You know the old saying: You can — wait. I feel it goes best with packets of chips! We buy the bag of chips thinking that it will be enough, only to open it and find that it is not.
This occurs when we don’t really know what packet size to select. In this article, I performed a brief scanning of Chips Bag Size Guide. Following are some tips on how to choose the most appropriate bag size of chips for any given event.
Common Chips Bag Sizes
Let me begin with some common potato crisps. You are aware that they come in sizes of packs. Typical there are 3 varieties of packs, personal Size, frequent size and celebration size chips bag. Here are some rapid notes for each of these styles of bags. Below are some quick notes
Regular Size Chips Bags
Bag of chips medium or regular size generally speaking stand for 7–10 oz (ounches) Coming up with an average weight is a tough one as they literally vary from brand to brand. A normal bag of Cape Cod chips, for example, weighs 7 oz. Compared to a standard Lay’s chips bag weighing in at 10 oz.
Personal Size Chip Bags
Coming up to personal or smallsize potato chips. It typically weighs 1.5 oz. Fits for one serving and it works great. And those are a little bit like regular packs, with various weights depending on brands and flavors.
Party Size or Family Size Chip Bags
There is also a party or family size bag of chips. Chips that usually weigh 13 oz in these bags. And you guessed right! The sizes of these bags are also subject to brands.
An equivalent, for instance, is a classic party bag Lay’s chips at 15.75 oz. Cape Cod chips however are sold in mega size bags that go up to 30 oz.
The Difference Between Family and Party Size Potato Chips Bags
Party-size and family-size bags might be interchangeable in our minds. Actually, no, there is almost always a different weight between the two sizes. i.e. family size Lay’s classic pack is replaced with 10.5 oz but party size is almost 15.8 oz The difference is approximately 5.3 oz or just over 150 grams.
Standard Chips Bag Size for Different Brands
I do have some chips brands chart added here to compare differences in the size of regular and party bag sections. Before we dive in, however, check out packets of these brands for chips per ounce (weight) of personal packets. Chip/ounce for other pack size is slightly different,
| Name of Chips Brands | Number of Chips per ounce(Approx.) | Name of Chips Brands | Number of Chips per ounce(Approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay’s | 15 | Herr’s | 13 |
| Ruffles | 12 | Terra | 18 |
| Miss Vickie’s | 12 | Cape Cod | 18 |
| Sun chips | 14-16 | Wise Food | 16 |
| Doritos | 10-15 |
Regular size chip bags chart
| Chips Brands | Weight in Ounces (oz) | Weight in Grams (g) | Number of Chips (Approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay’s | 8 oz | 226.8 g | 150 |
| Ruffles | 8.5 oz | 241 g | 121 |
| Miss Vickie’s | 7 oz | 198.4 g | 84 |
| Sun chips | 7 oz | 198.4 g | 107 |
| Doritos | 9.25 oz | 262.2 g | 180 |
| Herr’s | 7.5 oz | 212.6 g | 97 |
| Terra | 6.8 oz | 192.8 g | 123 |
| Cape Cod | 7 oz | 198.4 g | 63 |
| Wise Food | 7.5 oz | 212.6 g | 120 |
Party size chip bags chart
| Chips Brands | Weight in Ounces (oz) | Weight in Grams (g) | Number of Chips (Approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay’s | 15.75 oz | 446.5 g | 500 |
| Ruffles | 13 oz | 368.5 g | 155 |
| Miss Vickie’s | |||
| Sun chips | 13 oz | 368.5 g | 107 |
| Doritos | 15 oz | 425.2 g | 375 |
| Herr’s | 14 oz | 396.9 g | 182 |
| Terra | 15 oz | 425 g | 270 |
| Cape Cod | 14 oz | 396.9 g | 450 |
| Wise Food | 15 oz | 425 g | 240 |
However these sizes are not all the same. For even cosmetic companies items considered to be a same. You would see a normal size lay’s chips bag with specialty flavors sized at 9.5 oz And also, that’s not the same size I mentioned earlier (8 oz). The number of chips ranges from flavor to flavor for a given brand based upon the overall style and size of individual chip and pack size as well.
You can see this even in a personal-size chips bag with varied flavors. Lay’s Classic Flavor Personal Size 1 oz.
| Flavors | Weight in Ounces (oz) | Weight in Grams (g) | Number of Chips (Approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay’s Oven Baked Original | 1.125 oz | 31.9 g | 20 |
| Lay’s Kettle Cooked Jalapeño | 1.5 oz | 42.5 g | 63 |
| Lay’s Sweet Southern Heat Barbecue | 2.87 oz | 81.4 g | 71 |
Up the case for packs of Doritos, all at a consistent weight with differing amounts of example in separately. The nacho cheese pack is generally 10 chips; the cool ranch flavor pack is usually 15 chips.
How to Choose the Right Size
So after all these dimension charts, the question is how to decide on a size. Well, that depends on who you are buying for. If you are purchasing for yourself pointed out that personal chips packets they should know how many chips are going to be there. Larger packets of chips have a target rate too, which you can likewise estimate. So suit yourself.
However, if you are purchasing chips for any type of event or occasion then you need to consider how many there will be per person. 1 oz typically serves singles. (per serving) That would be eight servings so if they are regular-size bags 8 oz.
For some, we seek more. So maybe you should add even more. And, of course, write the children out from the traditional list They could easily polish off 2 or 3 servings on their own!
Bottom Line
Last but not least, if your answer to the above question is yes, then the size of your chip bag will depend on whether you are just in need of something to snack on or would rather have a potato-, corn-, tortilla- or veggie-chip-flavored meal. In the USA, chip bags are available between 1 and 16 ounces, with larger sizes also being offered. Now all you need to do is choose your chips and start snacking!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who invented potato Chips?
Q: In 1853, who invented potato chips — a Native American cook named George Speck. At the time he was a restaurant chef in Saratoga Springs, New York; thus, his chips were first known as Sachets de Saragosse.
Q: What was the first Potato Chips Brand?
A: Original Saratoga Chips by Moon Brand. It is identified as the first potato chip company in this country. While G. Speck never actually brought a brand to life He once sold Saratoga chips for take-out from his restaurant.
Q: Are Potato Chips healthy?
A: We all love chips but they are bad for you. If you consider then they are very high in calories, low in nutrients and too much salt. Chips can be less salty and more wholesome too though. Good health is one of them.
Q: Why is there so much air in the chips bag?
A: Because that much air is a nitrogen gas needed for preservation purposes – hence the gas as such. It is a vacuum packaging machine that can make the chips preserve freshness and crispiness for longer.