Choose paprika crisps as a snack around your marathon training based on the current packaging and your specific allergy or dietary requirements. A gluten-free or vegan label does not automatically rule out other allergens. The Voedingscentrum advises against large portions and high-fat foods just before exercise, so don’t treat crisps as a regular source of fuel during a long run.
If you need to avoid milk or soya strictly, for example, the ingredients and any warnings about traces matter more than a general claim such as ‘gluten-free’. The Voedingscentrum explains why allergen information and cross-contamination warnings need to be considered separately.
You’re looking for paprika crisps with a label that suits your dietary requirements. Check the other ingredients and allergens too: for example, the information for Schär Curvies Paprika at Albert Heijn combines a gluten-free claim with a warning about possible traces of milk.
You’d like to enjoy something savoury now and then without confusing crisps with fuel for your run. The Voedingscentrum advises avoiding large portions and foods high in fat, protein or fibre just before exercise, and planning food and drink separately for longer runs.
First decide which ingredients or allergens are most important to you. Then consider when you want to eat the crisps. Only after that should you compare the other nutritional information and your snacking preferences.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly avoiding allergens | Read the ingredients and any warnings, such as ‘may contain milk’, on the bag you’re buying. | If I need to avoid an allergen strictly, I also want to take possible traces into account. For around 36% of consumers, checking for allergens comes first. |
| Gluten-free, lactose-free or vegan recipe | Look for the claim that suits your dietary requirements, then check the other ingredients and warnings too. | I want paprika crisps that explicitly meet my gluten-free, lactose-free or vegan preferences, without assuming they have other properties as well. This choice of recipe comes first for around 29% of consumers. |
| When to eat them around your run | Check the portion size and nutritional information; don’t have a large snack just before training. | If I’m going running soon after snacking, I want to consider what and how much I eat. Around 21% of consumers give the timing of their snack the highest priority. |
| Everyday snacking preferences | Compare flavour, ingredients and nutritional value per 100 g and per portion; treat a reduced-fat claim as a comparison within the product category. | If dietary requirements and the timing of my run don’t determine my choice, I mainly choose paprika crisps that suit my snacking preferences. For around 14% of consumers, this preference matters most. |
A label only applies to the property it names. Schär Curvies Paprika is listed as gluten-free at Albert Heijn, but it also carries a warning about possible traces of milk.
Work out which allergen you need to avoid, then read both the ingredients and the warnings on the current packaging.
According to the Voedingscentrum, large portions and high-fat foods may be less comfortable just before exercise. Choosing paprika crisps as a snack is also a separate decision from planning food and drink for a long training session.
Keep snack time separate from your fuel for the run, and try changes to your eating routine during your regular training sessions.
Albert Heijn warns that ingredients and dietary or allergy information can change. A product page you looked at previously is no substitute for checking the label on the bag you’re buying now.
Check the packaging again, especially if an ingredient or traces warning is important to you.
A comparison of the fat content of crisps doesn’t, by itself, tell you what you need to eat or drink during a long run. According to the Voedingscentrum, longer runs call for a separate assessment of carbohydrates and fluids.
Choose a reduced-fat option only if that matters to you when choosing a snack; plan your fuel for the run separately.
The features listed below apply to the specific varieties mentioned, not automatically to every paprika crisp from the same brand.
Lay's makes regular paprika crisps as well as the separate Oven Baked Roasted Paprika variety.
AH Paprika Crisps are regular potato crisps with specific dietary claims on the product page.
For Jumbo Paprika Crisps, you can check the published ingredients and nutritional information.
Schär Curvies Paprika is a variety for people specifically looking for gluten-free paprika crisps.
Properchips Paprika is a lentil-based paprika snack, not a potato crisp.
These paprika-flavoured potato crisps are options for a snack away from your run. If you’re choosing a free-from product, always check the packaging for the specific variety. Take extra care with the oven-baked variety if you avoid milk.
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Worth considering if you’re looking for a gluten-free snack to enjoy away from your run. Before choosing, check the current packaging for the gluten-free claim, ingredients and any warnings about traces.
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Regular paprika crisps for a snack away from your long run. If you have specific dietary requirements, read the ingredients and allergen information on this bag; don’t assume it’s gluten-free, lactose-free or vegan based on the product name.
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An oven-baked paprika crisp to compare if you’d like this variety as a snack away from your run. According to the product information, it contains milk, so it isn’t suitable if you need to avoid milk strictly. Check the current packaging for any other relevant warnings too.
Not as a large snack just before you run. The Voedingscentrum advises avoiding large portions and foods high in fat, protein or fibre at that point. Plan separately what you’ll eat and drink during a long run.
No. A gluten-free claim doesn’t mean that other allergens are absent. Albert Heijn labels Schär Curvies Paprika as gluten-free, but warns that the same product may contain traces of milk. So make sure you read the full allergen information.
It warns that the named allergen may accidentally have got into the product. If you need to avoid that allergen, check the warning on the specific packaging rather than relying only on a free-from claim.
Use the packaging on the bag you’re buying for your final check. Albert Heijn says that ingredients and dietary or allergy information can change, so check the relevant details again each time you buy.
