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
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
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
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
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
Weight: 45g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 38
- Price per gram: 2.2p
- Price per crisp: 2.6p
SQUARES – £1
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 34
- Price per gram: 2.5p
- Price per crisp: 2.9p
WOTSITS – £1
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
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
Weight: 40g
- HOW many crisps do you actually get? 20
- Price per gram: 2.5g
- Price per crisp: 5p
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