If you mainly want to serve dips or make nachos, choose tortilla chips and compare the nutritional information for the specific variety. If keeping fat down is your main priority and you’re happy to consider a different type of crisp, compare oven-baked potato crisps per 100 g too. Albert Heijn lists 20 g of fat per 100 g for both AH Tortilla chips naturel and Doritos Naturel, so the type of crisp alone doesn’t tell you which one is lower in fat.
If you’re serving salsa, guacamole or nachos, tortilla chips are still the natural choice. Compare the nutritional values on the packs you’re actually considering: according to Albert Heijn’s product information, both AH Tortilla chips naturel and Doritos Naturel contain 20 g of fat per 100 g.
If you don’t need the shape of a tortilla chip, you can compare other types of crisps too. Jumbo and Albert Heijn’s lower-fat crisp categories include oven-baked crisps; check the nutritional information for the variety you choose.
If any of your guests have an allergy, check the information on the current packaging of the exact flavour. The warnings listed by Albert Heijn vary: Doritos Naturel may contain soya and wheat, while AH Tortilla chips naturel may contain soya. Compare the salt content per 100 g as well.
For your Friday afternoon get-together, first decide whether you need the tortilla shape for dips or nachos. Then compare the nutritional information per 100 g for the products you’re considering; a smaller portion doesn’t change the value per 100 g.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is it most relevant to? |
|---|---|---|
| Less fat | Compare the fat and saturated fat per 100 g in the crisps you’d consider serving instead. | I want to eat less fat and am happy to choose a different type of crisp to do so. Around 50% of consumers say this is their main priority. |
| Dips and nachos | Check whether the specific tortilla chip is described as suitable for dips or nachos, then compare the label. | The crisps need to work with the dip or nacho dish I’m serving; switching to a different shape is less appealing. For around 30% of consumers, this use comes first. |
| Salt and allergens | Check the current packaging for the salt content per 100 g, ingredients and allergen warnings. | When I serve crisps to guests, I want to know which warnings are on the pack and how much salt the variety contains. For around 20% of consumers, this is their first priority. |
Jumbo and Albert Heijn’s lower-fat crisp categories also include other types of crisps. Albert Heijn lists 20 g of fat per 100 g for both AH and Doritos plain tortilla chips.
Compare the fat content of the exact varieties you want to serve, not just the name of a range or shelf section.
Salt levels can vary between varieties too: Albert Heijn lists 0.71 g of salt per 100 g for Doritos Naturel and 0.9 g per 100 g for AH Tortilla chips naturel.
Alongside fat, check the salt content per 100 g and consider how many crisps you’ll serve.
According to Albert Heijn’s product information, Doritos Naturel may contain soya and wheat; AH Tortilla chips naturel may contain soya.
If anyone has an allergy, check the current pack for the flavour you’ve chosen before serving the crisps to guests.
The name of this tortilla chip doesn’t tell you how much fat or salt it contains, or which allergen warnings apply.
Before buying in store, check the nutritional information and ingredients on the Snack Day packaging.
A brand name doesn’t indicate that a product is lower in fat. The values and points to consider below apply to the specific varieties listed, not to every product from the same brand.
Albert Heijn’s product information describes Doritos Naturel as a tortilla chip for dips, loaded nachos and more.
AH Tortilla chips naturel is an own-label variety that Albert Heijn describes as suitable for snacking, dips and nachos.
Lidl Netherlands lists Snack Day Tortillachips Sweet Chili in a 300 g pack for in-store purchase.
These Joybuy products are oven-baked potato crisps for a get-together where tortilla shape isn’t essential. They aren’t automatically a substitute for tortilla chips with dips or nachos, so compare the nutritional information on the pack before choosing.
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For a get-together where you’re also considering oven-baked potato crisps instead of tortilla chips.
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For anyone considering barbecue-flavoured potato crisps instead of tortilla chips for a get-together.
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For anyone who’d rather serve paprika-flavoured oven-baked potato crisps than tortilla chips.
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For a get-together where oven-baked potato crisps are an acceptable alternative to tortilla chips.
No. Albert Heijn lists 20 g of fat per 100 g for both AH Tortilla chips naturel and Doritos Naturel. For a different variety, check the value on its own packaging; the tortilla shape or a category label won’t tell you whether it’s lower in fat.
Compare the salt, energy and portion size of the products you’re considering too. According to Albert Heijn, Doritos Naturel contains 0.71 g of salt per 100 g, while AH Tortilla chips naturel contains 0.9 g per 100 g; values may vary for other flavours.
No, don’t rely on the fact that they’re made from corn. Albert Heijn states that Doritos Naturel may contain soya and wheat, and that AH Tortilla chips naturel may contain soya. If someone has an allergy, check the packaging of the exact variety before serving.
No, don’t use Nutri-Score as the only way to make this choice. ALDI Netherlands describes the label as a tool for comparing products of the same type; also check the nutritional information per 100 g, the portion size and any allergen warnings.
In store, read the nutritional information on the Snack Day Tortillachips Sweet Chili packaging and compare the fat content per 100 g with the other crisps you want to serve. Lidl Netherlands advises checking food packaging for ingredients, allergens and nutritional values.
