealed single portion avoids leaving a sharing bag open between snack breaks. Waitrose & Partners lists 10g protein in a 48g, one-serving bag of Doritos Protein Sizzling Steak; compare that pack amount with the portion you would take from a larger bag.
Keep the current ingredient and allergen statement accessible when colleagues share food. The researched products have different soya, milk and sesame statements, so a previous pack or another flavour is not a substitute for checking the one being served.
Start with protein per 100g for a like-for-like product comparison, then check the amount in the portion people will actually take and whether the pack suits the way the office tin is used.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Protein in a portion | Compare protein per 100g, then the labelled serving or whole pack. Waitrose & Partners lists 30g per 100g for The Curators Tangy Cheese Protein Chips and 22g per 100g, or 6.6g per 30g serving, for Waitrose Paprika Popped Tortillas; M&S Food lists 24.8g per 100g for its Smoked Paprika tortillas. | I want to know what a colleague would get from the portion they take, not just which bag has the larger number on its front. |
| Pack format | Check whether the product is a multi-serving bag or a sealed single portion. Waitrose & Partners describes Doritos Protein Sizzling Steak as a 48g, one-serving pack with 10g protein. | Will colleagues take snacks occasionally over several days, or will a shared bag be used soon after opening? |
| Allergen information | Read the current ingredient list and any precautionary allergen statement for the exact flavour. Keep that information with chips transferred to a communal container. | I need colleagues to be able to check the food themselves, even when the original bag is no longer around the chips. |
| Storage after opening | Follow the named product’s instructions: Waitrose & Partners says to consume The Curators Tangy Cheese Protein Chips within 24 hours of opening, while M&S Food instructs buyers to store its opened Smoked Paprika tortillas in an airtight container. | A tin that sits partly full for days needs a different plan from a bag opened for one office gathering. |
| Full nutrition panel | Read the energy, fat and salt figures as well as protein, using the same per-100g basis when comparing products. Check the labelled serving size separately. | Protein matters to my choice, but I do not want the claim on the front of a bag to stand in for the rest of its nutrition information. |
Recipes differ. Waitrose & Partners lists 30g protein per 100g for The Curators Tangy Cheese Protein Chips, whereas Doritos UK lists 6.1g per 100g for conventional Cool Original tortilla chips.
Compare the nutrition panels per 100g, then check the protein in the portion or pack someone is likely to eat.
Colleagues cannot check the exact ingredients or allergen warnings from an unmarked container. Statements can also differ between products and flavours.
Keep the original bag or a legible copy of its current ingredient and allergen panel beside the tin.
Opened-pack directions are product-specific. Waitrose & Partners says to consume The Curators Tangy Cheese Protein Chips within 24 hours of opening; M&S Food calls for an airtight container after opening its Smoked Paprika tortillas.
Follow the chosen pack’s instructions. If the tin will be used only occasionally, consider sealed individual portions instead of opening a large bag.
A protein description does not give you the product’s energy, fat or salt figures, or the amount in the serving placed in the tin.
Check the full nutrition panel and the labelled portion before comparing it with another snack.
These examples refer to the named products, not every snack made by each brand; check the current pack when choosing a flavour or format.
Tangy Cheese Protein Chips are a lentil-and-soya tortilla-style option for a shared snack.
Smoked Paprika Popped Red Lentil Tortillas offer a multi-serving, tortilla-style format.
Waitrose High Protein Paprika Popped Tortillas are another multi-serving option to compare for the office tin.
The named products illustrate different choices: a sealed Protein Sizzling Steak portion and conventional Cool Original tortilla chips.
Mature Cheddar & Red Onion Tortillas are a conventional flavoured sharing option listed by Sainsbury’s.
These are lentil- and chickpea-based savoury snacks to consider alongside the tortilla-style products discussed above. Lentil cakes and hummus chips are different formats from tortilla chips, so compare the current packs before choosing one for the office tin.
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A lentil-cake option if the office is open to a format other than tortilla chips. Compare the pack’s protein per 100g and allergen statement, and follow its instructions if you open it for a shared tin.
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A lentil-chip format to consider when sharing chips matters as well as protein. Use the current nutrition panel to compare its protein per 100g with tortilla options, and keep its allergen information with any chips put in the tin.
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A hummus-chip option for a shared savoury snack, rather than a tortilla chip. If protein is the reason for buying, compare the amount per 100g and per portion on the current pack before deciding.
Compare the protein listed per 100g first, then check the amount per labelled serving or whole pack. The first figure helps you compare products on the same basis; the second is more useful for deciding what to put out for each colleague.
You can use a communal container only while keeping the current ingredient and allergen information accessible and following the product’s opened-pack instructions. Waitrose & Partners says to consume The Curators Tangy Cheese Protein Chips within 24 hours of opening, while M&S Food instructs buyers to store its opened Smoked Paprika tortillas in an airtight container.
Do not assume so. The Curators Tangy Cheese product contains soya and milk ingredients; Waitrose Paprika Popped Tortillas contain soya and may contain sesame; and M&S Food says its Smoked Paprika tortillas are not suitable for people with sesame or soya allergy. Check the current pack for the exact product being shared.
No: gluten-free describes a different product attribute. Sainsbury’s lists Kettle Mature Cheddar & Red Onion Tortillas as gluten-free, while Waitrose & Partners separately lists 22g protein per 100g for its High Protein Paprika Popped Tortillas. Check the protein figure on each product’s own nutrition panel rather than using a gluten-free description as a guide.