Walkers Sensations Mango and Red Chilli Chutney Poppadoms, 82.5g

Sensations Poppadoms are small, crisp poppadoms from Walkers, made with potato, chickpea and rice flour, and Mango and Red Chilli Chutney is the sweet, fruity and warming one. This is the 82.5g sharing bag, which the listing says holds two to three servings. The full product name on the pack is mango and red chilli chutney flavour potato and gram flour snack, and the maker on the label is Walkers Snack Foods Ltd.

The ingredients

According to the printed pack, the poppadoms are made from sunflower oil (22%), potato granules (17%), potato starch (17%), gram flour (14%), rice flour, a mango and red chilli chutney seasoning, salt, rapeseed oil and paprika powder. The seasoning contains sugar, spices, dextrose, buttermilk powder (milk), salt, acidity regulators (sodium diacetate, citric acid and malic acid), onion powder, flavourings, garlic powder, mango powder, paprika extract for colour and cayenne pepper.

Gram flour

Gram flour is flour milled from chickpeas, the flour of onion bhajis and pakoras, and one of the flours used for poppadoms. Here it makes up 14% of the recipe, with potato granules, potato starch and rice flour, which the pack sums up as made with potato, chickpea and rice flour.

Light and crispy

The pack describes a light and crispy texture: each poppadom is a small, thin, curled disc that shatters rather than crunches, closer to a restaurant poppadom than a crisp.

Sunflower oil first

Sunflower oil is the first ingredient on the pack at 22%, so there is more oil by weight than any single flour. The label gives 25g of fat per 100g, red on the front of pack scale.

The chutney

Sugar and dextrose lead the seasoning, with mango powder for the fruit and a mix of spices, onion and garlic behind them, like a sweet mango chutney. The back of the pack describes it in three stages: a sweet spice aroma first, then juicy mango, then a mild warmth of chilli.

Buttermilk

Buttermilk powder, from milk, softens the spice and adds a creamy tang. It is the reason milk is highlighted.

Cayenne pepper

Cayenne pepper, the last ingredient, gives the red chilli warmth. It is a gentle heat that builds slowly rather than a burn.

Three acids

Sodium diacetate, made from the acid of vinegar, citric acid and malic acid, the acid of apples, give the chutney its sharp, fruity edge against the sugar.

Sugars

The label gives 5.2g of sugars per 100g, amber on the front of pack scale, just over the 5g line, and 1.6g in a 30g serving. This is the sweetest of the three Sensations Poppadoms we stock.

Numbers per serving

The pack gives 147 kcal (613 kJ), 7.4g of fat, 0.8g of saturates, 17.8g of carbohydrate, 1.6g of sugars, 0.6g of fibre, 1.9g of protein and 0.84g of salt for a 30g serving, which it puts at 7% of an average adult's daily energy reference intake, 11% of the fat and 14% of the salt.

Numbers per 100g

Per 100g the pack gives 488 kcal (2044 kJ), 25g of fat, 2.5g of saturates, 59g of carbohydrate, 5.2g of sugars, 2.1g of fibre, 6.3g of protein and 2.8g of salt.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 25g is red. Saturates at 2.5g are amber. Sugars at 5.2g are amber. Salt at 2.8g is red.

Salt

At 2.8g of salt per 100g, this sits between the other two Sensations Poppadoms we stock: Lime and Coriander Chutney at 3g and Thai Sweet Chilli at 1.7g.

No MSG

The pack says there is no MSG, and none is on the list. It also says there are no artificial colours; the colour is paprika extract.

Allergens and diet

The printed ingredients highlight milk, in the buttermilk powder. The allergy advice on the pack says the poppadoms may contain barley, wheat, gluten, soya, celery, mustard, egg and crustaceans. The pack says they are suitable for vegetarians; they are not vegan, because of the milk. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

Two to three servings

The listing says the 82.5g bag holds two to three servings, and the pack gives its figures for a 30g serving. Tip a serving into a bowl rather than eating from the bag.

Once opened

The pack advises a cool, dry place and says to eat the poppadoms within 3 days of opening, so fold the bag down and clip it shut.

The pack

The purple bag carries the Walkers badge, the Sensations name, the word poppadoms in gold, mango and red chilli chutney in gold and cream, slices of mango, red chillies and leaves in an orange swirl, a few poppadoms and the 82.5g weight.

Who it suits

A sweet, fruity, gently warming poppadom suits anyone who likes mango chutney with their poppadoms. It is not suitable for anyone avoiding milk, and anyone avoiding gluten should read the may contain advice.

Serving ideas

Serve the poppadoms before a curry with a lime pickle and a raita, or with a cold lager.

In the kitchen

Crushed, the poppadoms make a sweet, spiced topping for a coronation chicken salad or a bowl of dal.

Disposal

The pack asks you to dispose of the packet responsibly and points to recycling information from the maker.

Other Sensations Poppadoms

In the same 82.5g bag we stock Sensations Poppadoms Lime and Coriander Chutney and Thai Sweet Chilli.

Other 82.5g packs of Sensations Poppadoms 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.