Food guide
Is Crisps Halal? What to Check
Quick answer
Plain and salted crisps are usually fine. Flavoured crisps can contain meat-based flavourings, cheese made with animal rennet, whey, and flavour enhancers that are sometimes made from meat or fish.
Ingredients to watch in crisps & snacks
E621Monosodium glutamate (MSG)E627Disodium guanylateE631Disodium inosinateE635Disodium 5'-ribonucleotidesCheeseDoubtfulWheyHalalChickenDoubtfulSmoke flavouringHalal
Tips
- "Bacon" or "smoky bacon" crisps are usually vegetarian flavourings — check the ingredients, not the name.
- MSG (E621) is halal.
28 crisps & snacks products checked
27 no issues1 doubtful0 haram
Doritos Chilli Heatwave Tortilla ChipsDoritos No issues
Kettle ChipsKettle No issues
Real Foods Corn Thins OriginalReal Foods No issues
Nairn's Fruit & Seed OatcakesNairn's No issues
Eat Real Hummus Chips Tomato & Basil FlavourEat Real No issues
Eat Real Snacks Lentil Chips - Sea Salt FlavourEat Real Snacks No issues
Kettle Lightly Salted Potato chipsKettle No issues
Wasa OriginalWasa No issues
RYVITA Original CrispbreadRYVITA No issues
Hula Hoops Original Salted Potato RingsHula Hoops No issues
Carr's Original Table WaterCarr's No issues
Walkers oven baked sea saltWalkers No issues
POM-BEAR Potato SnacksPOM-BEAR No issues
Pringles originalPringles No issues
Proper Chips Barbecue LentilProper No issues
Walkers Ready Salted CrispsWalkers No issues
Tesco Finest Ready Salted CrispsTesco Finest No issues
Nairn's Rough OatcakesNairn's No issues
Walkers Salt and Vinegar Flavour Potato CrispsWalkers No issues
Chio Salt ChipsChio No issues
Tesco Scottish Rough OatcakesTesco No issues
Tyrrell's sea salt & black pepper crispsTyrrell's No issues
Ritz Bakery The Original CrackerRitz Bakery No issues
Old El Paso Tortilla Nachos OriginalOld El Paso No issues
Eat Real Veggie Straws - With Kale, Tomato & SpinachEat Real No issues
Walkers Cheese & Onion crispsWalkers Doubtful
Walkers Ready Salted Crisps 6pkWalkers No issues
Walkers Supreme Prawn CocktailWalkers No issues
Ingredient data from Open Food Facts (ODbL), retrieved 2026-09-25. Recipes change — always check the pack. This is an ingredient check, not a halal certification.