For a portioned reduced-fat crisp, consider Walkers Oven Baked Sea Salt, Salt & Vinegar or Cheese & Onion: Walkers states that each has 50% less fat than regular potato crisps, and each lists 13g fat per 100g. Check the exact flavour’s salt and allergen information before packing it, and allow for a possible hand-luggage check at a UK airport.
If reducing fat compared with regular potato crisps is your aim, look for a claim on the named product and compare its fat per 100g. A plain flavour or hand-cooked style does not establish that it is reduced-fat.
Individual packs can make it easier to take a portion for the journey. GOV.UK warns that food in hand luggage can obstruct X-ray images, so leave time for a possible manual bag check.
Compare the nutrition and ingredient information for the exact flavour. Walkers Oven Baked Cheese & Onion contains milk, while salt values differ across the three Oven Baked flavours discussed here.
Start with the fat figure for the exact crisp, then check the flavour’s salt, ingredients and pack format against your travel plans.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Reduced-fat claim | Read the claim for the named product and compare fat per 100g. Walkers states that its Oven Baked Sea Salt, Salt & Vinegar and Cheese & Onion crisps have 50% less fat than regular potato crisps; its product information lists 13g per 100g for each. | I’m looking specifically for a reduced-fat potato crisp, rather than assuming that plain or hand-cooked crisps meet that aim. |
| Salt | Compare salt per 100g separately from fat. Walkers lists 0.85g for Oven Baked Sea Salt, 0.88g for Salt & Vinegar and 0.89g for Cheese & Onion. | If salt affects my choice of flavour, I want to see its own figure. Sea Salt has the lowest listed salt of these three, but it is not a no-salt crisp. |
| Ingredients | Read the ingredient and precautionary allergen statements on the exact pack. Walkers lists milk in Oven Baked Cheese & Onion; the checked Oven Baked flavours also have may-contain warnings that differ. | I need a flavour that fits my ingredient requirements, particularly if I may have limited food choices during a delay. |
| Packing and screening | Check the number and size of individual packs. GOV.UK says food in hand luggage can lead to a manual security check; check the requirements for your departure airport and route. | I’d like a portion I can pack conveniently, without assuming that a packet of crisps will pass through security without further inspection. |
The named products tell a different story: Tyrrells Naked and KETTLE Chips Lightly Salted each list 29.5g fat per 100g, while Seabrook Sea Salted lists 30.4g and Pipers Anglesey Sea Salt lists 30.7g. Walkers lists 13g per 100g for the three Oven Baked flavours covered here.
Compare the exact products on a per-100g basis instead of using cooking style or flavour as a shortcut.
The three Walkers Oven Baked flavours list the same fat per 100g, but their salt figures differ and Cheese & Onion contains milk.
Read the current pack’s nutrition, ingredients and allergen warnings before choosing which flavour to carry.
GOV.UK says food in hand luggage can obstruct X-ray images and a bag may need to be checked manually.
Keep your snack accessible, allow time for a possible check and confirm the requirements for your airport and route.
These figures describe the named crisps, not every product made by each brand.
Walkers states that its Oven Baked Sea Salt, Salt & Vinegar and Cheese & Onion crisps have 50% less fat than regular potato crisps.
Tyrrells Naked (no salt) is an option to examine when added salt, rather than reduced fat, is the deciding factor.
KETTLE Chips Lightly Salted is a hand-cooked option for shoppers considering a plain flavour.
Seabrook describes its Sea Salted crisps as suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Pipers Anglesey Sea Salt is a potato crisp made with potatoes, sunflower oil and Anglesey Sea Salt PDO.
REAL describes its hand-cooked crisp range as vegetarian and gluten-free.
These Walkers Oven Baked multipacks offer individual 22g bags for a travel snack. Check the flavours and allergen information on the pack, particularly when choosing the variety pack.
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Six individual 22g bags provide portions to pack for a journey. Check each included flavour’s nutrition and allergen statement: the variety pack includes milk and barley allergens, and its flavours need not have identical salt or ingredient information. Food in hand luggage may prompt a manual security check, according to GOV.UK.
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This single-flavour multipack contains six 22g bags. Walkers states that this flavour has 50% less fat than regular potato crisps and lists 13g fat and 0.89g salt per 100g. Cheese & Onion contains milk; check the current pack for its full ingredient and may-contain statements before travel.
Do not assume a packet will pass security without inspection. GOV.UK says food in hand luggage can obstruct X-ray images and may lead to a manual bag check; check the requirements for your departure airport and route before travelling.
No. Walkers lists 13g fat per 100g for each of the three Oven Baked flavours discussed here, but their salt figures range from 0.85g to 0.89g per 100g. Compare fat and salt separately on the exact pack.
Walkers Oven Baked Cheese & Onion contains milk. The checked Sea Salt and Salt & Vinegar ingredient lists do not list milk as an ingredient, but precautionary warnings differ; read the current pack’s full allergen statement before choosing.
Not necessarily. Tyrrells Naked (no salt) lists 0.06g salt per 100g alongside 29.5g fat per 100g. If reducing fat is your aim, check fat per 100g and any product-specific reduced-fat claim rather than relying on the salt description.