Proper Prawn Cocktail Lentil Chips, 5 x 14g

Proper Prawn Cocktail in a five bag multipack puts a tangy, sweet lentil chip into 14g bags, 70g in total. At 65 kcal a bag on the label, these are some of the smallest bags in our range, which suits lunchboxes, small appetites and anyone who wants a taste rather than a full bag. The full product name on the pack is Lentil based chips with prawn cocktail flavour seasoning.

What is in each bag

According to the published pack listing, the chips are made from lentil flour (29%), potato starch, corn flour, vegetable oils (rapeseed and sunflower), sugar, rice flour, salt, natural flavouring, an acidity regulator (citric acid), Chilean salt, onion powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, black pepper and paprika extract for colour.

Prawn cocktail, without the prawns

A prawn cocktail flavour is really a sauce flavour: the sweet, tangy pink sauce made from mayonnaise and tomato ketchup. This seasoning builds it from sugar for the sweetness, tomato powder for the ketchup, citric acid for the tang, and onion and garlic for savour, with a little black pepper for warmth. There is no seafood on the list, and the pack says the chips are suitable for vegans.

Two kinds of salt

The list names salt twice: salt, and Chilean salt, which is simply salt from Chile, named as its own ingredient. Together they make this a salty chip, and the label gives 2g of salt per 100g, red on the front of pack scale. In a 14g bag, though, that comes to 0.28g.

A small bag

The Walkers and McCoy's multipack bags we stock hold 25g, and the Doritos bags 30g. A 14g bag is about half the smaller of those, which suits a young child's lunchbox, a mid afternoon snack, or anyone who wants a taste rather than a full bag. Five bags cover a school week.

Numbers for one bag

The label gives 65 kcal (274 kJ), 2.7g of fat, 0.2g of saturates, 8.7g of carbohydrate, 0.6g of sugars, 0.3g of fibre, 1.4g of protein and 0.28g of salt for each 14g bag. That is about 3% of an average adult's daily energy reference intake and 5% of the salt. Per 100g it is 467 kcal (1961 kJ), 19.5g of fat, 1.6g of saturates, 62g of carbohydrate, 4g of sugars, 2.3g of fibre, 9.8g of protein and 2g of salt.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 19.5g is red, just above 17.5g. Saturates at 1.6g are amber, only just. Sugars at 4g are green. Salt at 2g is red.

Black pepper and tomato

Two small ingredients shape the flavour. Tomato powder, dried tomato ground fine, brings the ketchup side of the sauce and a little natural sweetness. Black pepper, near the end of the list, adds a gentle warmth and a savoury edge, the way a pinch of pepper finishes a homemade prawn cocktail sauce.

Sugar and the tang

Sugar comes early in the list, ahead of the rice flour and salt, and it is there to balance the citric acid. Sweet and sharp together is the whole character of prawn cocktail sauce, so the two are the core of this seasoning.

Lentil flour

Lentil flour is the first ingredient, 29% of the chips, with potato starch, corn flour and rice flour. Lentils are a pulse, and the flour gives the chips 9.8g of protein per 100g.

Chilean salt

Chilean salt appears beside ordinary salt, and the label gives 2g of salt per 100g, red on the front of pack scale, and 0.28g in a 14g bag.

Allergens and diet

No allergens from the UK list of 14 are highlighted in the published ingredients, and no crustacean ingredient is listed. The pack's allergy advice says it may contain soya. The pack says the chips are suitable for vegans and vegetarians and carries a gluten free claim. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

How the chips are made

The published listing does not say how the chips are cooked. They are formed from a mix of lentil flour and starches, and the seasoning is applied afterwards. The label says the bags are packaged in a protective atmosphere and advises storing them in a cool, dry place. The pack names Proper as the maker.

For lunchboxes

A small, vegan bag with a gluten free claim is a useful lunchbox snack for a class where some children avoid dairy or gluten, with the usual reminder that anyone with an allergy should read the pack. Pair it with a sandwich and some fruit.

In the kitchen

A crushed bag makes a tangy crumb over a prawn and avocado salad or a bowl of tomato soup, adding the flavour of the sauce with a crunch. One 14g bag is enough to top a single bowl.

Other sizes and flavours

The same flavour comes as an 85g sharing bag. Proper also makes Barbecue, Salt and Vinegar and Sea Salt lentil chips in five bag multipacks of 14g bags, all of which we stock, so a mixed week of small bags is easy to build.

Storage

Keep the bags in the outer pack in a cool, dry place, and finish each bag once it is opened.

Sizes of Proper Prawn Cocktail Lentil Chips we stock

Figures as published on each pack's label.

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