Which Chips Are Vegan? (Best Vegan Chips Flavors 2023)


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Before I was vegan I always thought that most potato chips flavors were vegan because the main ingredient are potatoes, but when I became a vegan I realized that this was not the case. A lot of potato chips flavors today contains milk or other animal-derived ingredients.

So I sent myself on a mission to find as many vegan chips flavors as I could possibly find and the list became much bigger than I initially though it would be. Today I’m sharing my top list of best vegan chips flavors and I hope you find it useful.

Remember to use the table of contents to the find the brand you are looking for quicker.

Which Potato Chips Are Vegan?

1. Lay’s

Below is a table with all vegan flavors of Lay’s chips.

Flavor
Lay’s Classic Potato Chips
Lay’s Lightly Salted Potato Chips
Lay’s Kettle Cooked Reduced Fat Original Potato Chips
Lay’s Simply Sea Salt Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips
Lay’s Baked Original Potato Crisps
Lay’s Kettle Cooked Original Potato Chips
Lay’s Poppables Sea Salt Potato Snacks
Lay’s Wavy Reduced Fat
Lay’s Wavy Original Potato Chips
Lay’s Wavy Lightly Salted Potato Chips

Our first chips on the list are Lay’s potato chips. I was actually surprised of how many Lay’s flavors are 100% vegan-friendly. You can’t really go wrong with the tasty and crunchy vegan options of Lay’s.

2. Ruffles

Below is a table showing vegan Ruffles flavors.

Flavor
Original Ruffles
Ruffles All Dressed

Most of the Ruffles flavors contains milk, but two of their flavors are vegan.

3. Pringles

Below is a table showing vegan flavors of Pringles.

Flavor
Pringles Original
Pringles Lightly Salted Original
Pringles Reduced Fat Original
Pringles Wavy Classic Salted

Pringles has four variants of original flavors that is 100% vegan-friendly. It is worth to mention tho that their chips contains ingredients made from GMO-crops. This could be a problem for some vegans, so it’s up you if you want to eat them.

4. Utz

Utz has many vegan potato chips flavors and I’ve put them in the table below.

Flavor
Utz Potato Chips Original
Utz Potato Chips Original No Salt Added
Utz Potato Chips BBQ
Utz Potato Chips Onion & Garlic
Utz Potato Chips Carolina Barbeque
Utz Potato Chips Ripples Original
Utz Potato Chips Ripples BBQ
Utz Potato Chips Wavy Original

Eight flavors of Utz chips being vegan is amazing and there are more flavors that might be vegan, but they contain natural flavors. The source of the ingredients could be derived from animals.

5. Popchips

Below you can find the vegan flavors of Popchips.

Flavor
Popchips Sea Salt

So far Popchips only has one vegan flavor, but two more flavors maybe vegan as well. As with many other chips brands they contain natural flavors, which could or could not contain vegan-friendly ingredients.

6. Cape Cod

In the table below you can find the vegan flavors of Cape Cod potato chips.

Flavor
Cape Cod Original
Cape Cod Dark Russet
Cape Cod Original Lightly Salted
Cape Cod Sea Salt & Vinegar
Cape Cod Less Fat Original
Cape Cod Less Fat Sea Salt & Vinegar
Cape Cod Waves Sea Salt
Cape Cod Waves Less Fat Sea Salt
Cape Cod Sea Salt Waffle Cut

Cape Cod chips has 9 vegan flavors which is around half of their flavors. They have several more flavors that might be vegan as well, but they contain natural flavors.

7. Kirkland Signature

Below is the vegan flavors of Kirkland Signature potato chips.

Flavor
Kirkland Signature Himalayan Salt Potato Chips

Kirkland Signature has one flavor of potato chips and it’s vegan.

8. Kettle Brand

Below are all the vegan Kettle Brand potato chips flavors.

Flavor
Kettle Brand Sea Salt Chips
Kettle Brand Krinkle Cut Habanero Lime Chips
Kettle Brand Krinkle Cut Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper Kettle Brand Chips
Kettle Brand Organic Country Style Barbeque Chips
Kettle Brand Organic Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper Chips
Kettle Brand Organic Sea Salt Chips

Six flavors of Kettle Brand chips being vegan is awesome. There are several more that contains natural flavors that might be vegan also.

9. Wise

Below is a table showing all the vegan flavors of Wise potato chips.

Flavor
Wise Golden Original Potato Chips
Wise All Natural Potato Chips
Wise Onion & Garlic Potato Chips
Wise Lightly Salted Potatos Chips
Wise Unsalted Potato Chips
Wise Ridgies All Natural Ridged Potato Chips

Wise potato chips has 6 vegans flavors when reading the ingredients label and that is more than half of the flavors, which is amazing. You can’t really go wrong with them.

10. Zapp’s

In the table below are all the vegan Zapp’s potato chips flavors.

Flavor
Zapp’s Kettle Potato Chips Regular
Zapp’s Kettle Potato Chips Voodoo
Zapp’s Kettle Potato Chips Spicy Cajun Crawtator

Three vegan flavors of Zapp’s chips is great! However they have five more flavors that could possibly be vegan as well, but they contain natural flavors and the source of this ingredient is not disclosed on the ingredients label.

11. Old Dutch

Below are all the vegan flavors from Old Dutch potato chips.

Flavor
Old Dutch Potato Chips Original
Old Dutch Potato Chips BBQ
Old Dutch Potato Chips Rip- L Potato
Old Dutch Potato Chips Rip-L Lightly Salted
Old Dutch Potato Chips Salt n Vinegar

Five flavors of Old Dutch chips being vegan is amazing and seven more flavors could be vegan as well, but they contain the ingredient natural flavor, which contain ingredients derived from animals. The source is not disclosed.

12. Golden Flake

The table shows all vegan flavors of Golden Flake potato chips.

Flavor
Golden Flake Thin & Crispy Original
Golden Flake Thin & Crispy Sweet Heat Barbecue
Golden Flake Dip Style Original
Golden Flake Dip Style Kickin’ Dill Ranch

Four vegan flavors of Golden Flake chips is great and at least one more flavor could be vegan, however it contains the controversial ingredient natural flavors.

13. Good Health

Below is a table showing all vegan flavors of Good Health Kettle potato chips.

Flavor
Good Health Kettle Style Potato Chips Avocado Oil Sea Salt
Good Health Kettle Potato Chips Avocado Oil BBQ
Good Health Kettle Potato Chips Olive Oil Sea Salt

Three out of five flavors being vegan is amazing for Good Health potato chips. They have one more flavor that is called Jalapeno that maybe vegan as well, but it contains natural flavors.

14. Dirty

I’ve put all the vegan flavors of Dirty potato chips in the table below.

Flavor
Dirty Kettle Style Potato Chips Funky Fusion
Dirty Kettle Style Potato Chips Sea Salted
Dirty Kettle Style Potato Chips Sweet Potato
Dirty Kettle Style Potato Chips Cracked Pepper & Sea Salt

Dirty Kettle Style potato chips has four vegan flavors and two more might be vegan as well, but as many other flavors they contain natural flavors. I hope these four chips flavor are some of your favorite potato chips.

15. Great Value

In the table below I’ve listed all vegan flavors of Great Value potato chips.

Flavor
Great Value Potato Chips Original
Great Value Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Original
Great Value Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Lightly Salted
Great Value Wavy Potato Chips Original
Great Value Wavy Potato Chips Lightly Salted Original
Great Value Rippled Potato Chips Original

Six different flavors of Great Value potato chips are vegan, which is great. They have a few more flavors that could be vegan, but they contain natural flavors.

16. Boulder Canyon

The table below is showing the vegan flavors of Boulder Canyon potato chips.

Flavor
Boulder Canyon Potato Chips Thin & Crispy Avocado Oil Classic Sea Salt
Boulder Canyon Potato Chips Thin & Crispy Avocado Oil Malt Vinegar & Sea Salt
Boulder Canyon Kettle Potato Chips Avocado Oil Sea Salt
Boulder Canyon Kettle Potato Chips Olive Oil Sea Salt
Boulder Canyon Kettle Potato Chips 60% Less Sodium
Boulder Canyon Kettle Potato Chips Malt Vinegar & Sea Salt
Boulder Canyon Kettle Potato Chips Olive Oil Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper
Boulder Canyon Kettle Potato Chips Hickory BBQ

Boulder Canyon are coming in strong with eight flavors being vegan when analyzing the ingredients. You can’t go wrong with these tasty potato chips. Highly recommended.

17. Late July

Vegan Late July potato chips flavors are shown in the table below.

Flavor
Late July Snacks Organic Potato Chips Simple as Sea Salt
Late July Snacks Organic Potato Chips Sea Salt & Vinegar Vibes
Late July Snacks Organic Potato Chips Laid Back BBQ

Three vegan flavors out of four possible is great for Late July chips.

18. Sunchips

Table below are showing vegan flavors of Sunchips.

Flavor
Sunchips Original

Next up we have Sunchips, which only has one vegan flavor, the original flavor.

19. Deep River

The table below is showing all vegan flavors of Deep River potato chips.

Flavor
Deep River Kettle Cooked Potato Chips 50% Reduced Fat
Deep River Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Black Truffle
Deep River Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Mesquite BBQ
Deep River Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Original Sea Salt
Deep River Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Rosemary & Olive Oil
Deep River Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Salt & Cracked Pepper
Deep River Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Sea Salt & Vinegar
Deep River Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Zesty Jalapeno

A wooping eight flavors of Deep River potato chips can be considered vegan when taking a look at the ingredients. That is more than most brands and with these tasty chips, you wont be disappointed.

20. Miss Vickie’s

Below is a table showing all Miss Vickie’s vegan potato chips flavors.

Flavor
Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Original
Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Reduced Fat
Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Unsalted

Miss Vickie’s potato chips has three vegan flavors, which is not bad at all. That more than most brands I found. Sweet & Spicy Ketchup and Spicy Dill Pickle might also be vegan, but they contain natural flavors.

21. Good & Gather

I put together a table showing all vegan flavors of Good & Gather potato chips.

Flavor
Good & Gather Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Sea Salt
Good & Gather Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Krinkle Cut
Good & Gather Kettle Cooked Potato Chips 50% Less Fat
Good & Gather Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Mesquite Barbecue
Good & Gather Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Sea Salt & Vinegar

Good & Gather has a whopping five vegan potato chips flavors when analyzing at the ingredients. This is truly amazing since they only have six flavors in total. You can’t go wrong with these tasty and crunchy potato chips.

22. Market Pantry

Below are all the favors of Market Pantry potato chips that are vegan.

Flavor
Market Pantry Potato Chips Ripple
Market Pantry Classic

Market Pantry has two vegan potato chips flavors. After analyzing the ingredient I noticed that Barbecue has the ingredient natural flavors, so there is a chance that this flavors also is vegan.

23. Herr’s

Below I put together all vegan flavors of Herr’s potato chips.

Flavor
Herr’s Ripple Potato Chips
Herr’s Crisp ‘n Tasty Potato Chips
Herr’s Barbecue Potato Chips
Herr’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Original
Herr’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Mesquite BBQ
Herr’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Reduced Fat

Herr’s potato chips has six vegan flavors, which is amazing. After analyzing all the flavors I noticed that Herr’s Old Bay Chips might also be vegan, but they contain natural flavors.

24. Hawaiian Snacks

The vegan flavors of Hawaiian potato chips are shown below.

Flavor
Hawaiian Original Crispy & Crunchy Kettle Style Potato Chips

Hawaiian potato chips currently have one vegan flavor, but there are three more flavors that might be vegan as well. Like many other potato chips brands, they contain natural flavors.

25. Maui Style

Below is a table showing all vegan flavors of Maui Style potato chips.

Flavor
Maui Style Potato Chips Regular

One out of three flavors Maui Style potato chips being vegan is great.

26. Martin’s

The table below is displaying the vegan flavors of Martin’s potato chips.

Flavor
Martin’s Sea Salt Dippin’ Potato Chips
Martin’s Bar-B-Q Waffle Potato Chips

Martin’s has two tasty and crunchy vegan flavors.

27. Tim’s

I put together all vegan flavors of Tim’s potato chips in the table below.

Flavor
Tim’s Potato Chips Original
Tim’s Potato Chips Simply Tim’s Unsalted
Tim’s Potato Chips Sea Salt & Vinegar

The analyzing the ingredients, Tim’s potato chips comes up with three vegan flavors, which is great. There might be one more vegan flavor, Jalapeno but it contains natural flavors.

28. Jays

All vegan flavors of Jays potato chips in the table below.

Flavor
Jays Original Potato Chips
Jays Barbecue Potato Chips
Jays Curly Waves Potato Chips
Jays Crispy Ridges Potato Chips

Four flavors of Jays potato chips is amazing.

29. Mikesell’s

In the table below you will find all vegan flavors of Mikesell’s potato chips.

Flavor
Mikesell’s Potato Chips Original
Mikesell’s Potato Chips Reduced Fat Original
Mikesell’s Potato Chips No Salt Added
Mikesell’s Groovy Potato Chips Reduced Fat
Mikesell’s Potato Chips Old Fashioned Himalayan Sea Salt & Vinegar

Mikesell’s potato chips have five vegan flavors and they taste great.

30. Symphony Chips

In the table below I’ve put all vegan flavors of Symphony chips.

Flavor
Symphony Potato Chips Original Flavor
Symphony Potato Chips Balsamic Flavor
Symphony Potato Chips Smoked Flavor

Symphony potato chips has three vegan flavors, which makes all of their flavors vegan.

31. Snyder Of Berlin

All vegan flavors of Snyder of Berlin potato chips in the table below.

Flavor
Snyder of Berlin Original Potato Chips
Snyder of Berlin Barbeque Chips
Snyder of Berlin Salt and Vinegar Chips

Half the flavors of Snyder of Berlin potato chips are vegan.

32. Wellsley Farms

All vegan flavors of Wellsley Farm potato chips in the table below.

Flavor
Wellsley Farms Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Sea Salt

Ingredients For Vegans To Look Out For in Chips

When it comes to chips it’s not always that easy knowing of it’s vegan by looking at the ingredients label. There can be hidden ingredients that actually makes a vegan chips flavor non-vegan or sometimes the production process of an ingredient can make actually make it non-vegan.

Today I will show you a few common ingredients that vegans need to look out for in chips.

Sugar

It’s very common to use sugar in chips and this can cause some problems if it’s cane sugar. This sugar is the most common sugar used in the candy and snacks industry, which can make it hard for vegans to eat chips that has sugar in it. Raw cane sugar is 100% vegan-friendly, however if it’s refined cane sugar then that can be an issue for vegans.

In order for the cane sugar to fit the products better it needs to be refined and in this process, the sugar is also bleached. It’s in this process the problem can occur. A very common method of bleaching cane sugar is to use bone char from dead cows.

This raises an issue for most vegan, because animals are used in the production process. If bone char would be used in the bleaching process, that would make the sugar not vegan-friendly. It’s impossible to know for sure and if you are concerned, then you should contact the product company and ask.

Palm Oil

Palm oil is also a common oil used in chips along with sunflower oil and canola oil. However the there is an big issue when it comes to palm oil and that’s the severe deforestation taking place to make room for the palm oil production. This leaves a lot of animal such as orangutans and rhinos without a home.

This is an issue that has been recognized not only vegans, but people all around the world. A lot of vegans tends to stay away from palm oil to take a stand against this heartbreaking exploitation against the animals.

However there is an way to make palm oil more vegan-friendly and that is called RSPO. This stands for Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil. This organisation helps companies produce and buy sustainable palm oil. So if you come a cross a company that has palm oil in their product then you can head over to RSPO members area and search for the company.

If you find the company, then that means that they are RSPO certified and indeed vegan-friendly.

Natural Flavors

This ingredient can be a tricky one. It’s an umbrella term, which means that a lot of ingredients can be put here and the company only needs to call it natural flavors. It’s impossible to know if this ingredient is vegan or not unless it’s disclosed on the ingredients label.

Artificial Colors

Artificial is another controversial ingredient that sometimes can be found in chips. The problem with this ingredient is the fact that animal testing is still being done and this does not align well with ethical vegans.

There are other great testing methods such as computer simulations that can be used instead.

Disodium Inosinate

The problem with this ingredient is that it’s commonly made with ingredients derived from animals. It can be made from plants as well.

Milk

There are a lot of ingredients that can be made with milk such as cheese, whey and lactose. There are more ingredients that could contain milk, so always be on the lookout for this.

Honey

This ingredient is quite popular and so always be sure to read the ingredients label.

Conclusion

I’ve put in more hours than I can count into making this article and the research behind it.

I hope you will enjoy this big list of vegan chips, I know I will.

If you have a vegan chips flavor that can’t be found in this list please send it to us and I will add it to the list. Let’s making the biggest vegan chips list on the web together.

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