Children’s Dietitians The Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Top Tips for Queen’s Medical Centre Campus Derby Road Nottingham Buying Crisps NG7 2UH To help reduce sodium intake

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The Trust endeavours to ensure that the information given here Children’s Dietitian: is accurate and impartial. Contact number: (0115) 924 9924 Ext: Department of Dietetics and Nutrition © March 2013. All rights reserved. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Review March 2016. Ref: xxxx/v1/0411/CR. 20 1 Skips - Prawn Cocktail Top Tips for Buying Crisps Per 17g bag Look at the salt or sodium content per 100g and 89 Calories choose crisps with the lowest values. 5.1g Fat 0.5g Salt Choose multi-packs over individual bags as the 0.2g Sodium packets are smaller These crisps are very high in Per 100g salt and it is best to avoid Opt for plain flavour crisps, which tend to have few- 523 Calories these. er additives than other flavours. 30g Fat 2.8g Salt Check what they are cooked in, sunflower oil, ‘high 1.1g Sodium oleic’ sunflower oil or olive oil are all good. If it just says vegetable oil it is usually palm oil which is less healthy.

Crisps should be limited to 2 - 3 packets a week and less if following a low potassium diet.

This booklet is designed to help people on a sodium restricted diet to choose crisps lower in sodium. We hope this has helped. Please be aware the products can change. Companies can choose to use different ingredients and recipes and this can affect the salt and sodium content of the products.

Always read the food labels when making your choices

2 19 Salt is also called sodium chloride. It is the sodium in Walkers French Fries - Ready Salted, salt that can be bad for your health. You have been Per 22g bag advised to restrict the amount of sodium you 94 Calories consume in your diet. By reading food labels you can 3.5g Fat make better choices and choose foods lower in 0.56g Salt sodium.

0.22g Sodium These crisps are very high in salt and it is best to avoid these. Always check the salt or sodium content per 100g on Per 100g the labels of the foods that you eat. 425 Calories 16g Fat As a general rule foods high in salt contain more than 2.54g Salt 1.25g of salt or 0.5g of sodium, per 100g. 1g Sodium Below is a typical food label;

Per 100g Per Pack

Quavers - Cheese, Prawn Cocktail Energy 530 kcal 183 kcal

Per 16.4g Pack Fat 34g 11.7g These would not 87 Calories Sodium 0.9g 0.2g 4.9g Fat be suitable as Salt 2.25g 0.5g they contain 0.44g Salt more than 1.25g 0.17g Sodium of Salt / 0.5g of These crisps are very high in Sodium per Per 100g salt and it is best to avoid 100g. 530 Calories these. 30g Fat This leaflet starts with the crisps that are lower in salt 2.69g Salt and sodium. Towards the end the leaflet shows how 1.06g Sodium crisps that are high in salt and sodium.

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This particular product below is the best one to choose as the salt is in a separate sachet. Wotsits - All Flavours

Per 17.5g Pack 95 Calories Walkers Salt & Shake 5.8g Fat 0.35g Salt Per 30g pack 0.14g Sodium These crisps are high in salt 162 Calories 10.5g Fat and saturated fats and it is Per 100g best to avoid these. 0.5g Salt per sachet (best not to 545 Calories add the sachet) 33g Fat 0.2g Sodium 2g Salt

Per 100g Salt comes in a separate 0.8g Sodium 540 Calories sachet so you can have them 35g Fat without the salt. 0g Salt (no salt added) 0g Sodium Hula Hoops - Ready Salted

Per 27g bag 130 Calories 7.1g Fat 0.6g Salt 0.2g Sodium

Per 100g These crisps have a very high 514 Calories salt content and it is best to 28g Fat avoid these. 2.3g Salt 0.9g Sodium

4 17 The following crisps are very high in sodium and it is best to avoid these.

Kettle Chips - No added Salt

Nik Naks - All Flavours Per 40g serving 195g Calories Per 34g bag 10.6g Fat 143 Calories 0g Salt 9.5g Fat 0.08g Sodium 0.5g Salt 0.2g Sodium These have no added salt, These have a high salt Per 100g and are cooked in sunflower content. They are also very 486 Calories Per 100g oil. This means that they are high in fat and it is best to 26.3g Fat 570 Calories also lower in saturated fat. avoid these. 0g Salt 38g Fat 0.2g Sodium 1.8g Salt 0.7g Sodium

Doritos - Tangy Cheese, Cool Original Organix Goodies - Organic Noughts and Crosses, Saucy Per 40g bag Tomato 200 Calories 10.8g Fat Per 15g bag 0.75g Salt 65 Calories 0.3g Sodium 1.9g Fat Trace Salt Per 100g Trace Sodium These crisps are corn based 500 Calories These crisps are high in salt 27g Fat Per 100g and low salt. They are often and saturated fats and it is 431 kcal found in the supermarket aisle 1.8g Salt best to avoid these. 0.75g Sodium 12.6g Fat containing infant formulas and 0.2g Salt baby food. 0.1g Sodium

16 5 McCoys - Snack a Jacks - Caramel flavour Per 50g bag Per 25g bag 262 Calories 101 Calories 16g Fat 0.8g Fat 0.9g Salt 0.04g Salt 0.35g Sodium Trace Sodium These crisps are high in salt Per 100g and saturated fats. It is best to Per 100g Snack a Jacks Caramel 524 Calories avoid these. 405 Calories 31.9g Fat 3g Fat flavour are rice based low fat snack and are low in 1.8g Salt 0.4g Salt 0.7g Sodium 0.2g Sodium salt.

Snack a Jacks - Berry flavour

Per 25g bag 101 Calories 0.8g Fat 0.1g Salt 0.04g Sodium

Per 100g 390 Calories Snack a Jacks are rice 2.1g Fat based low fat snack. The 0.5g Salt berry flavour is low in salt. 0.2g Sodium

6 15 Monster Munch - All flavours Organix Goodies - Organic Curly Puffs, cheese and

Per 22g bag herb

108 Calories Per 15g bag 5.5g Fat 69 Calories 0.37g Salt 2.3g Fat 0.15g Sodium 0.1g Salt Trace Sodium Per 100g These crisps can have a high salt 490 Calories content depending on the flavour. Per 100g These crisps are corn 25g Fat 457 Calories based and low salt. They 1.55g to 1.7g Salt The pickled onion and beef flavour 15.5g Fat are often found in the 0.67g Sodium are the lowest in salt and sodium, 0.5g Salt supermarket aisle in the monster munch range 0.2g Sodium containing infant formulas and baby food.

Walkers Lights - Salted (this flavour has the highest Organix Goodies - Organic Curly sodium content) Puffs, Tomato

Per 24g bag Per 15g 113 Calories 64 Calories 5.3g Fat 1.8g Fat 0.4g Salt 0.1g Salt 0.1g Sodium 0.1g Sodium These crisps are corn Although these crisps are based and low salt. They Per 100g lower in fat than your average Per 100g are often found in the 470 Calories crisps, they are still high in 425 Calories supermarket aisle 22g Fat salt and it is best to avoid 12.1g Fat containing infant formulas 1.6g Salt these. 0.6g Salt 0.66g Sodium 0.2g Sodium and baby food.

14 7 Doritos Walkers Baked - Cheese and Onion (although Salt &

Vinegar have a higher sodium content) Per 35g bag 180 Calories Per 25g bag 9.5g Fat 99 Calories 0.26g Salt 2.1g Fat 0.1g Sodium 0.4g Salt 0.2g Sodium Per 100g This variety of crisps contain 510 Calories These crisps are corn based Per 100g less fat than a lot of crisps but 27g Fat and lower in salt than other 395 Calories they still contain high 0.74g Salt varieties of tortilla chips and 8.5g Fat quantities of salt and it is best 0.29g Sodium can therefore be included as 1.5g Salt to avoid these. part of a low salt diet. 0.6g Sodium

Organix Goodies - Organic Carrot Walkers - All Flavours (although Salt & Vinegar have Stix a much higher sodium content)

Per 15g bag Per 34.5g bag 60 Calories 183 Calories 1.7g Fat 11.7g Fat 0.1g Salt 0.5g Salt Trace Sodium 0.2g Sodium Walkers crisps are high in Fat These crisps are corn and contain a lot of salt. It is Per 100g based and low salt. They Per 100g best to avoid these. 402 Calories are often found in the 530 kcal

11.9g Fat supermarket aisle 34g Fat 0.7g Salt containing infant formulas 1.5g Salt 0.3g Sodium and baby food. 0.6g Sodium

8 13 The crisps on this page have just above the Tesco Value Tortilla Chips recommended salt content of 1.25g of salt / 0.5 grams of sodium per 100g and therefore should be limited. Per 25g (quarter bag) 120 Calories 6.1g Fat Doritos - Heat Wave 0.2g Salt

Per 40g bag 0.1g Sodium 200 Calories These crisps are corn 10.4g Fat Per 100g 1g Salt 480 Calories based and lower in salt 0.4g Sodium This flavour of Doritos have a 24.5g Fat moderate salt content. 0.8g Salt Per 100g However the smallest bag is 0.3g Sodium 500 Calories 40g. 26g Fat 1.37g Salt 0.54g Sodium Marks and Spencer ‘Count on Us’ - Salted

Sainsbury’s Cheese balls Per 25g bag

Per 25g bag 90 Calories 136 Calories 0.6g Fat 8.4g Fat 0.2g Salt These crisps are made with 0.35g Salt 0.08g Sodium potatoes that have been 0.14g Sodium sprinkled with extra-virgin oil Per 100g and baked. Per 100g 360 Calories 545 kcal These crisps are corn 2.4g Fat 34g Fat based. They are high in fat 0.8g Salt 1.4g Salt and contain a moderate 0.32g Sodium 0.56g Sodium amount of salt.

12 9 Kettle Chips - Lightly Salted

Seabrooks - Unsalted Per 50g bag 243 Calories Per 31.8g bag 13g Fat 174 Calories 0.45g Salt 9.7g Fat 0.1g Sodium 0.5g Salt 0.2g Sodium

Per 100g These crisps have a lower Per 100g 485 Calories salt content 547 Calories 26.6g Fat These crisps have a lower salt 36g Fat 0.9g Salt content 0.36g Sodium 1.25 Salt 0.5g Sodium

Sainsbury’s Lightly Salted Tortilla Sunbites (Wheat based) Chips Per 25g bag Per 50g (quarter bag) 117 Calories 245 Calories 5.4g Fat 12g Fat 0.3g Salt 0.63g Salt 0.13g Sodium 0.25g Sodium Per 100g These crisps are lower in fat than Per 100g 467 kcal These crisps are corn based an average packet of crisps. They 489 Calories 21.7g Fat and lower in salt are based on whole grains and 23.9g Fat 1.3g Salt therefore provide a source of fibre. 1.25g Salt 0.5g Sodium The salt content is moderate and 0.5g Sodium therefore can be included in a low salt diet.

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