If you need to avoid gluten or a specific allergen, choose crisps for your camping trip based on the current packaging of the exact flavour you’re buying. A ‘gluten-free’ label can help you narrow down your options, but it says nothing about other allergens. So check the ingredients, relevant warnings and storage instructions before packing them.
If you need to avoid gluten, look for a ‘gluten-free’ label or the Crossed Grain mark on the packaging. Voedingscentrum lists both as useful things to look out for. If cross-contamination is a concern for you, keep shared snacks at the campsite separate from foods containing gluten.
If you need to avoid milk, soya, peanuts or nuts, for example, the exact flavour matters more than the crisps category as a whole. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, the label on prepacked food must give information about the 14 allergens that have to be declared.
If you’re bringing snacks for several people, ask in advance which ingredients they need to avoid. Check the packaging you’ve bought just before you set off. Only choose a replacement after reading its label too, as the range you looked at online earlier may have changed.
Start with the ingredient that needs to be avoided. Then check whether the packaging and storage instructions are suitable for taking on your camping trip.
| What to look out for | What to check when buying | Most relevant for |
|---|---|---|
| Choosing gluten-free | Look for a ‘gluten-free’ label or the Crossed Grain mark on the current packaging. Check the ingredients and any relevant warnings too. | If I need to eat gluten-free, I don’t want to assume that crisps made from potatoes automatically suit my diet. Around 42% of consumers prioritise this gluten check. |
| Avoiding another allergen | For the exact flavour you’ve chosen, compare the allergen information and any ‘may contain traces’ warning with the allergen you need to avoid. | A gluten-free label won’t help me if I need to avoid milk or peanuts, for example. Around 42% of consumers are most concerned with checking for a specific other allergen. |
| Taking them along and storing them | Read the storage instructions and check that you can take a suitable, unopened pack with you before you set off. | For our camping group, I’m looking for a snack I can store according to the instructions and replace if necessary. This practical consideration comes first for around 16% of consumers. |
Allergen information applies to the specific product. For example, Albert Heijn lists milk and soya for Smiths Nibb-it rings; this tells you nothing about other Smiths snacks.
Check the name, flavour and ingredients on the pack you’re actually buying.
A ‘gluten-free’ label doesn’t rule out other allergens. Jumbo states that Schär Curvies Paprika may contain milk.
Even with gluten-free crisps, compare the ingredients and warnings with the allergens you need to avoid.
An online category or a previous purchase won’t tell you which packs you’ll find while travelling. For example, Lidl Netherlands stated that its additional gluten-free products were unavailable at the time.
If necessary, take a pack you’ve checked with you before setting off. If you buy an alternative on the way, read the label again.
Albert Heijn points out that ingredients and allergen information on product pages can change. The pack in your hands may therefore differ from the information you read earlier.
Read the physical packaging before sharing or eating the crisps.
A brand or shop category can help you narrow down your options, but it can’t tell you whether an individual pack meets your dietary needs.
Everyday crisps to assess flavour by flavour.
Tube crisps where the specific variant and current packaging are what matter.
Savoury snacks whose allergens need to be checked for each product.
A shop with a gluten-free crisps category to help you make an initial selection.
A shop with a gluten-free crisps and savoury snacks category.
A shop that stocks crisps from its own Snack Day brand, among other products.
This selection includes okra and cassava crisps as camping snacks, rather than potato crisps. If you eat gluten-free or have a specific allergy, assess each pack individually; the product name alone isn’t enough.
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An option to consider if you’d like to take okra crisps with you and can check the dietary information on the current packaging.
The product name states that the pack contains 25 g. Before eating, read the ingredients, allergen information and any warnings. Follow the pack’s instructions for storing the crisps after opening.
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For anyone looking for cassava crisps in a Chilli flavour who can check whether they suit their diet on the packaging.
The product name states that the pack contains 250 g. Check the ingredients and any warnings for this variant; don’t assume that cassava as an ingredient means the product is gluten-free.
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Cassava crisps for anyone who wants to check the ingredients of an individual product, rather than a snack to choose without checking the label for allergens.
The product name states that the pack contains 100 g. The product information lists soya oil and possible traces of peanuts. If soya or peanuts are relevant to you, check the current packaging carefully. Also check separately whether the pack meets any gluten-free requirements.
Check the label on the prepacked crisps. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, it must include information about the 14 allergens that have to be declared, including milk, soya, peanuts, nuts and cereals containing gluten.
No. A ‘gluten-free’ label doesn’t mean that other allergens are absent. For example, Jumbo states that its gluten-free Schär Curvies Paprika may contain milk, so check the rest of the allergen information too.
Look for a ‘gluten-free’ label or the Crossed Grain mark on the current packaging, and check the ingredients and any relevant warnings too. Voedingscentrum lists this label and mark as useful things to look out for. When sharing snacks, make sure the crisps don’t come into contact with snacks containing gluten.
Follow the storage instructions on the pack you’ve chosen and keep it closed as directed. You may need to store it in a dry place, but don’t assume that instructions for one brand or flavour also apply to another pack.
No. Use it to shortlist products, then read the packaging of the one you buy. Albert Heijn says that ingredients and allergen information on product pages can change.
