Pringles Minis Original Crisps, 6 x 20g

Pringles Minis are small Pringles chips in single serve bags rather than a tube, and Original is the plain, salted one, the same taste as the classic Original tube. This is the multipack of six 20g bags, 120g in all, and the label gives figures for each bag. The listing names Kellogg Marketing and Sales Company (UK) Ltd, of Salford, as the distributor.

The ingredients

According to the published pack listing, the chips are made from dehydrated potatoes, sunflower oil, corn flour, wheat starch, maltodextrin, rapeseed oil, an emulsifier (E471), reduced sodium sea salt and citric acid.

Mini chips

Pringles are made from a dough of dehydrated potatoes with corn flour and wheat starch, shaped into the curved saddle chip. Minis are the same chip made small, loose in a bag rather than stacked in a tube, and the listing says each small pack keeps the chips fresh.

The same Original taste

The listing says Minis bring the same Original taste as the classic Pringles: potato, oil and salt, with a little citric acid. There is no other seasoning on the list.

Reduced sodium sea salt

The seasoning is reduced sodium sea salt, a sea salt with part of its sodium replaced. The label gives 0.62g of salt per 100g and 0.12g in a 20g bag, amber on the front of pack scale.

Corn flour and wheat starch

Corn flour and wheat starch join the potato in the dough. The wheat starch is why the chips contain gluten.

E471

E471, mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, is an emulsifier that helps the dough mix evenly. The pack's vegan statement covers it.

Sunflower and rapeseed oil

Sunflower oil is the second ingredient and rapeseed oil comes later. The label gives 32g of fat per 100g, red on the front of pack scale, and 2.8g of saturates, amber.

Numbers for one bag

The label gives 107 kcal (445 kJ), 6.4g of fat, 0.6g of saturates, 11g of carbohydrate, 0.2g of sugars, 1g of fibre, 1g of protein and 0.12g of salt for each 20g bag. That is about 5% of an average adult's daily energy reference intake, 9% of the fat and 2% of the salt.

Numbers per 100g

Per 100g the label gives 534 kcal (2226 kJ), 32g of fat, 2.8g of saturates, 54g of carbohydrate, 1g of sugars, 4.9g of fibre, 5g of protein and 0.62g of salt.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 32g is red. Saturates at 2.8g are amber. Sugars at 1g are green. Salt at 0.62g is amber.

Salt

The label gives 0.62g of salt per 100g, amber on the front of pack scale; the Minis Sour Cream and Onion carry 0.67g.

Carbohydrate and fibre

The label gives 54g of carbohydrate per 100g, of which 1g is sugars; the rest is starch from the potato, corn and wheat. Fibre is 4.9g per 100g.

Dehydrated potatoes

Dehydrated potatoes lead the list: Pringles are made from a dough of dried potato, not from sliced potatoes.

Maltodextrin

Maltodextrin, a carbohydrate made from starch, is part of the dough with the corn flour and wheat starch.

Citric acid

A little citric acid, the last ingredient, brightens the salt.

Protein

The label gives 5g of protein per 100g and 1g in a bag.

Full product name

The listing gives the full product name as savoury snack.

Allergens and diet

The published ingredients highlight wheat, in the wheat starch. The allergy advice says the chips may contain milk and soya. The pack says they are suitable for vegans; they are not suitable for anyone avoiding gluten. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

Six small bags

The listing describes the Minis as solo crisp bags for lunch and everyday snacking: six 20g bags make a school week of lunchboxes with one to spare.

Keeping them fresh

The listing says the chips are packaged in a protective atmosphere, and that each Minis pack keeps the Pringles fresh.

The pack

The red outer bag carries the Pringles face with its moustache, the white Pringles name, the word Minis in large white letters, the word original, a scatter of chips and a red 6 pack badge.

Who it suits

A plain, salted Pringles chip in a small bag suits children's lunchboxes and anyone who likes Pringles without the tube, and the vegan statement suits most tables. It is not suitable for anyone avoiding gluten.

At a party

Tip a few bags into a bowl beside dips, or hand out single bags at a children's party.

In the kitchen

Crushed, the chips make a plain, salty crumb for the top of a macaroni cheese or a fish pie.

Distributor

The listing gives Kellogg Marketing and Sales Company (UK) Ltd, of Salford, as the UK distributor, and Kellogg Europe Trading Limited, in Dublin, for Ireland.

With a dip

A small curved chip scoops a dip neatly: try a soured cream and chive dip or a mild salsa.

For a picnic

Single bags travel well in a picnic basket or a day bag, and a sealed bag keeps the chips crisp until it is opened.

Storage

The listing gives no storage advice; keep the bags cool and dry.

Other Pringles Minis

We also stock Pringles Minis Sour Cream and Onion in the same six bag multipack.

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