Why are chips packets filled with air? The real reason has nothing to do with fooling customers
dharasuta
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
That seemingly wasted space inside a chips packet is carefully designed to protect the snack, preserve its taste and ensure that what reaches your hands is still crisp instead of crumbled into tiny pieces. In fact, if manufacturers eliminated that space altogether, the quality of your favourite chips would likely suffer long before they made it to supermarket shelves.
