If you want the snack itself to contribute more protein to a TV dinner, compare protein crisps with conventional maize snacks: Applied Nutrition lists 15g per 50g bag and Myprotein lists 11g per 25g serving, while Walkers UK lists 1.2g in each of the checked Wotsits Cheese and Monster Munch Pickled Onion packs. Choose a maize snack when its flavour and texture matter more to you, but check the exact pack’s portion size, salt and allergens before deciding.
If you want the snack to contribute protein alongside dinner, compare grams per pack or per portion. Applied Nutrition and Myprotein list different serving sizes for their protein crisps, so the number on the front of a packet is not the whole comparison.
If you are choosing Wotsits or Monster Munch for their flavour and texture, keep that preference separate from a protein objective. Walkers UK lists 1.2g protein in each of the checked single packs.
The checked snacks differ in their milk and soya ingredients, and salt figures refer to different serving sizes. Check the exact flavour and the amount you plan to eat.
Decide whether protein contribution or a familiar maize-snack format matters more, then compare the nutrition and ingredients for the portion you would eat with dinner.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Protein per portion | Read grams of protein for the whole pack or stated serving. Applied Nutrition lists 15g per 50g bag; Myprotein lists 11g per 25g serving. Walkers UK lists 1.2g in each checked Wotsits and Monster Munch pack. | I want the snack itself to contribute protein, rather than choosing a maize snack on the assumption that it will do so. |
| Snack format | Check the ingredients if maize is important: Walkers UK lists maize first in the checked Wotsits Cheese and Monster Munch Pickled Onion products. The protein-crisp alternatives use other ingredients as well. | Crunch and familiar flavour may matter more to me than the protein figure; a protein crisp need not taste or feel like a maize snack. |
| Portion and salt | Compare salt and calories for the amount you will eat, not unlike pack sizes. Myprotein lists 1.40g salt per 25g serving of the checked Salt & Vinegar crisps; Walkers UK lists 0.31g per 20g pack of Monster Munch Pickled Onion. | If dinner already includes salty foods, I want to see what the snack adds before choosing a portion. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current ingredient and allergen statements for the exact flavour. Walkers UK lists milk in Wotsits Cheese and milk-derived and soya ingredients in Monster Munch Pickled Onion; the checked Myprotein Salt & Vinegar product contains soya. | I need a snack that fits my ingredient requirements, without assuming every flavour in a range has the same recipe. |
Walkers UK lists just 1.2g protein in each of the checked Wotsits Cheese and Monster Munch Pickled Onion single packs. Their maize base does not make them equivalent to the protein crisps in this comparison.
If protein is your reason for buying the snack, read the grams per pack or serving before choosing by category.
The stated amounts refer to a 50g Applied Nutrition bag, a 25g Myprotein serving, a 22.5g Wotsits pack and a 20g Monster Munch pack. A per-pack figure only describes the amount stated for that product.
Work out how much you expect to eat, then compare protein, salt and calories on that basis.
Myprotein lists 1.40g salt per 25g serving for the checked Salt & Vinegar product. Its protein figure does not describe the snack’s other nutritional values.
Read the salt figure for the exact flavour and portion alongside its protein figure.
The checked Wotsits Cheese product contains milk, while Monster Munch Pickled Onion lists milk-derived and soya ingredients. The checked Myprotein Salt & Vinegar product contains soya.
Check the current ingredient list, allergen statement and any precautionary wording on the exact pack you buy.
Its Protein Chips are a crisp-style alternative to consider when the stated protein per bag is central to your choice.
Its Popped Protein Crisps offer a smaller stated serving than the Applied Nutrition bag, but the checked product is not a maize snack.
The checked Cheese product is a maize-first option for someone choosing a familiar cheesy snack rather than seeking a large protein contribution.
The checked Pickled Onion product is another maize-first choice when its flavour and snack format are the priority.
These Joybuy options include savoury snacks and lentil cakes for a TV dinner. They are alternatives to consider if you are open to something other than a conventional maize crisp; check each product’s format and pack details against what you want.
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A skewered, spicy meat-style snack if you do not need a maize crisp alongside dinner. Its format differs from a crunchy snack; check the pack for soya, wheat, barley and sesame information.
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Beef jerky is a chewy meat snack, not a maize or crisp-style option. Check the serving and allergen information on the pack, including its soya information.
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This honey BBQ beef snack suits a TV-dinner choice where a meat snack appeals more than a crunchy maize snack. Check the pack’s soya and wheat information before buying.
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Lentil cakes offer a crunchy format, though they are not a conventional maize snack. Check protein for the number of cakes you would eat rather than relying on the product name alone; also read the pack’s allergen advisory.
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Air-dried ham is a meat-snack alternative, not a crunchy maize snack. If serving it with a TV dinner, read the pack’s salt figure for the amount you plan to eat.
The checked single packs are better chosen for their flavour and format than for a large protein contribution. Walkers UK lists 1.2g protein per 22.5g pack of Wotsits Cheese and 1.2g per 20g pack of Monster Munch Pickled Onion.
The checked protein crisps list more protein for their stated portions: Applied Nutrition lists 15g per 50g bag and Myprotein lists 11g per 25g serving, compared with Walkers UK’s 1.2g in each checked maize-snack pack. The portions differ, so compare the amount you would actually eat.
Treat it as one part of the meal rather than judging dinner by the snack’s protein figure alone. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital’s British Dietetic Association snack guidance notes that snacks can contribute nutrients, while some also add fat, sugar and salt; check the whole dinner and the portion you plan to eat.
Check the exact flavour’s current ingredients, allergen statement and precautionary wording. The checked Wotsits Cheese product contains milk; Monster Munch Pickled Onion lists milk-derived and soya ingredients; and the checked Myprotein Salt & Vinegar product contains soya.