Among the savoury individual packs compared by Tesco Groceries and Walkers UK, Skips Prawn Cocktail has the lowest listed figure at 71 kcal per 13.1g pack, though its ingredients start with tapioca starch rather than maize. For a cheese-flavoured corn puff, Wotsits Really Cheesy lists 82 kcal per 16.5g pack. Compare the amount you will eat, then check fat, salt and allergens: fewer calories per small pack do not mean those other label values are low.
Individual bags are convenient for travel, beaches and attractions. Check the calories in the bag you expect to eat rather than treating a sharing bag as one serving; the NHS notes that a manufacturer’s portion may differ from yours.
Tesco Groceries lists 82 kcal per 16.5g bag for Wotsits Really Cheesy and 86 kcal per 17g bag for Tesco Cheese Puffs. Walkers UK lists 86 kcal per 16g bag for Quavers Cheese, whose ingredients start with potato starch rather than maize.
Check the ingredients and allergen statement on each current flavour and pack. The listed products differ in their milk, soya, wheat and barley declarations, including precautionary statements.
Start with the portion you plan to eat, then use the nutrition and ingredient labels to compare products on the same basis.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Pack calories | Compare kcal and weight per individual bag; check how many bags you expect to eat. The NHS notes that labels give values per 100g and sometimes per portion. | I want a portion I can pack for a day out without mistaking the per-100g figure for the calories in the whole bag. |
| Fat and salt | Read both per-pack and per-100g values, along with any traffic-light indications. Tesco Groceries marks fat as high on the Wotsits Really Cheesy pack and salt as high on the Frazzles Bacon pack. | A small bag may fit the calorie amount I am comparing, but I also want to see its fat and salt figures. |
| Main ingredients | Check whether the ingredient list names maize or corn. Tesco Groceries lists tapioca starch before maize flour for Skips; Walkers UK lists potato starch first for Quavers Cheese. | If maize is important to my choice, a cheese flavour or puffed shape alone is not enough to identify the base ingredient. |
| Allergens | Read the current ingredients and any ‘may contain’ statement for the exact product and flavour. | When several people may share the snacks, I need to check each pack against their ingredient and allergen requirements. |
Tesco Groceries lists 5.3g fat per 16.5g Wotsits Really Cheesy bag and 0.54g salt per 20g Frazzles Bacon bag; their respective labels mark those values as high.
Use kcal per bag for portion comparisons, then look at fat and salt per bag and per 100g before choosing.
Walkers UK lists potato starch first in the ingredients for Quavers Cheese. Its shape and cheese flavour do not establish that it is a maize snack.
If maize is a requirement, check that the current ingredient list explicitly names maize or corn.
Ingredients and precautionary allergen statements differ between these products. Tesco Groceries lists possible milk, soya and gluten cross-contact for Skips Prawn Cocktail, for example.
Check the exact current pack and flavour for everyone likely to eat it, rather than relying on a brand name or an older label.
These label examples describe particular products and flavours, not every snack sold under each name.
The Really Cheesy multipack contains 16.5g bags of cheese-flavoured corn puffs.
The Prawn Cocktail multipack contains 13.1g bags made with tapioca starch and maize flour.
Walkers UK lists 16g bags of Cheese Quavers at 86 kcal each.
Tesco Cheese Puffs are cheese-flavour maize snacks in 17g bags.
Smiths Frazzles Bacon multipacks contain 20g bags of corn snacks.
Walkers UK lists its maize-based Pickled Onion snack in a 20g pack.
These options include individually packed Wotsits corn puffs, two popcorn flavours and Quavers Cheese. Quavers are potato-starch-based rather than maize-based, so check the ingredients if maize is essential to your choice.
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The individual bags offer a stated portion for packing on a day out. Tesco Groceries lists 82 kcal per 16.5g bag of Wotsits Really Cheesy; check the current pack for fat and allergen information before sharing.
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Six individual cheese-flavoured bags provide a multipack option for days out. Check the calories, fat and allergen declaration on this exact pack when comparing it with other sizes.
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This is an individually packed salted popcorn alternative to cheese-flavoured puffs. Compare its per-pack calories and salt with other options, and check the current allergen statement before sharing.
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The individual sweet popcorn bags offer a different flavour from the savoury puffs discussed above. Compare the per-pack nutrition label on its own terms and check the current allergen statement for the group.
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These individually packed cheese-flavoured snacks are an option when maize is not a requirement. Walkers UK lists 86 kcal per 16g bag and names potato starch first in the ingredients; check the current allergen declaration before sharing.
No. Tesco Groceries marks fat as high on its listing for the 82 kcal Wotsits Really Cheesy bag and salt as high on its listing for the 97 kcal Frazzles Bacon bag. Compare those values as well as calories, using the pack and per-100g figures.
Check the size of the portion you will eat, then compare fat, saturates, sugars and salt on the label and read the ingredients and allergen statement. The NHS notes that a manufacturer’s stated portion may not match the amount you eat.
The current Walkers UK ingredient statement for Cheese Quavers starts with potato starch and does not list maize. If you specifically want a maize snack, check for maize or corn on the current pack rather than relying on its shape or flavour.
Skips Prawn Cocktail has the lowest listed pack figure among the savoury products compared here: Tesco Groceries gives 71 kcal per 13.1g bag. It lists tapioca starch before maize flour, so Wotsits Really Cheesy, at 82 kcal per 16.5g bag, is a different choice if you want a cheese-flavoured corn puff.
Read the ingredients and any ‘may contain’ statement on the exact current flavour and pack for each person who may eat it. For example, Tesco Groceries lists possible milk, soya and gluten cross-contact for Skips Prawn Cocktail, while Walkers UK lists milk, barley, wheat and soya information for Cheese Quavers.