Start with crisps explicitly labelled suitable for vegans, then compare both kcal per 100g and kcal for the amount you expect to eat. Among the manufacturer-described vegan products considered here, Seabrook Crunchies have lower declared kcal per 100g than KETTLE Vegan Sheese & Red Onion; the Seabrook bags also carry precautionary allergen statements, so vegan suitability must not replace an allergen check.
If vegan suitability and calories both matter, compare the exact flavour’s suitability statement before looking at its kcal per 100g. Then check kcal for the bag or portion you plan to eat: a small bag and a sharing pack answer different questions.
A vegan statement does not settle whether a product meets an allergy-related need. Seabrook’s vegan Crunchies flavours carry may-contain statements for milk, soya, sulphites and cereals containing gluten. The Food Standards Agency advises against using vegan labelling as a substitute for allergen information.
A labelled single bag makes the amount straightforward to compare. Seabrook Crisps declares 81 kcal per 18g bag for Salt & Vinegar Crunchies and 82 kcal per 18g bag for Sea Salted Crunchies; with a sharing bag, check the amount you intend to serve.
Confirm vegan suitability for the exact flavour, compare calories on the same weight basis, then check the portion and any allergen statements.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Vegan suitability | Look for an explicit vegan or plant-based statement for the exact flavour and pack. A vegetarian statement alone does not confirm vegan suitability. | I want to avoid animal-derived ingredients without relying on what a flavour name seems to imply. |
| Comparable calories | Compare kcal per 100g, then kcal for the bag or amount you will eat. Seabrook Crisps declares 448–453 kcal per 100g for its two vegan Crunchies flavours; KETTLE Chips declares 514 kcal per 100g for Vegan Sheese & Red Onion. | Different pack sizes make the front-of-pack calorie figures hard to compare, so I want figures measured on the same basis. |
| Portion and salt | Check the bag weight, stated serving and salt figure on the nutrition panel. For a sharing bag, decide how much you plan to serve before comparing it with a single bag. | A defined small bag suits me when I want to know the amount I am having without dividing up a sharing pack. |
| Allergen information | Read the ingredients and precautionary allergen statement on the exact pack. Seabrook’s vegan Crunchies flavours state that they may contain milk, soya, sulphites and cereals containing gluten. | When shopping for someone with an allergy or other food hypersensitivity, I cannot use a vegan claim as an allergen check. The Food Standards Agency makes the same distinction. |
Walkers describes Oven Baked Sea Salt as suitable for vegetarians, but that statement alone does not establish vegan suitability. Flavouring and ingredient details need checking for each product.
Look for an explicit vegan or plant-based statement for the exact flavour, and recheck the physical pack when buying.
A smaller bag can have fewer calories as a portion while its kcal per 100g tells a different story about the product itself. A sharing bag also leaves the amount eaten up to you.
Use kcal per 100g to compare products, then use the labelled bag or serving figure to judge the amount you plan to eat.
The vegan Seabrook Crunchies flavours carry may-contain statements for milk, soya, sulphites and cereals containing gluten. The Food Standards Agency warns that vegan labelling is not a proxy for allergen labelling.
If an allergy or food hypersensitivity is involved, check both the ingredient list and precautionary allergen statement on the exact pack.
Manufacturer figures for the products discussed here differ: Seabrook Crunchies list 448–453 kcal per 100g, while KETTLE Vegan Sheese & Red Onion lists 514 kcal per 100g. Vegan suitability does not itself indicate a calorie figure.
Compare the nutrition panels product by product rather than treating “vegan” as a calorie description.
Seabrook Crisps labels its Salt & Vinegar and Sea Salted Crunchies suitable for vegans. Both come in 18g bags.
KETTLE Chips describes Vegan Sheese & Red Onion as plant-based and suitable for vegans, offering a cheese-style flavour without treating the flavour name as proof of suitability.
Walkers Oven Baked Sea Salt illustrates why a calorie or reduced-fat claim needs a separate vegan-suitability check.
Tyrrells’ lentil crisps provide another type of snack to compare, but vegan suitability needs checking by flavour.
This lentil-chip sharing bag is a crisp alternative to consider when comparing vegan suitability, pack size and calories. Check the exact pack before making a vegan or allergen-related choice.
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This 95g sharing bag is a lentil-chip alternative to potato crisps. If choosing it for vegan shopping, check the exact pack for a vegan statement, kcal per 100g and allergen advice. Decide on a portion before comparing it with a single-serving bag.
Compare kcal per 100g first, then check kcal for the amount you intend to eat. Seabrook Crisps lists 448 kcal per 100g and 81 kcal per 18g bag for Salt & Vinegar Crunchies, compared with 453 kcal per 100g and 82 kcal per 18g bag for Sea Salted Crunchies.
No: a vegetarian statement alone does not confirm vegan suitability. Walkers describes Oven Baked Sea Salt as suitable for vegetarians, so check the exact pack or manufacturer information for an explicit vegan statement before choosing it for vegan shopping.
No. The Food Standards Agency says vegan labelling should not replace allergen labelling, and Seabrook’s vegan Crunchies flavours state that they may contain milk. Check the ingredients and precautionary allergen statement on the exact pack when an allergy is involved.
No: check the kcal figures separately from a fat claim. Walkers declares 438 kcal per 100g for Oven Baked Sea Salt, but its vegetarian statement also does not establish vegan suitability; both questions need their own pack check.