If protein is your main priority when choosing a snack, compare paprika crisps based on the amount you actually eat: Jumbo lists 5,8 g of protein per 25 g bag of We Care Paprika Flavour Chips, while Albert Heijn lists 10 g per 100 g for Proper Paprika lentil chips. Regular and oven-baked potato crisps may suit other preferences. As well as protein, check the portion size, salt content and allergens for the specific variety.
If you want to know how much protein a small bag provides, check the actual portion size. Jumbo lists 5,8 g of protein per 25 g bag of We Care Paprika Flavour Chips. Consider a snack like this alongside the rest of what you eat.
As well as protein, ingredients and potential allergens matter. Albert Heijn lists AH Chips paprika and Proper Paprika lentil chips as vegan; the Proper variety is also noted as potentially containing soya.
An oven-baked variety may suit you if you’re watching your fat intake, but that doesn’t automatically mean it provides more protein. Jumbo lists 13 g of fat and 5,1 g of protein per 100 g for Lay's Oven Baked Paprika.
First decide whether protein from your snack, fat content, or paprika flavour and suitable ingredients matter most to you. Different priorities can lead to different choices.
| What to consider | What to look for | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Protein per portion | Compare protein per 100 g and per bag or portion; check the salt content and allergens too. | If I choose a snack partly for its protein, I want to know how much the amount I eat provides. Around 50% of consumers would choose protein per portion as their main criterion. |
| Fat and energy | Compare fat, energy and protein on the same 100 g basis, then work out the figures for your portion. | I get most of my protein from other meals and would rather focus on the fat content of paprika crisps. For around 30% of consumers, less fat would be the main priority. |
| Flavour and ingredients | Check the vegan label, allergens and nutritional information for the variety you choose. | If I’m mainly looking for paprika flavour and ingredients that suit me, protein doesn’t have to come first. Around 20% of consumers would consider flavour and ingredients the most important factors. |
An oven-baked paprika crisp may have a different nutritional profile without providing more protein per portion. Jumbo lists 1,5 g of protein per 30 g portion of Lay's Oven Baked Paprika and 5,8 g per 25 g bag of We Care Paprika Flavour Chips.
It’s best to compare protein values on the same basis, then consider which portion you want to eat. Choose based on fat content if that, rather than extra protein, is your main criterion.
Nutritional values per 100 g make products easy to compare, but they don’t tell you how much protein you’ll get from your own portion. A small bag and a sharing bag call for different ways of assessing how much you eat.
Check both the values per 100 g and the stated portion size, then decide how much you actually want to have.
Jumbo lists 2,5 g of salt per 100 g for We Care Paprika Flavour Chips; Albert Heijn lists 2,71 g per 100 g for Proper Paprika lentil chips. Protein and salt are separate factors to weigh up.
Compare the salt content on the same 100 g basis, then check how much is in the portion you’ve chosen.
Paprika Flavour Chips are a paprika-flavoured potato snack containing soya, for anyone specifically looking at protein per small bag.
Paprika lentil chips are lentil crisps with paprika flavour, listed as vegan.
The Oven Baked Paprika variety is worth considering if you want to assess fat content as well as paprika flavour.
AH Chips paprika are regular potato crisps for anyone who takes paprika flavour and the stated dietary characteristics into account.
Jumbo’s paprika range offers different brands and pack sizes to compare.
Don’t assume they are: check the protein content of the specific paprika crisps and how much you eat. For comparison, the Voedingscentrum lists an average of 2,6 g of protein in a 40 g bowl of plain crisps; this average doesn’t describe any specific paprika variety.
No. Fat content alone doesn’t tell you how much protein a product contains. Jumbo lists 13 g of fat and 5,1 g of protein per 100 g for Lay's Oven Baked Paprika; assess the two values separately if they matter to your choice.
Read the current label for the specific variety. According to the product information reviewed, Lay's Oven Baked Paprika contains milk, Proper Paprika lentil chips may contain soya, and We Care Paprika Flavour Chips contain soya. Albert Heijn lists AH Chips paprika as vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free.
First compare the nutritional values per 100 g, then check what’s in the amount you eat. The European Commission lists energy, fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt among the details required in the nutrition declaration for prepacked foods where that requirement applies.
