Pringles Minis Sour Cream and Onion Crisps, 6 x 20g

Pringles Minis are small Pringles chips in single serve bags rather than a tube, and Sour Cream and Onion is the creamy, tangy one, the same flavour as the classic green tube. This is the multipack of six 20g bags, 120g in all, and the label gives figures for each bag. The full product name on the pack is sour cream and onion flavour savoury snack, and 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, a sour cream and onion seasoning, maltodextrin, rapeseed oil, an emulsifier (E471) and citric acid. The seasoning is flavourings (milk), dextrose, onion powder, modified maize starch, salt, sunflower oil, flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate), wheat starch, sour cream powder (milk), sugar, acids (citric, lactic and malic), oat fibre, sweet whey powder (milk), glucose syrup powder and milk proteins.

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 sour cream

Sour cream powder, sweet whey powder, milk proteins and milk based flavourings give the creamy side of the flavour, and lactic, citric and malic acids give the soured tang.

The onion

Onion powder sits high in the seasoning, after the flavourings and dextrose, for a sweet, mellow onion rather than a sharp one.

Three flavour enhancers

Monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate work together to strengthen the savoury taste. This bag does contain MSG.

Oat fibre

Oat fibre in the seasoning means oats are on the list as well as wheat. Both are cereals containing gluten under UK allergen rules.

Dextrose, sugar and glucose syrup

Dextrose, sugar and glucose syrup powder give the seasoning a light sweetness. The label gives 2.1g of sugars per 100g, green on the front of pack scale.

E471

E471, mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, is an emulsifier that helps the dough mix evenly.

Numbers for one bag

The label gives 106 kcal (441 kJ), 6.3g of fat, 0.5g of saturates, 11g of carbohydrate, 0.4g of sugars, 1g of fibre, 1g of protein and 0.13g 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 529 kcal (2206 kJ), 31g of fat, 2.7g of saturates, 55g of carbohydrate, 2.1g of sugars, 4.9g of fibre, 5g of protein and 0.67g of salt.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 31g is red. Saturates at 2.7g are amber. Sugars at 2.1g are green. Salt at 0.67g is amber.

Salt

The label gives 0.67g of salt per 100g and 0.13g in a bag, amber on the front of pack scale; the Minis Original carry 0.62g.

Corn flour and wheat starch

Corn flour and wheat starch join the potato in the dough, and there is more wheat starch in the seasoning.

Carbohydrate and fibre

The label gives 55g of carbohydrate per 100g, of which 2.1g are sugars; the rest is starch from the potato, corn and wheat. Fibre is 4.9g and protein 5g per 100g.

Allergens and diet

The published ingredients highlight wheat, in the wheat starch, oats, in the oat fibre, and milk, in the flavourings, sour cream powder, whey and milk proteins. The allergy advice says the chips may contain soya. The pack says they are suitable for vegetarians; they are not vegan, and they are not suitable for anyone avoiding gluten or milk. 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 each Minis pack keeps the Pringles fresh, and the small bags stay sealed until they are opened.

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.

The pack

The green outer bag carries the Pringles face with its moustache, the red Pringles name, the word Minis in large white letters, the words sour cream and onion, a bowl of sour cream with chives, onion rings, a scatter of chips and a green 6 pack badge.

Who it suits

A creamy, tangy Pringles chip in a small bag suits lunchboxes and anyone who likes the green tube flavour without the tube, and the vegetarian statement suits most tables. It is not suitable for anyone avoiding gluten, milk or MSG.

With a dip

A small curved chip scoops a dip neatly: try a garlic and herb dip or a salsa.

At a party

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

Storage

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

Other Pringles Minis

We also stock Pringles Minis Original 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.