Kettle Sweet Chilli and Sour Cream Tortilla Chips, 140g

Kettle Tortillas are tortilla chips from Kettle, made from whole white corn and seasoned with flavours from the Kettle crisp range. Sweet Chilli and Sour Cream is the sweet, creamy and gently hot one. This is the 140g sharing bag, which the listing says holds four servings. The full product name on the pack is tortilla chips with peppers, seeds and a sour cream chilli seasoning, and the maker on the label is Kettle Foods Ltd.

The ingredients

According to the published pack listing, the chips are made from whole white corn flour, vegetable oils (rapeseed and sunflower, in varying proportions), a multi-seed mix of pumpkin seeds and brown linseeds (3%), sugar, dried red pepper, dried skimmed milk, dried yoghurt (milk), dried sour cream (milk), dried yeast extract, acidity regulators (lactic acid, calcium lactate and citric acid), sea salt, dried red jalapeño pepper, dried onion, dried chilli, ground paprika, rice flour, natural flavouring, dried lemon juice, cayenne extract and paprika extract.

Whole white corn

Whole white corn flour leads the list. White corn is the pale corn used for many tortillas, and whole means the flour is milled from the whole kernel. The chip is fine and even, closer to a restaurant tortilla chip than a thick corn crisp.

Pumpkin seeds and linseeds

The multi-seed mix makes up 3% of the chip: pumpkin seeds and brown linseeds, the seed of the flax plant. They show as flecks in the corn and add a nutty bite.

The sweet

Sugar is the fourth ingredient, ahead of the dairy and the chillies, and at 4g of sugars per 100g this is the sweetest of the three Kettle Tortillas we stock, still green on the front of pack scale.

The chilli

The heat comes in layers: dried red jalapeño, dried chilli, ground paprika and cayenne extract. Dried red pepper, high on the list, adds a sweet pepper taste without heat. The result is a gentle, warming heat rather than a burn.

The sour cream

Dried skimmed milk, dried yoghurt and dried sour cream make the creamy side of the seasoning. Lactic acid, calcium lactate and citric acid give the soured tang, and dried lemon juice sharpens it.

Onion and yeast extract

Dried onion and dried yeast extract add savoury depth under the sweet and the cream. Yeast extract is naturally rich in glutamates, worth knowing for anyone who avoids them altogether; there is no added MSG on the list.

Rice flour

Rice flour carries the seasoning so it spreads evenly over each chip.

Rapeseed and sunflower oil

The listing gives rapeseed and sunflower oils in varying proportions. The label gives 26.3g of fat and 2.5g of saturates per 100g, the most fat of the three Kettle Tortillas we stock.

Signature flavours

The listing says these tortillas carry signature Kettle flavours on a fine tortilla chip, crafted with the chef Rachel Khoo. The crisp version of this flavour, Kettle Sweet Chilli and Sour Cream Potato Chips, is in our range too, in the classic cut and the ridged Krinkle cut.

Numbers per 100g

The label gives 490 kcal (2045 kJ), 26.3g of fat, 2.5g of saturates, 51.2g of carbohydrate, 4g of sugars, 8.2g of fibre, 8g of protein and 0.43g of salt per 100g.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 26.3g is red. Saturates at 2.5g are amber. Sugars at 4g are green. Salt at 0.43g is amber, near the bottom of the band.

Salt

At 0.43g of salt per 100g, this is the least salty of the three Kettle Tortillas we stock, just under Mature Cheddar and Red Onion at 0.45g and Sea Salt and Black Pepper at 0.5g.

Fibre and protein

The label gives 8.2g of fibre and 8g of protein per 100g. The protein is the highest of the three Kettle Tortillas we stock, with the milk, yoghurt and sour cream in the seasoning.

Four servings

The listing says the bag holds four servings but gives no figures per serving, so a serving is about a quarter of the bag. Tip it into a bowl rather than eating from the bag.

Allergens and diet

The published ingredients highlight milk, in the dried skimmed milk, yoghurt and sour cream. The published listing gives no may contain advice. The pack says the chips are suitable for vegetarians and gluten free; they are not vegan, because of the milk. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

Natural ingredients

The front of the pack carries two ticks: natural ingredients and nothing artificial. The red colour comes from the peppers and paprika extract.

The pack

The red bag carries a new flash, the white Kettle name, the two ticks, a cream triangle reading tortillas and sweet chilli and sour cream, a single chip, and drawings of a bowl of sour cream with a spoon and a red chilli with slices beside it.

Who it suits

A sweet, creamy chilli chip suits anyone who likes a gentle heat, and the vegetarian and gluten free statements suit many tables. It is not suitable for anyone avoiding milk.

Serving ideas

Serve the bag with a soured cream and chive dip, a guacamole or a mango salsa, or make a tray of nachos with cheese and jalapeños.

In the kitchen

Crushed, the chips make a sweet, spiced crumb for chicken goujons, or a crunchy topping for a bowl of chilli.

Storage and packaging

The listing advises a cool, dry place away from bright light. The published recycling guidance says the whole packaging can be recycled with carrier bags at large supermarkets and should not go in home recycling.

Other Kettle Tortillas

In the same 140g bag we stock Kettle Tortillas Mature Cheddar and Red Onion and Sea Salt and Black Pepper.

Other 140g packs of Kettle Tortillas we stock

Figures as published on each pack's label.

The published listing gives the United Kingdom as the country of origin. The tasting notes on this page are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.