For a Boxing Day buffet where reducing total fat is the priority, compare the fat figures per 100g rather than relying on a front-of-pack claim: Walkers Oven Baked Cheese & Onion lists 13g per 100g, while Tyrrells offers lentil-crisp alternatives. Check salt and the exact flavour’s ingredients separately, and decide whether individual bags or shared bowls suit your serving plan.
If you want to keep crisps on the buffet while choosing a reduced-fat variety, compare total fat per 100g across the flavours you are considering. Then plan how you will serve them; a reduced-fat claim does not define the amount put in a bowl.
If salt matters as well as fat, check both figures on the same nutrition panel. Walkers Lightly Cheese & Onion has a lower-salt claim but lists 29g fat per 100g, according to Walkers UK, so it serves a different priority from its Oven Baked variety.
Check each chosen flavour’s ingredients, allergens, may-contain wording and dietary claims before setting out shared bowls. A claim on one product does not establish suitability across a brand’s range.
Start with the aim—less total fat, less salt or a particular dietary requirement—then compare the exact products and decide how to serve them.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Total fat | Compare fat per 100g across the exact flavours. Check what a reduced-fat claim uses as its comparison; it is not a claim that the product is low fat. | I want to reduce total fat without mistaking a smaller bag for a different recipe. Walkers UK lists 13g fat per 100g for Oven Baked Cheese & Onion and claims 50% less fat than regular potato crisps. |
| Salt | Read salt per 100g alongside fat. Check whether a front-of-pack claim concerns salt, fat or both. | Salt is my main consideration, so I would compare it separately. Walkers UK’s Lightly Cheese & Onion claims 45% less salt than the average salt value of regular potato crisps, but lists 29g fat per 100g. |
| Ingredients | Check the current packet’s ingredients, highlighted allergens, may-contain wording and any dietary claims for that flavour. | I am putting out food for guests with different requirements and need to know which specific packets suit them before filling shared bowls. |
| Serving format | Compare per-100g figures first, then look at the amount in each bag or the amount you plan to put in a bowl. Check the flavours in a variety pack individually. | Individual bags may make the amount offered easier to see; with bowls, I can decide how much to put out and when to refill them. |
The NHS low-total-fat guide is 3g or less per 100g. Walkers UK lists 13g per 100g for Oven Baked Cheese & Onion, despite its claim of 50% less fat than regular potato crisps.
Decide whether you want a relative reduction or a product that meets a low-fat threshold, then read the per-100g figure.
Walkers UK lists 29g fat per 100g for its lower-salt Lightly Cheese & Onion, compared with 13g per 100g for Oven Baked Cheese & Onion. The claims address different nutrients.
Compare total fat and salt side by side for each shortlisted flavour.
Different bag sizes make per-pack figures a poor way to compare recipes. The amount served from a shared bowl may also differ from a labelled portion.
Use per 100g to compare products, then use the bag size or planned bowl quantity for serving.
Walkers Oven Baked Cheese & Onion contains milk, while Seabrook describes its Sea Salted product as gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Those statements concern the named products, not every flavour from either brand.
Read each packet’s current ingredient and may-contain statements before offering it to guests with dietary requirements.
The relevant claims and nutrition figures belong to the named products or ranges; check the flavour you intend to buy.
Its Oven Baked Cheese & Onion and Lightly Cheese & Onion products address different buying priorities.
Its lentil crisps offer a different base from potato crisps; its Naked No Salt potato crisps address salt instead.
Sea Salted is a conventional potato-crisp reference when dietary labelling matters more than a reduced-fat claim.
Cheddar & Onion is a ridged conventional crisp to consider when that flavour and format are the priority.
These options cover oven-baked crisps and other crisp-style snacks for the buffet. They differ in flavour, base and pack format, so compare the exact nutrition panel and ingredients for the one you choose.
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The 85g bag is an option if you want sour cream and onion flavour in a shared buffet serving. Compare its current per-100g fat and salt figures with other flavours, and check the allergen statement before serving.
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Six individual 22g bags give guests a choice of servings without filling a shared bowl. Check the nutrition and allergen details for each included flavour rather than applying the figures for Cheese & Onion to the whole variety pack.
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The six 22g bags suit a buffet plan based on individual packets. Walkers UK lists 13g fat and 0.89g salt per 100g for Oven Baked Cheese & Onion and claims 50% less fat than regular potato crisps; the product contains milk, so check the current packet’s full allergen statement.
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Five individual 19g bags offer a salt-and-vinegar snack alongside the potato-crisp choices. Compare its own per-100g nutrition figures rather than assuming that a smaller bag means a lower-fat recipe, and check the packet’s allergen warnings.
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The 100g pack offers a lentil-cake format rather than a conventional potato crisp. Compare its fat and salt figures on the packet with the crisps you are considering, and check its ingredient and may-contain statements for your guests.
No. The NHS low-total-fat guide is 3g or less per 100g. Walkers UK lists 13g per 100g for Oven Baked Cheese & Onion, so its claim of 50% less fat than regular potato crisps does not make it low fat under that guide.
Use per 100g to compare the products, then look at bag size or the amount you plan to put in a bowl. The NHS notes that a manufacturer’s stated portion may differ from the amount someone actually eats.
Not necessarily. Walkers UK lists 29g fat per 100g for Lightly Cheese & Onion, which has a lower-salt claim, and 13g per 100g for Oven Baked Cheese & Onion. Compare both nutrients for the exact flavours you are choosing.
Read the exact packet’s ingredients, allergen and may-contain statements, plus any dietary claim. Walkers Oven Baked Cheese & Onion contains milk; Seabrook labels its Sea Salted product gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans, but neither product’s details establish the status of other flavours.