Taylors Lightly Sea Salted Ridge Cut Potato Crisps, 150g

Lightly Sea Salted is the plain Taylors: ridge cut crisps with a light sprinkle of sea salt and nothing else. This is the 150g sharing bag, which the label suggests serves five. The full product name on the pack is lightly sea salted potato crisps, and the pack names Taylors Snacks Ltd as the maker.

Three ingredients

According to the published pack listing, the crisps are made from potatoes, high oleic sunflower oil and sea salt. That is the whole list, so what you taste is the potato, the oil and the salt.

Ridge cut

The crisps are ridge cut, with deep grooves on both faces that make each slice thicker and stiffer than a flat crisp. On a plain crisp the texture is the main event, and the ridges give a firm, thick crunch that stands up to the heaviest dip.

High oleic sunflower oil

The crisps are fried in high oleic sunflower oil, a sunflower oil bred to be rich in oleic acid, the main fat in olive oil. It is more stable at frying temperatures than standard sunflower oil and has a clean, neutral taste that lets the potato come through. The label gives 2.2g of saturates per 100g.

Sea salt

Sea salt is made by evaporating seawater. Chemically it is mostly sodium chloride, like any other salt, so it counts towards the salt figure in the same way; the difference is in the crystal and in traces of other minerals, not in how much salt you eat.

How light is lightly

The label gives 0.71g of salt per 100g and 0.21g for a 30g serving, the least salt of the Taylors bags we stock. Taylors Sea Salt and Vinegar has 1.1g per 100g, and Mature Cheddar and Onion 1.3g.

Numbers per serving

The label gives 156 kcal (649 kJ), 8.4g of fat, 0.7g of saturates, 17g of carbohydrate, 0.1g of sugars, 1.3g of fibre, 2g of protein and 0.21g of salt for each 30g serving. That is about 8% of an average adult's daily energy reference intake, 12% of the fat and 4% of the salt. Per 100g it is 518 kcal (2164 kJ), 28g of fat, 2.2g of saturates, 58g of carbohydrate, 0.2g of sugars, 4.3g of fibre, 6.6g of protein and 0.71g of salt.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 28g is red, as it is for fried crisps generally. Saturates at 2.2g are amber. Sugars at 0.2g are green. Salt at 0.71g is amber, in the lower part of its band.

Allergens and diet

No allergens from the UK list of 14 are highlighted in the published ingredients. The allergy advice says the crisps may contain cereals containing gluten and milk. The pack says they are suitable for vegans, which covers vegetarians too, and there is no gluten free claim. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

The pack

The blue bag, striped with darker waves, carries an illustrated seascape in an oval window: a breaking wave, a fishing boat on the horizon and gulls overhead, above the words lightly sea salted, with ridged crisps below.

Unique crunch

The pack calls the crunch unique and the crisps super tasty. On a plain crisp the crunch is most of the experience, and the ridges add to it, each bite breaking through several ridges at once.

Who it suits

A plain, ridged crisp suits anyone who prefers no strong flavour, and the vegan statement suits a plant based table. Check the may contain advice first for anyone avoiding gluten or milk.

The dip crisp

A plain ridge cut crisp is made for dipping: firm enough to scoop houmous, guacamole, a thick salsa or a soured cream and chive dip without breaking, and neutral enough to let the dip carry the flavour.

Serving the bag

Plain ridged crisps go with everything: a cheeseboard, a sandwich lunch, a bowl of soup or a glass of cold beer. Put out a bowl beside two or three dips for a gathering.

In the kitchen

Crushed, the ridged crisps make a sturdy, neutral crumb for fish or chicken, or a crunchy topping for soup or a gratin. Season the crumb with herbs, lemon zest or spices.

Five servings

At 150g, the bag suggests five servings of 30g. Tip a serving into a bowl rather than eating from the bag.

Storage and packaging

The pack advises a cool, dry place. 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 Taylors flavours

In the same 150g bag we stock Taylors Chip Shop Curry Sauce Ridge Cut, Mature Cheddar and Onion, Sea Salt and Vinegar and Blazin BBQ.

Other 150g packs of Taylors 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.