If you want a potato crisp with an explicit reduced-fat comparison for an afternoon tea break, Walkers says its Oven Baked Sea Salt and Cheese & Onion varieties contain 50% less fat than regular potato crisps; both list 13g fat per 100g. A lightly salted crisp addresses a different question, while a lentil crisp is an option only if you are happy to move away from potato crisps. Compare the exact flavour’s fat, salt, bag size and allergens before choosing.
If you want to keep a familiar potato-crisp snack, start with a stated fat comparison rather than a flavour or cooking-style description. Walkers says its Oven Baked Sea Salt and Cheese & Onion varieties contain 50% less fat than regular potato crisps.
A lower-salt claim does not answer a lower-fat requirement. Walkers says its Lightly Salted crisps contain 45% less salt than the average salt value of regular potato crisps, while the product lists 31g fat per 100g.
If the snack need not be a potato crisp, lentil crisps offer another comparison to make. Tyrrells says its Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps contain 30% less fat than standard potato crisps on average, but they do not meet a strict potato-crisp requirement.
Decide whether potato crisps are essential, then compare fat on a per-100g basis. Use the bag size to work out the amount in your break-time portion, and check salt and allergens on the exact flavour separately.
Choose when: You want to stay with potato crisps and want an explicit fat comparison. Walkers says its Oven Baked Sea Salt and Cheese & Onion varieties contain 50% less fat than regular potato crisps.
Keep in mind: The claim does not establish lower salt or the same allergen suitability across flavours.
Choose when: A particular conventional crisp or flavour matters more to you than a reduced-fat claim.
Keep in mind: Names such as “lightly salted” describe a different attribute; compare the fat figure rather than assuming a reduction.
Choose when: You are willing to change the crisp base. Tyrrells makes a 30%-less-fat comparison with standard potato crisps for its Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps.
Keep in mind: A lentil crisp is not a potato crisp, and its ingredients and allergens need their own check.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Fat comparison | Look for the maker’s stated comparison and read fat per 100g on the exact product. Walkers lists 13g fat per 100g for Oven Baked Sea Salt and Cheese & Onion; KETTLE lists 29.5g per 100g for Lightly Salted. | I want a potato crisp with a stated fat reduction, not a product chosen because its name sounds lighter. |
| Salt | Read the salt line separately from fat. Walkers compares the salt in Lightly Salted with the average for regular potato crisps; that is not a fat comparison. | Salt matters to me too, so I want to compare both figures for the flavour I would buy. |
| Bag size | Use per-100g figures to compare products, then check the bag or stated serving. Walkers Oven Baked Sea Salt lists 2.8g fat per 22g bag; Seabrook Sea Salted lists 9.7g fat per 31.8g bag. | For a short tea break, I would rather know what one bag contains than mistake a per-100g figure for my portion. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Check the ingredient list and allergen statement for the exact flavour. Walkers Oven Baked Cheese & Onion contains milk; Tyrrells Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps also contain milk ingredients. | I need a flavour that fits my ingredient or allergen requirements, regardless of its fat claim. |
Walkers Lightly Salted carries a salt-reduction comparison but lists 31g fat per 100g. The two label claims address different things.
If fat reduction is your aim, compare the fat lines per 100g first; check salt separately.
A 22g individual bag and a 150g sharing bag represent different amounts of crisps. Per-100g figures help compare products, while per-bag or per-serving figures describe an amount you might eat.
Compare varieties per 100g, then check the weight of the bag or the serving you intend to have.
Walkers Oven Baked Cheese & Onion contains milk, and the allergen statements for the researched Oven Baked flavours differ. A reduced-fat description does not establish dietary suitability.
Read the current ingredient and allergen statement on the exact flavour, particularly if choosing a variety pack.
These product-line examples help distinguish fat claims from salt, flavour and serving-size information; a brand name alone does not settle the choice.
The Oven Baked and Lightly Salted ranges illustrate why fat and salt claims need separate checks.
Its lentil and potato crisp lines answer different requirements.
KETTLE Lightly Salted is a hand-cooked potato crisp to compare by its nutrition panel, rather than by the word “lightly”.
Seabrook Sea Salted gives both per-bag and per-100g information for a portion comparison.
Burrow Hill Cider Vinegar & Sea Salt is a flavour-led potato crisp, not a stated reduced-fat option.
REAL Sea Salt is a conventional hand-cooked potato crisp with published fat and salt figures.
These options include two Walkers Oven Baked multipacks for shoppers staying with potato crisps, plus a Jacob’s snack multipack for those open to a different crisp-style product. Check each pack’s current label and availability before ordering.
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Six individual 22g bags offer a defined pack size for an afternoon break. The listed flavour limitations include milk and barley, with other possible allergens; check the ingredients and allergen statement for each flavour in the pack.
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This single-flavour multipack contains six 22g bags. Walkers says its Oven Baked Cheese & Onion crisps contain 50% less fat than regular potato crisps and lists 13g fat per 100g. The flavour contains milk; check its may-contain statement if other allergens matter to you.
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Six 23g bags provide another break-time format if you are open to a snack rather than a conventional potato crisp. The listed limitations identify milk and wheat allergens and include a warning that the product is not suitable for children under 14; check the pack before use.
Not necessarily. Walkers says Oven Baked Sea Salt contains 50% less fat than regular potato crisps and lists 13g fat per 100g. Its separate Lightly Salted range makes a 45%-less-salt comparison with the average salt value of regular potato crisps but lists 31g fat per 100g. Check both lines for the exact product.
Compare fat per 100g to put the products on the same basis, then check the weight you intend to eat. Walkers Oven Baked Sea Salt lists 2.8g fat per 22g bag; a sharing bag needs a chosen serving rather than treating its full contents as one break-time portion.
No. Walkers Oven Baked Cheese & Onion contains milk, while the researched Sea Salt and Cheese & Onion varieties have different may-contain statements. Read the current ingredient and allergen information for the exact flavour you choose.
It can be an alternative if you do not require potato crisps. Tyrrells says its Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps contain 30% less fat than standard potato crisps on average and lists 19g fat per 100g, but the product is lentil-based and has its own ingredient and allergen considerations.