1. Are Lay’s potato chips vegan?

Understanding that this is a big question for lots of vegetarians, here G&G Concept would like to provide a definition. Most people would define which one is vegan and which one is not due to the Lay’s chips flavors name, ingredients, and based on your concept of vegan. There are many types of vegetarians nowadays thus the definitive answer varies a lot.

Take Lay’s BBQ chips as an example, the name of this Lay’s snack definitely gives you a hint of non-vegan chips. However, take a look at the ingredients, some would agree and some would not. Lay’s snack chips include Pork Rib seasoning which is made from sugar, maltodextrin, salt and other flavor enhancing ingredients. Maltodextrin is a carbohydrate which comes in the form of white powder from rice, corn, wheat, or potato starch. At this point, it is acceptable to be considered as a vegan ingredient. Nevertheless, sugar is a controversial ingredient in the vegan community because it is refined using bone char. Some people also consider milk is not a vegan ingredient.

To sum up, are Lay’s potato chips vegan? The answer itself totally depends on your definition of vegan.

2. Which Lay’s chips are vegan?

While other flavors can be controversial if it is vegan or not, Lay’s Classic Flavor is a safe choice for vegetarians because it does not contain any animal-derived ingredients. It includes potatoes, salt, starch and so on.

Lay’s Potato Chips Classic Flavor

Lay’s Sour Cream & Onion Flavor is also a good option if you are a vegetarian and accept getting milk. Sour cream, onion flavor, oil, parsley and others are completely vegan, however, Lay's snack bags contain milk-based ingredients. Thus read the ingredients table carefully before making your decision

Lay’s Cheddar Cheese Flavor is another good choice with potatoes, vegetable oil, cheese and so on. It is the same as Lay’s Sour Cream and Onion Flavor, including milk which is not suitable for those who consider themselves as non-vegan food.
Lay’s wholesale price in Vietnam is affordable and easy to get not only in the nation, but also in any part of the world. As a FMCG goods wholesaler, G&G Concept can export all of Lay’s hot chips to the consumers with the fastest and safest delivery service.