Eat Real Sea Salt Multiseed Tortillas, 160g

Eat Real describes its snacks as made from pulses, grains and greens rather than potatoes, and this is its multiseed tortilla chip: corn with a mix of seeds and quinoa, seasoned simply with sea salt. This is the 160g sharing bag, which the label divides into six 26g servings. The full product name on the pack is multiseed corn tortilla chips seasoned with salt.

A short list

According to the published pack listing, the chips are made from corn (63%), sunflower oil, a multiseed mix (8%) of linseed, sunflower seed and white quinoa, rice flour and sea salt. That is the whole list.

Corn

Corn makes up 63% of the chips, the base of any tortilla chip, with its sweet, toasted flavour.

The seeds

The multiseed mix is 8% of the chips: linseed, also called flaxseed, sunflower seeds and white quinoa. The seeds show as dark and pale flecks in each chip and add a nutty flavour.

Quinoa

Quinoa is the seed of a plant related to spinach, cooked and eaten like a grain; here it is white quinoa.

Linseed

Linseed, also called flaxseed, is the small brown seed of the flax plant, the plant that linen is made from. In a chip it adds a nutty flavour and a darker fleck.

Sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are the kernels of the sunflower, mild and nutty, and the same plant gives the sunflower oil the chips are cooked in.

Rice flour

Rice flour binds the dough and helps the chips crisp; like corn, it contains no gluten.

Sea salt

Sea salt is the only seasoning. The label gives 0.67g of salt per 100g and 0.17g in a 26g serving.

Sunflower oil

Sunflower oil is the only oil on the list, the second ingredient after the corn.

Numbers for a serving

The label gives 132 kcal (552 kJ), 6g of fat, 0.6g of saturates, 16g of carbohydrate, 0.2g of sugars, 2.1g of fibre, 2.1g of protein and 0.17g of salt for each 26g serving.

Numbers per 100g

Per 100g the label gives 508 kcal (2125 kJ), 23g of fat, 2.2g of saturates, 63g of carbohydrate, 0.8g of sugars, 7.9g of fibre, 8.2g of protein and 0.67g of salt.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 23g is red, as it is for fried tortilla chips generally. Saturates at 2.2g are amber, sugars at 0.8g are green and salt at 0.67g is amber.

Carbohydrate and sugars

The label gives 63g of carbohydrate per 100g, of which only 0.8g are sugars; the rest is starch from the corn and rice. A 26g serving has 0.2g of sugars.

Fibre and protein

The label gives 7.9g of fibre and 8.2g of protein per 100g, from the corn, the seeds and the quinoa together.

Salt

At 0.67g of salt per 100g, these are the least salty Eat Real snacks we stock by a distance: the Sea Salt Veggie Straws have 1.79g and the Salted Lentil Chips 2.2g.

Allergens and diet

No allergen is highlighted in the published ingredients, and the published listing gives no may contain advice. The listing says the chips are suitable for vegans and plant based, and makes a gluten free claim: corn, rice and quinoa contain no gluten. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

No artificial ingredients

The listing says there are no artificial ingredients, which fits so short a list.

Why it is gluten free

Every grain on the list, corn, rice and quinoa, is naturally free of gluten, and there is no wheat, barley or oats in the recipe. The listing carries a gluten free claim.

Why it is vegan

There is no milk, cheese or other animal ingredient in the list, and the seasoning is plain sea salt, so nothing in the recipe comes from an animal.

Why a seeded chip

Seeds in the dough give the chip a nuttier taste and a slightly more uneven, crunchy texture than a plain tortilla chip.

With guacamole

The listing suggests a classic guacamole with these chips, and the plain sea salt seasoning lets the avocado, lime and coriander lead.

A sharing bag

Six 26g servings make this a bag for a table, a film night or a bowl beside the drinks. Fold the top over between sittings.

Nachos

Spread the chips on a tray, add black beans, grated cheese or a vegan cheese, and grill; finish with salsa and a spoon of guacamole.

With chilli

The chips are sturdy enough to scoop a bowl of chilli, bean or beef, and their plain seasoning lets the chilli lead.

In a lunchbox

A 26g serving in a small tub, with a pot of salsa or houmous, makes a lunchbox snack.

The bag

The cream coloured bag has blue and green patterned edges, the Eat Real name, the words multiseed tortillas and sea salt, and a photograph of seeded chips.

Who it suits

A seeded, lightly salted tortilla chip suits anyone avoiding gluten or milk, vegans, and anyone who wants a short ingredient list.

Packed in a protective atmosphere

The listing says the chips are packaged in a protective atmosphere, which keeps oxygen away from the oil until the bag is opened.

Other Eat Real snacks

We also stock Eat Real lentil chips, salted and chilli and lemon, and Eat Real veggie straws, sea salt and sweet barbecue.

Storage

The listing advises a cool, dry place.

The tasting notes on this page are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.