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Here are the most frequently asked questions
regarding the nutritional content of Walkers
products. Simply scroll down the page to find
the information you want.
Q: What products are suitable for a Vegetarian diet?
There are a number of Walkers products suitable for a Vegetarian diet.
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Q: What products are suitable for a Vegan diet?
There are a number of Walkers products suitable for a Vegan diet.
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Q: What products are suitable for a Coeliac diet?
Some ingredients can be derived from wheat or barley
but are safe for people with Coeliac disease. This
is because they are highly processed and the gluten
content is negligible.
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Q: Which of Walkers products are suitable for Muslims?
Unfortunately we are unable to advise on the suitability of Walkers products for religious reasons. You may wish to consult your religious leader for verification of the suitability of Walkers products.
We do, however, provide information on Walkers products that are suitable for a Vegetarian diet.
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Q: I have to follow a special diet, please
advise?
For advice regarding particular ingredients, please contact us.
If you have any concerns about your diet please consult your local GP, Practice Nurse, or Health Visitor.
Q: What are the nutritional values of Walkers products?
Nutritional values vary from product to product.
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Q: Do Walkers produce lower fat products?
We have reduced the saturated fat on Walkers crisps
by 70% compared to 2005. This reduction has been made
across all of our ordinary crisps flavours.
Walkers Lites contain 33% less fat on average than
standard Walkers Crisps. These products are available
in the following flavours:
Ready Salted
Salt & Vinegar flavour
Cheese & Onion flavour
Walkers Potato Heads also contain 33% less fat
on average than standard Walkers Crisps. Potato
Heads
are available
in the following flavours:
Cheese & Onion flavour
Ready Salted
Roast Chicken flavour (in multipacks only)
Sweet BBQ flavour
Unsalted
Q: Can you provide more information on the salt levels of Walkers products?
Walkers add the minimum amount of salt to achieve the
maximum taste. The salt and flavour levels of our snacks
are regularly checked on the production lines to ensure
that levels are within our rigid specification. We
do make Smiths Salt 'n' Shake crisps where the salt
is supplied separately in a sachet, and Potato Heads
Naked which are unseasoned.
Q: Which Walkers product has the fewest number of calories?
Walkers French Fries have the lowest number of calories with 99 calories per pack. Quavers have 103 calories per pack.
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details of calories and other nutrition content of
our products
Q: What oil do Walkers use to manufacture Crisps and Snacks?
Walkers use Sunseed™ Oil to make all its ordinary
crisps products, because it is naturally high in mono-unsaturates
and naturally low in saturates (the ones to watch).
Sensations and Snack products are made using a
blend of Palm Olein vegetable oil and High Oleic
Sunflower Oil.
Palm Olein is refined from raw palm oil.
Q: What are Walkers crisps made from?
The basic ingredients of Walkers crisps are raw,
fresh potatoes and very high quality Sunseed™ Oil. Potatoes . Potatoes are a good source of starchy carbohydrate and dietary fibre,
which are good for you. Potatoes also contain
vitamins essential to health such as vitamin
C.
Walkers snacks are made from cereals such as
corn (maize).
Innovative technology means that production of
crisps today leads to a minimal loss of nutrients.
Frying potato slices in vegetable oil removes
most of the water in the potato, so the dietary fibre,
vitamins and minerals in the raw potato are greatly
concentrated. Crisps are fried in hot vegetable
oil for only a few minutes minimising the loss
of essential nutrients and
adding vitamin E from
the vegetable oil.
Q: Can you explain your nutritional labelling and ingredients lists as they appear on the back of a Walkers crisp packet?
Click here for a Walkers Crisps label explained
If you have any further questions, please contact us.
Helpful Addresses
Coeliac Society
PO Box 220, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 2HY
The Vegetarian Society
Parkdale, Dunham Road, Altringham, Cheshire,
WA14 4QG
The Vegan Society
7 Battle Road, St Leonard’s-On-Sea, East Sussex,
TN37 7AA
The Anaphylaxis Campaign
PO Box 149, Fleet, Hampshire, GU13 0FA
European Snacks Association
Swiss Centre, Wardour Street, London, W1V 3HG
The Anaphylaxis Campaign
PO Box 149, Fleet, Hampshire, GU13 0FA
SNACMA
European Snacks Association, 37-41 Bedford Row, London,
WC1R 4JH
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