Golden Wonder Chippies Salt and Vinegar Potato Sticks, 100g

Chippies are thin potato sticks from Golden Wonder, like chips shrunk to a crisp, and Salt and Vinegar is the one that tastes of chips with salt and vinegar. This is the 100g sharing bag, which the listing says holds four servings. The full product name on the pack is salt and vinegar flavour potato sticks, and the maker on the label is Golden Wonder Ltd.

The ingredients

According to the published pack listing, the sticks are made from potatoes, sunflower oil and a salt and vinegar flavour of flavourings, cornflour, a flavour enhancer (monosodium glutamate), salt, potassium chloride and citric acid.

Potato sticks

Chippies are cut from real potatoes into thin sticks, like tiny chips, and the listing says they are cooked in sunflower oil until golden. They give a light, crisp crunch and pour into a bowl like a handful of chips.

Vinegar without vinegar

There is no vinegar on the list. The sharp taste comes from the flavourings, which lead the seasoning, and citric acid, the acid of lemons.

Cornflour

Cornflour, from maize, carries the seasoning so it spreads evenly over the thin sticks.

Potassium chloride and the salt figure

Potassium chloride sits beside the salt. It tastes salty but contains no sodium, and the salt figure on a UK label is worked out from sodium. The label gives 2g of salt per 100g and 0.5g in a 25g serving.

Monosodium glutamate

Monosodium glutamate strengthens the savoury taste under the sharpness. This bag does contain MSG.

No artificial colours or preservatives

The pack says there are no artificial preservatives or colours, and there is no colour on the list at all.

Numbers per serving

The label gives 126 kcal (527 kJ), 7g of fat, 0.8g of saturates, 13.7g of carbohydrate, 0.3g of sugars, 0.8g of fibre, 1.7g of protein and 0.5g of salt for a 25g serving. That is about 6% of an average adult's daily energy reference intake, 10% of the fat and 8% of the salt.

Numbers per 100g

Per 100g the label gives 505 kcal (2109 kJ), 28g of fat, 3g of saturates, 54.9g of carbohydrate, 1g of sugars, 3.3g of fibre, 6.7g of protein and 2g of salt.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 28g is red. Saturates at 3g are amber. Sugars at 1g are green. Salt at 2g is red.

Salt

The Salt and Vinegar Chippies carry 2g of salt per 100g and the Chip Shop Curry Chippies 1.83g; both are red on the front of pack scale.

Flavourings

The flavourings lead the seasoning and carry the vinegar taste; the list does not say what they are made from.

Thin sticks

Thin sticks have a lot of surface for their size, so each one carries a strong hit of salt and vinegar.

Sugars

Sugar is not on the list, and the label gives 1g of sugars per 100g.

Fat and energy

The label gives 505 kcal and 28g of fat per 100g, red for fat on the front of pack scale, and 126 kcal in a 25g serving.

Allergens and diet

No allergens from the UK list of 14 are highlighted in the published ingredients, and the published listing gives no may contain advice. The pack says the sticks are suitable for vegetarians; there is no vegan statement and no gluten free claim. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

Four servings

The listing says the 100g bag holds four servings of 25g. Tip a serving into a bowl rather than eating from the bag.

Once opened

The pack advises a cool, dry place and says to eat the sticks as soon as the bag is open.

Sunflower oil

Sunflower oil is the only oil on the list, and the label gives 3g of saturates per 100g, amber.

Carbohydrate and fibre

The label gives 54.9g of carbohydrate per 100g, of which 1g is sugars; the rest is starch from the potato. Fibre is 3.3g and protein 6.7g per 100g.

Chips and vinegar

Salt and vinegar on a thin potato stick is as close as a snack gets to a bag of chips from the chip shop, sprinkled with salt and splashed with vinegar.

The pack

The blue bag carries a strip of potato sticks across the top, the Golden Wonder starburst, the white Chippies name, a navy banner reading salt and vinegar flavour potato sticks, a small sailing boat and seagulls, and a newspaper print pattern at the bottom, like chip paper.

Who it suits

A sharp, salty potato stick suits anyone who likes chips with salt and vinegar, and the vegetarian statement suits most tables. It is not for anyone avoiding MSG.

Serving ideas

Serve the sticks with a cold beer, beside a fish finger sandwich, or scattered over a bowl of mushy peas.

In the kitchen

Scatter the sticks over a fish pie or a potato salad for a sharp, salty crunch.

With drinks

A sharp potato stick goes well with a cold lager, a cider or a cola.

At a party

Tip the bag into a bowl beside the Chip Shop Curry Chippies for a chip shop pairing.

In a lunchbox

A handful in a small pot goes beside a sandwich; eat them once the bag is open.

Other Chippies

We also stock Golden Wonder Chippies Chip Shop Curry in the same 100g bag.

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