If you’re travelling with others or have several legs to your journey, a larger bag may be a good fit, provided you’ll use the quantity and can protect the pack in your luggage. If you’re travelling alone or want to pack snacks separately, individually wrapped portions can help you avoid opening a large bag. If you’re taking a dip, you’ll also need to check the hand luggage rules for liquids.
If several people will be sharing, or you want crisps for more than one leg of your journey, a larger bag can be shared. Before buying, check the pack size and consider whether you’ll be able to protect an opened bag when taking it with you.
If you only plan to eat some of the crisps during your journey, you can take individually wrapped portions instead of opening a large bag. A 4 × 40 g pack gives you separate bags.
Choose based on the labelling for the specific flavour. Ingredients and allergen information can vary between crisp flavours from the same brand, so always check the pack you’re buying.
The key question is whether you’ll be sharing the crisps or taking them with you separately. Then consider how much space you have in your luggage and the labelling on your chosen flavour.
| What matters | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Amount you’ll use | Compare the pack size with the number of people travelling; consider whether you’ll need an opened bag later. | If we’re sharing, I want to take enough without having an unsuitable amount left over in my luggage. Around 42% of consumers would make the amount they can use their top priority. |
| Portions and luggage | Compare individual bags with one large bag, and allow space to protect them from being crushed. | When travelling alone, I want to open just one portion and keep the other bags sealed. This would be the main priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Check the ingredients list, highlighted allergens and precautionary statements on the specific pack. | If I need to choose a flavour based on particular ingredients, information for a different flavour isn’t enough. Around 25% of consumers would put this check first. |
Dry crisps aren’t a liquid. A dip, however, may be subject to liquid restrictions: the German Federal Police states that liquids at EU airports must be in containers of no more than 100 ml.
Pack the crisps separately. If you want to take a dip through security, check the applicable hand luggage rules beforehand.
Lorenz lists sweet whey powder and cheese powder as milk ingredients in its Crunchips Paprika. So you can’t infer the ingredients in the paprika flavour from those in a salted variety.
Check the ingredients list, allergen labelling and any precautionary statements on every pack you buy.
Crisps can get crushed in hand luggage, and it can also be harder to take out separate snack portions from an opened large bag.
Pack the bag where it won’t get crushed. If you need several separate portions, consider a multipack instead.
funny-frisch lists Chipsfrisch ungarisch in 150 g, 215 g, 4 × 40 g and 40 g packs. Chipsfrisch gesalzen is available in 150 g and 4 × 40 g packs.
Crunchips Salted and Crunchips Paprika are different crisp flavours, so you can choose based on your taste and ingredient preferences.
According to Chio, Chio Chips Ready Salted comes in a 150 g pack and contains potatoes, vegetable oils and salt.
REWE sells ja! Paprika Chips in a 200 g pack. This size may suit you if several people want to share a bag.
EDEKA sells GUT&GÜNSTIG Paprika-Chips and ridged salted crisps as different crisp products; the paprika crisps are listed in a 200 g pack.
These Joybuy products show two pack options for your airport day: four individually wrapped 40 g bags and one 200 g bag to share.
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The four individual bags are handy if you want to split the crisps between different legs of your journey or share them with others.
Four 40 g bags; 160 g in total. Check the ingredients and allergen information on the pack you buy.
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The 200 g bag may suit you if several people want to share a pack.
Salted crisps in a 200 g pack. Protect the bag from being crushed in your luggage.
Dry crisps aren’t a liquid, so they aren’t subject to liquid restrictions. Also check your airline’s requirements and any import rules for your destination before you travel.
A dip may be classed as a liquid or gel and be subject to hand luggage rules. The German Federal Police states that liquids at EU airports must be in containers of no more than 100 ml; check any other packaging requirements before you travel, too.
Yes. If specific ingredients or possible traces matter to your choice, check the labelling on the pack you’re buying. For example, Lorenz lists milk ingredients in Crunchips Paprika; you can’t use this to draw conclusions about the ingredients in other flavours.