Are O'Donnells Crisps High In Syns? - Our Guide!

If you're trying to stock up on some SW-friendly snacks, you might be wondering about a pack of O'Donnells crisps, are they high in syns? Or slimming world friendly?

O'Donnells crisps have on average around 10-13 syns a serving for a 40g bag, making them very high in syns and should therefore be eaten within moderation. 

Down below, we've discussed in more detail why O'Donnells crisps are so high in syns, syn values of the crisps and some low syn alternatives from other brands.

Why Are O'Donnells Crisps So High In Syns?

At 10-13 syns for 40g, O'Donnells Crisps are very high in syns, using the majority of your daily syn allowance. These crisps are high in syns due to the high fat content of them as the crisps are fried in oil, for example, one 40g pack of O'donnells Mature Cheese & R/Onion Crisps could have up to 12g of fat.

Syn Values Of O'Donnells Crisps

O'Donnells crisps all have a similar syn value no matter the flavour that you choose, we've listed their syn values down below to help keep you on track.

• O'Donnells Mature Cheese & Red Onion Flavour Crisps 50g - 12.5 syns.
• O'Donnells Irish Cider Vinegar & Sea Salt Flavour Crisps 50g - 12.5 syns.
• O'Donnells Ballymaloe Relish & Cheddar Cheese Flavour Crisps 125g - 10 syns.
• O'Donnells Mature Cheese & Red Onion Flavour Crisps 125g - 10 syns.
• O'Donnells Hand Cooked Crisps Irish Cider Vinegar & Sea Salt Flavour 125g - 10 syns.
• O'Donnells Ballymaloe Relish and Cheddar Cheese Flavour Crisps 50g - 12.5 syns.
• O'Donnells Irish Sea Salt Crisps 125g - 10.5 syns.
• O'Donnells Furrows Crinkle Cut Mature Cheese & Red Onion Flavour 50g - 12.5 syns.
• O'Donnells Hickory Smoked Flavour Crisps 125g - 10 syns.
• O'Donnells Sweet Chilli Flavour Crisps 50g - 12.5 syns.
• O'Donnells Authentic Hand Cooked Tipperary Crisps Jalapeno & Sour Cream 125g - 8 syns for 30g.
• O'Donnells of Tipperary Catering Crisps Mature Irish Cheese and Red Onion Flavour 200g - 8 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To O'Donnells Crisps

If you find O'Donnells crisps to be too high in syns and you are still looking for some low syn alternative crisps for a quick snack, we've got you covered with some other options down below.

• Aldi Passions Tortilla Chips, all varieties (25g bag) – 6 1/2 syns. 
• Aldi Snackrite Crisps, Ready Salted (25g bag) –6 1/2 syns.
• Hula Hoops, Cheese & Onion, 25g bag – 6 1/2 syns. 
• Tayto Salt n Vinegar Spirals (25g bag) - 6 syns.
• Lidl Snaktastic Popd, Sour Cream & Onion (25g) – 5 1/2 syns.
• Aldi Snackrite Crisps, Roast Chicken (25g bag) – 6 1/2 syns.
• Aldi Snackrite Okey Dokeys, all varieties 12 pack (25g bag) – 6 1/2 syns.
• Lidl Snaktastic Tortilla Chips, Cool Original (25g) – 6 syns.
• Lidl Snaktastic Tortilla Chips, Nacho Cheese (25g) – 6 syns.
• KP Snacks Meanies, Pickled Onion (17g bag) - 4 1/2 syns.
• Hula Hoops, Original, 25g bag – 6 1/2 syns.
• Walkers Crisps Squares Crisps, all varieties (22g bag) – 5 syns.
• Tayto Wheelies, Bacon (20g bag) - 5 syns. 
• Tayto Beef & Onion Crisps (25g bag) - 6 1/2 syns.
• Kettle Chips, Sour Cream & Chive, 150g bag, 25g serving – 6 1/2 syns.
• Kettle Chips, Lightly Salted, 150g bag, 25g serving – 6 1/2 syns.
• Snack a Jacks Snack a Jacks Jumbo Caramel (each) - 2 1/2 syns.
• Tayto Occasions Bacon Fries (25g) - 6 syns.
• Snack a Jacks Snack a Jacks Salt & Vinegar (26g bag) - 5 1/2 syns.
• Aldi Specially Selected Red Pepper & Cheddar Corn Tortilla Chips (25g) – 6 1/2 syns.
• Walkers Crisps Pops, all varieties (23g bag) – 5 syns.
• Walkers Crisps Oven Baked Crisps, 50% Less Fat, all varieties (25g bag) – 5 1/2 syns.

Last Words

To conclude, O'Donnells crisps are very high in syns, having 10-12.5 syns for just 40g, this takes up the majority of your daily syn allowance. In order to save syns, we suggest having a smaller portion of these crisps or checking out our low syn alternatives which start as low as 4.5 syns a serving.