IT’S an unwritten law of snacks – every year you get much less for the same, or more, cash.
Crisp makers are particularly bad at this, with the cost of a typical packet now often hitting £1-plus yet with an increasingly disappointing haul inside.
Hayley Minn finds out which crisps are the best value pound for pound
Sun crisp fan Hayley Minn popped open some of our favourite packs to separate the top spuds from the total duds . . .
WALKERS – £1
Walkers give you 26 big crisps inside, eight small ones and loads of bits
Weight: 45g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 26 big ones, eight small ones and loads of bits
- Price per gram: 2.2p
- Price per crisp: 2.9p
SENSATIONS – £1
A packet of Sensations gives you four big ones, 14 smaller ones, and some crumbs
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? Four big ones, 14 smaller ones, and some crumbs
- Price per gram: 2.5p
- Price per crisp: 5.5p
MONSTER MUNCH – £1
Monster Munch gives you 15 full crisps and some crumbs that probably make up a half
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 15 full ones and some crumbs that probably make up a half
- Price per gram: 2.5p
- Price per crisp: 6.5p
QUAVERS – £1
In a bag of Quavers you’ll get 46 full-sized crisps and a little one
Weight: 34g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 46 full-sized Quavers and a little one
- Price per gram: 2.9p
- Price per crisp: 2.2p
MCCOY’S – £1
In a pack of McCoy’s you’ll get 14 crisps plus loads of little bits that probably add up to four
Weight: 45g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 14 plus loads of little bits that probably add up to four
- Price per gram: 2.2p
- Price per crisp: 5.5p
HULA HOOPS – £1
You get 38 crisps in a pack of Hula Hoops
Weight: 45g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 38
- Price per gram: 2.2p
- Price per crisp: 2.6p
SQUARES – £1
You pay 2.9p per crisp in a bag of Squares
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 34
- Price per gram: 2.5p
- Price per crisp: 2.9p
WOTSITS – £1
You’ll get 63 Wotsits and a handful of broken bits in one bag
Weight: 36g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 63 and a handful of broken bits
- Price per gram: 2.8p
- Price per crisp: 1.5p
DORITOS – £1
In a bag of Doritos you’ll get 16 crisps plus loads of bits that probably make up another two
Weight: 48g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 16 plus loads of bits that probably make up another two
- Price per gram: 2.1p
- Price per crisp: 5.5p
PRINGLES – £1
In a can of Pringles there’s 20 crisps
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 20
- Price per gram: 2.5g
- Price per crisp: 5p
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