Vegan Walkers Crisps: Every Flavour Checked for the UK

Walkers is the UK’s biggest crisp brand, but working out which flavours are vegan can be surprisingly tricky. Some flavours that sound dairy-heavy are actually vegan, while others that seem safe contain milk powder or other animal derivatives.

Here is every major Walkers flavour and sub-brand, checked for vegan suitability.

Walkers Classic — vegan flavours

• Ready Salted — just potatoes, oil, and salt.
• Salt & Vinegar — vegan. No dairy despite the tangy taste.
• Prawn Cocktail — surprisingly vegan. Despite the name, this flavour contains no prawn or shellfish. The flavouring is entirely plant-based.
• Smoky Bacon — also vegan. There is no actual bacon or animal product in the flavouring.
• Worcester Sauce — vegan. No anchovies despite traditional Worcestershire sauce containing them.
• Tomato Ketchup — vegan.

Walkers Classic — NOT vegan

• Cheese & Onion — contains milk in the cheese flavouring.
• Roast Chicken — contains chicken flavouring (with dairy derivatives).
• Marmite — the Marmite flavour Walkers contain milk powder, even though Marmite itself is vegan.

Walkers sub-brands

Quavers

Not vegan. Quavers Cheese contain milk and whey powder. There is no non-cheese Quavers flavour widely available.

Wotsits

Not vegan. Wotsits Really Cheesy contain milk, whey, and cheese powder.

Monster Munch

• Pickled Onion — vegan. No animal ingredients despite the intense flavour.
• Roast Beef — not vegan, contains dairy.
• Flamin’ Hot — check the label, formulation can vary.

French Fries

• Ready Salted — vegan.
• Salt & Vinegar — vegan.
• Cheese & Onion — not vegan (contains milk).
• Worcester Sauce — vegan.

Walkers Baked

• Ready Salted — vegan.
• Salt & Vinegar — vegan.
• Cheese & Onion — not vegan.

Walkers Sensations

• Thai Sweet Chilli — vegan.
• Balsamic Vinegar & Caramelised Onion — vegan.
• Roast Chicken & Thyme — not vegan.

Walkers MAX

• Paprika — vegan.
• Strong Salt & Vinegar — vegan.
• Strong Cheese & Onion — not vegan.

The golden rule with Walkers

As a general pattern: if it says “cheese” in the name, it is not vegan (it contains real dairy). Most other savoury flavours — including ones that sound like they should contain meat like Prawn Cocktail and Smoky Bacon — are vegan in the UK. But always check the back of the packet as Walkers do occasionally reformulate.

Use Is It Vegan? to scan any Walkers packet at the shelf — point your camera at the barcode and get an instant answer.