For an elevenses portion close to 100 kcal, start with the calories on the individual bag: Walkers UK lists its Oven Baked Sea Salt crisps at 96 kcal per 22 g pack. A smaller bag is not necessarily a lower-calorie crisp by weight, so compare kcal per 100 g as well. If you prefer conventional crisps, check the stated serving size rather than treating a “lightly salted” label as a calorie claim.
Who is choosing?
Shoppers planning a roughly 100-kcal elevenses
An individual bag with a stated calorie figure makes it easier to choose a portion close to that target. Walkers UK lists Oven Baked Sea Salt at 96 kcal per 22 g pack; check the label of the flavour you actually buy.
People packing a mid-morning snack
An individual bag gives you a defined portion to pack. Compare calories per inner bag, rather than relying on the weight or nutrition figures for the whole multipack.
Shoppers checking salt or allergens too
Energy, salt, ingredients and allergen statements answer different questions. Read the information for the exact flavour, particularly when an ingredient or cross-contact statement affects whether you can eat it.
What should you compare?
Choose the amount you expect to eat, then compare its calories with the per-100-g figure. Check salt and ingredients separately if they matter to your choice.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
| Bag calories |
Read kcal per individual bag or stated serving, together with its weight. Walkers UK lists Oven Baked Sea Salt at 96 kcal per 22 g pack; Seabrook lists Canadian Ham at 126 kcal per 25 g bag. |
I want to know the calories in the amount I will eat at elevenses, not just the figure for a smaller printed serving. |
| Per-100-g energy |
Compare kcal per 100 g when bag sizes differ. Walkers UK lists Oven Baked Sea Salt at 438 kcal per 100 g, while Seabrook lists Canadian Ham at 505 kcal per 100 g. |
A small bag suits my portion plan, but I also want to tell whether the crisps themselves differ in energy per 100 g. |
| Pack format |
Check whether the calorie figure covers an inner bag, a suggested serving or the whole pack. Tyrrells lists 156 kcal per 30 g serving from its 150 g Lightly Sea Salted bag. |
If I buy a sharing bag, I would rather portion out the stated serving than eat directly from the pack. |
| Salt and ingredients |
Compare salt separately from energy and read the ingredients and allergen statement for the exact flavour. Walkers UK lists Lightly Salted at 132 kcal per 25 g pack. |
“Lightly salted” does not answer my calorie question, and I may also need to check whether a flavour is suitable for me. |
Common buying mistakes
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Assuming the smallest bag contains lower-calorie crisps
A smaller portion can have fewer calories even when the product has similar energy per 100 g. Walkers UK lists Oven Baked Sea Salt at 96 kcal per 22 g pack and 438 kcal per 100 g.
Use bag calories to plan elevenses, then compare kcal per 100 g to separate portion size from energy density.
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Reading “lightly salted” as a calorie claim
Salt and energy are separate figures. Walkers UK lists Lightly Salted at 132 kcal per 25 g pack and 526 kcal per 100 g.
Compare energy for your calorie target, then check the salt figure if salt also affects your choice.
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Eating from a sharing bag without choosing a portion
A stated serving may be much smaller than the bag. Tyrrells gives 156 kcal for a 30 g serving of its 150 g Lightly Sea Salted pack.
Check the serving weight and portion out the amount you intend to eat.
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Checking the brand but not the flavour
Ingredients and allergen statements can differ between crisp flavours, so another product from the same brand is not a substitute for checking this one.
Read the current listing and pack label for the exact flavour before buying when ingredients or allergens matter to you.
Brand and product references
These figures describe the named products and portions, not every crisp made by each brand.
Walkers
Its Oven Baked Sea Salt pack offers a stated individual portion for the elevenses comparison.
- Walkers UK lists Oven Baked Sea Salt at 96 kcal per 22 g pack and 438 kcal per 100 g.
- Walkers Lightly Salted is a different product, listed at 132 kcal per 25 g pack.
Tyrrells
Lightly Sea Salted can be compared by its labelled pack or serving, depending on the format.
- Tyrrells lists 208 kcal for a 40 g pack and 156 kcal for a 30 g serving from its 150 g bag.
- Check which portion figure applies to the pack you choose.
KETTLE Chips
Lightly Salted is a sharing-format option to compare by portion as well as per-100-g energy.
- KETTLE Chips lists Lightly Salted at 516 kcal per 100 g.
- The “lightly salted” name does not establish its calories per elevenses portion.
Seabrook
The named flavours have per-bag figures that make their different portion sizes clear.
- Seabrook lists Canadian Ham at 126 kcal per 25 g bag and Sea Salted at 164 kcal per 31.8 g bag.
- Compare the flavour and bag weight rather than applying one figure to all Seabrook crisps.
Pipers
The named products illustrate why a sharing-bag choice needs a separate portion decision.
- Pipers lists Jalapeño & Dill at 514 kcal per 100 g; a Joybuy listing gives 532 kcal per 100 g for its 150 g Anglesey Sea Salt bag.
- Neither per-100-g figure tells you the calories in an unmeasured handful.
REAL Hand Cooked Crisps
Sea Salt comes in different bag sizes, so the amount chosen matters for elevenses.
- REAL Hand Cooked Crisps lists Sea Salt at 515 kcal per 100 g, with 35 g and 150 g bags.
- Check the calorie figure for the pack or portion you intend to eat.
Joybuy product options
These options include individually packed baked crisps and a conventional portioned crisp. Compare each flavour’s current bag label before choosing an elevenses portion.
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Walkers Oven Baked Variety Pack Crisps 6 x 22g
The individual 22 g bags provide defined portions for a packed elevenses. As this is a variety pack, check the calories, ingredients and allergens for each flavour you plan to eat.
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Walkers Oven Baked Cheese & Onion Crisps Flavour 6 x 22g
This Cheese & Onion multipack offers individual 22 g bags rather than a sharing bag. Check the flavour’s own calorie and allergen information; the Sea Salt figures elsewhere in this article are not its label figures.
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Walkers 45% Less Salt Mild Cheese & Onion 6 x 25g
The individual 25 g bags offer a defined portion if you prefer this flavour. The less-salt wording is not a calorie figure: check energy per bag and per 100 g, as well as ingredients and allergens, on this variant’s label.
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Questions about crisp labels
How can I choose a crisp portion close to 100 kcal for elevenses?
Start with the calories for the amount you intend to eat. Walkers UK lists Oven Baked Sea Salt at 96 kcal per 22 g pack, while Seabrook lists Canadian Ham at 126 kcal per 25 g bag. Check the current label for your chosen product and flavour.
Should I compare calories per bag or per 100 g?
Use the bag or serving figure to plan elevenses, and kcal per 100 g to compare crisps sold in different portion sizes. Check the stated serving weight too: Tyrrells lists 156 kcal for a 30 g serving from its 150 g Lightly Sea Salted bag.
Does “lightly salted” mean fewer calories?
No: salt wording does not establish a product’s energy content. Walkers UK lists Lightly Salted at 132 kcal per 25 g pack, compared with 96 kcal per 22 g pack for its different Oven Baked Sea Salt product.
What should I check if allergens matter to me?
Read the ingredients and allergen information for the exact flavour on the current product listing and pack. Do not assume that another flavour or product from the same brand has the same declaration; check any may-contain statement as well.