Taylors Mature Cheddar and Onion Potato Crisps, 150g

Taylors makes thick cut potato crisps, and this is its mature cheddar and onion: a savoury, cheesy seasoning on a thick, crunchy slice. This is the 150g sharing bag, which the label suggests serves five. The full product name on the pack is mature cheddar and onion flavour potato crisps, and the pack names Taylors Snacks Ltd as the maker.

The ingredients

According to the published pack listing, the crisps are made from potatoes, high oleic sunflower oil and a mature cheddar and onion flavour seasoning (whey powder from milk, onion powder, sea salt, mature cheddar cheese powder from milk, yeast powder, sugar, yeast extract powder, salt, natural flavouring, parsley, paprika extract for colour and citric acid).

Thick cut

The pack says the crisps are cut extra thick and promises a thick cut crunch like no other. A thicker slice is sturdier and crunchier than a thin crisp, with more potato in each bite, and it holds up to a heavy seasoning and a thick dip.

Real mature cheddar

The cheese is mature cheddar, dried to a powder, with whey powder as the dairy base. Mature cheddar is aged for longer than mild, which gives a sharper, deeper flavour. Onion powder, yeast powder and yeast extract give the savoury side, and parsley a fresh note.

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. The label gives 2.2g of saturates per 100g.

Numbers per serving

The pack gives 146 kcal (610 kJ), 7.5g of fat, 0.7g of saturates, 15g of carbohydrate, 0.7g of sugars, 1.6g of fibre, 2.3g of protein and 0.4g of salt for each 30g serving, which the front of the pack puts at 7% of an average adult's daily energy reference intake, 11% of the fat and 7% of the salt. Per 100g it is 486 kcal (2033 kJ), 25g of fat, 2.2g of saturates, 50g of carbohydrate, 2.4g of sugars, 5.3g of fibre, 7.8g of protein and 1.3g of salt.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 25g is red, as it is for fried crisps generally. Saturates at 2.2g are amber. Sugars at 2.4g are green. Salt at 1.3g is amber, in the upper part of its band.

Allergens and diet

The published ingredients highlight milk, in the whey powder and the mature cheddar cheese powder. The allergy advice says the crisps may contain cereals containing gluten. The pack says they are suitable for vegetarians; they are not vegan, because of the milk, and there is no gluten free claim. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

Yeast and yeast extract

Yeast powder and yeast extract powder give a savoury depth behind the cheese. Yeast extract is naturally rich in glutamates, worth knowing for anyone who avoids them altogether.

Salt across the range

At 1.3g of salt per 100g, this is the saltiest of the Taylors bags we stock. Taylors Lightly Sea Salted Ridge Cut has 0.71g per 100g, and Sea Salt and Vinegar 1.1g.

The pack

The golden yellow bag carries an illustrated farm scene in an oval window, with cows grazing on the hills and a tractor in the distance behind the words mature cheddar and onion, and the line a thick-cut crunch like no other.

Unique crunch

The pack calls the crunch unique and the crisps super tasty. A thick slice has more body than a thin crisp, so the bite is harder, and the crisp keeps its crunch in a sandwich or beside a wet pickle.

Who it suits

A thick, cheesy crisp suits anyone who finds thin crisps too flimsy, and a mature cheddar flavour suits grown up tastes. It is not suitable for anyone avoiding milk.

Serving the bag

Cheddar and onion suits a ploughman's lunch, a cheeseboard or a pub style evening. Serve it with pickled onions, apple slices, a pork pie or a pint of bitter.

In the kitchen

Crushed, the crisps make a cheesy, oniony crumb for the top of a macaroni cheese or a cauliflower cheese, and the thick slices keep their crunch in the oven.

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 Sea Salt and Vinegar, Blazin BBQ, and two ridge cut bags, Lightly Sea Salted and Chip Shop Curry Sauce.

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.