Choose a multipack of identical tortilla chip bags if you want to prepare individual portions for a night in or lunchboxes. A mixed snack box is a good fit when variety matters more than having tortilla chips alone; if you’re serving chips in one bowl to share, a large sharing bag may be enough. Whichever you choose, check the number of bags, the amount in each one and the ingredients, especially if anyone needs to avoid allergens.
Would you like to give everyone at the table or in a lunchbox their own bag of the same tortilla chips? Albert Heijn lists the Doritos Nacho Cheese 20-pack as 20 bags of 44 g each. Check that the quantity suits how many portions you want to hand out.
A mixed box is an option if not everyone wants the same crisps. The Lay’s Mega Box at Albert Heijn contains 20 bags, including five bags of Doritos; the remaining bags contain other snacks.
If ingredients, allergens or nutritional values are influencing your choice, compare products’ nutritional information per 100 g, as the Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises. Also read the label on the pack you buy. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that pre-packed products must show allergen information on the label.
First decide whether everyone needs their own bag of tortilla chips, or whether a selection of snacks or one bowl to share would work better. Then check the contents and the label for the pack you’ve chosen.
Best when: you want to hand out the same flavour in individual portions or save them for lunchboxes.
The trade-off: there’s less variety, and you’ll need to check that the number of bags suits your plans.
Best when: a choice of flavours and snacks matters more than having tortilla chips alone.
The trade-off: a box containing Doritos may also include bags of other crisps and snacks.
Best when: you want to serve tortilla chips in one bowl for everyone to share and don’t need individual bags.
The trade-off: you’ll need to divide the chips into portions yourself and store the opened bag if you want to use it later.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Especially useful for |
|---|---|---|
| Individual portions | Check the number of bags, the weight of each bag and whether each one contains tortilla chips. | If I want to hand out bags around the table and pack them in lunchboxes, I need to know in advance how many equal portions of tortilla chips I’ll have. For around 42% of consumers, portioning is the main priority. |
| Variety | Check which types of snacks are in the box and how many bags there are of each. | If people at the table have different preferences, I want to be able to offer other snacks too, even if that means not everyone gets tortilla chips. Around 33% of consumers prioritise this variety. |
| Label | Read the ingredients and allergen information; compare the nutritional values of similar products per 100 g. | If I need to consider allergens or nutritional values, the label determines which pack I can choose. This check is the top priority for around 25% of consumers. |
Alongside five bags of Doritos, Albert Heijn says its Lay’s Mega Box also contains Lay’s, Cheetos and Bugles. So the brand name on the box doesn’t tell you how many bags of tortilla chips you’ll get.
Count the bags of each snack before you choose. If everyone needs a bag of tortilla chips, pick a multipack that contains only tortilla chips.
Albert Heijn lists milk as an allergen in the Doritos Nacho Cheese 20-pack. In a mixed box, different bags may also contain different ingredients.
If you have allergies, read the allergen information on the current packaging. For a mixed box, check each item individually.
Lidl lists its 300 g Snack Day Tortilla Chips Sweet Chilli as available in store only. This means the bag isn’t necessarily an option at every shop or for every shopping plan.
Check the range at the shop where you plan to buy your groceries, and read the packaging when you buy it.
Worth considering if you’re looking for individual bags of tortilla chips in the same flavour. Albert Heijn and Jumbo list Doritos Nacho Cheese as 20 × 44 g.
A good fit for a mixed snack box, but not for a box containing only tortilla chips. The Mega Box at Albert Heijn contains 20 bags.
Lidl lists Snack Day Tortilla Chips Sweet Chilli as a 300 g sharing bag.
ALDI lists Sun Snacks Tortilla Chips in a 300 g bag.
These two boxes are designed for a night in or lunchboxes where a selection of snacks is welcome. They contain Doritos alongside other types of crisps, so don’t choose them assuming every bag contains tortilla chips.
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An option for handing out a selection of snacks in individual bags during a night in.
The box contains 20 bags, including Doritos and other types of crisps. Check how many bags of your preferred snack are in the current selection; not every bag contains tortilla chips.
If you have allergies, read the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging.
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An option if you want individual bags of different snacks for a night in or lunchboxes.
The box contains 12 bags, including Lay’s and Doritos Nacho Cheese. If you need a specific number of tortilla chip portions, check the flavour split and the weight of each bag.
Check the current packaging for ingredients and allergen information.
For nutritional values, compare similar products per 100 g, as the Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises. Also check the total weight and the number of individual bags: that tells you whether you can hand out the chips without portioning them yourself.
Not always. Alongside five bags of Doritos Nacho Cheese, the Lay’s Mega Box listed by Albert Heijn also contains Lay’s, Cheetos and Bugles. Check the contents by snack type if you want everyone to have tortilla chips.
Read the allergen information on the current packaging. For a mixed box, check each snack individually. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that allergen information must appear on the label of pre-packed products; Albert Heijn lists milk in the Doritos Nacho Cheese 20-pack.
Use a product page to compare pack sizes in advance, but check the packaging you actually buy for ingredients, allergens and nutritional values. This is especially important if a recipe or product selection changes.
