Well and Truly Crunchies Really Cheesy Baked Corn Snacks, 100g

Crunchies are baked corn snacks from Well and Truly, and Really Cheesy is the cheese one. This is the 100g sharing bag, which the pack says is great to share. The maker on the label is Well and Truly Ltd, and the listing says the snacks are made in the EU.

The ingredients

According to the published pack listing, the snacks are made from corn, sunflower oil, whey powder, salt, cheese powder, milk powder, buttermilk powder and natural flavouring. Eight ingredients, with corn first and four milk ingredients in the seasoning.

Baked corn snacks

The pack calls them baked corn snacks: light, curly corn pieces, baked rather than fried, with a crisp, airy crunch.

Really cheesy

The cheese comes from four milk ingredients: whey powder, cheese powder, milk powder and buttermilk powder, with a natural flavouring. Buttermilk adds a light, creamy tang.

All natural ingredients

The top of the pack lists all natural ingredients among its points, and there is no colour, flavour enhancer or preservative on the list.

Salt

Salt is the fourth ingredient, ahead of the cheese powder. The label gives 2.8g of salt per 100g, red on the front of pack scale and nearly twice the red line.

Sugars

Sugar does not appear on the ingredients list; the 5.6g of sugars per 100g comes from the milk ingredients, which carry lactose, the sugar in milk. That is amber on the front of pack scale.

Fat

The label gives 17.3g of fat per 100g, amber on the front of pack scale, just under the 17.5g line where fat turns red, and 2.5g of saturates, amber.

Numbers per 100g

The label gives 474 kcal (1992 kJ), 17.3g of fat, 2.5g of saturates, 71.7g of carbohydrate, 5.6g of sugars, 0.3g of fibre, 7.6g of protein and 2.8g of salt per 100g. The listing gives no serving size, so tip a handful into a bowl rather than eating from the bag.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 17.3g is amber. Saturates at 2.5g are amber. Sugars at 5.6g are amber. Salt at 2.8g is red.

Carbohydrate and protein

The label gives 71.7g of carbohydrate per 100g, of which 5.6g are sugars; the rest is starch from the corn. Protein is 7.6g per 100g, with the milk ingredients adding to the corn.

Gluten free

The pack says the snacks are gluten free, and there is no gluten ingredient on the list: corn is the only grain.

Corn

Corn is the first ingredient: the snacks are corn, baked into light curls, then seasoned.

Sunflower oil

Sunflower oil is the only oil on the list, and the label gives 2.5g of saturates per 100g, amber.

Whey powder

Whey powder leads the seasoning, the milky base that carries the cheese, salt and flavouring.

Natural flavouring

A natural flavouring, the last ingredient, rounds off the cheese taste. Fibre is 0.3g per 100g.

Allergens and diet

The published ingredients name milk, in the whey powder, cheese powder, milk powder and buttermilk powder. The allergy advice says the snacks may contain peanuts and soya, so they do not suit anyone who must avoid peanuts. The pack says they are gluten free, and the listing says they are suitable for vegetarians; they are not vegan. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

Made in the EU

The listing says the snacks are made in the EU from produce of the EU.

Storage

The listing advises a cool, dry place. Clip the bag shut between servings to keep the snacks crisp.

The pack

The black bag carries a top line of three points, including all natural ingredients and gluten free, a great to share arrow, the words Well and Truly in large white letters, Crunchies in orange and yellow, really cheesy, baked corn snacks, a round flash, a few curly corn snacks and the 100g weight.

Who it suits

A baked, cheesy corn snack suits anyone who wants a gluten free cheese snack with a short, natural ingredient list. Anyone watching salt should note the 2.8g per 100g, and it is not suitable for anyone avoiding milk or peanuts.

Serving ideas

Put a bowl out with a cold beer or a lemonade, or beside a tomato salsa for dipping.

In the kitchen

Crushed, the snacks make a cheesy, gluten free crumb for the top of a macaroni cheese made with gluten free pasta.

In a lunchbox

Tip a handful into a small pot for a lunchbox, and clip the bag shut.

Great to share

The pack says great to share, with an arrow across the top of the bag.

With dips

A light corn curl goes well with a tomato salsa or a soured cream dip, though it is a little delicate for a very thick dip.

At a party

Put a bowl out beside plain popcorn for a party with a gluten free choice.

Curly shapes

Each piece is a curly, knobbly corn curl, crisp at the edges and airy inside.

Mild cheese

The cheese is milky and mild rather than sharp, a gentle cheese snack.

With soup

Scatter a few curls over a bowl of tomato or broccoli soup for a cheesy crunch.

Other Crunchies

Well and Truly Crunchies also come in a Smokey Bacon flavour.

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