Pure chilli heat. No lime. Just fire.
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Blue Heat strips Fuego back to its most aggressive element: the chilli. Without the citrusy lime note to offset it, the heat hits more directly and lingers longer. The vivid blue colouring is a branding choice, marking this out as the bolder, hotter sibling.
The base chip texture is much the same as Fuego, the same densely-seasoned rolled corn tortilla, but the flavour profile is all chilli and no relief. If you want the heat without anything softening it, this is the one.
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Sold by Morrisons through Amazon, matching Iceland's 180g bag size without needing the buy 2 get 1 free deal to be live.
Price: £3.20
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A single bag on Amazon, handy if Iceland's deal isn't near you or you'd rather have it delivered. Costs more per gram than the Iceland 180g, but Prime delivery makes it a reliable fallback.
Price: £4.98
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Competitive with supermarket pricing if Blue Heat is your regular, without depending on Iceland's offer being live. The obvious pick if you're stocking up.
Price: £23.79£1.13/bag
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So Sweet Shop is a handy fallback if Iceland's offer isn't live near you – the 4 for £20 multibuy works out cheaper per bag than buying singles.
Price: £5.994 for £20
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Iceland's buy 2 get 1 free deal makes the 180g bag one of the best-value ways to pick this flavour up in-store, when it's running – worth confirming before you make the trip.
Price: £3Buy 2 get 1 free
Good news if you're vegan or vegetarian, based on the current UK ingredient list: nothing animal-derived shows up, including the soya lecithin used as an emulsifier. Takis isn't formally certified vegan by any body (Barcel has confirmed this directly), so give the pack a quick look yourself. Soya is also a declared allergen on the current UK bag, listed as an ingredient in its own right, so check the label if you're avoiding it for allergy reasons.
That striking blue colour comes from E133 (Brilliant Blue FCF), with spirulina extract also in the mix, both listed food-grade colourings. On gluten, the current bag's allergen box reads 'may contain Milk and Cereals containing Gluten'. If you have coeliac disease, Coeliac UK can advise on products with this warning. Nor is it halal certified.
| Per 30g serving | Approximate amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 154 kcal |
| Fat | 8.8g |
| of which saturates | 0.8g |
| Carbohydrate | 16g |
| of which sugars | 0.8g |
| Fibre | 1.9g |
| Protein | 1.8g |
| Salt | 0.19g |
Per 30g serving as listed on Ocado's Takis Blue Heat product page. Always check current product packaging – this is the definitive source for up-to-date nutritional information.
Blue Heat is less widely distributed than Fuego. It is stocked at Co-op (100g bags at £2.00, per their website), Iceland (180g bags, around £3.00), and Morrisons. It isn't typically stocked at Aldi or Farmfoods. Co-op availability varies significantly by branch size, and Morrisons' website currently lists a 180g bag at £2.50, which may reflect online delivery pricing rather than the in-store tag.
To confirm your nearest stockist before making a trip, use our search tool.
Same chip as Fuego, minus the lime, which is why it hits harder. Both sit at Extreme (5/5) on paper, but most people rank Blue Heat hotter in practice once the citrus isn't there to soften the edge. If you're comfortable with Fuego and want more, this is the natural next step. Beyond that, Nitro (US import, habanero-based) turns the heat up again.
If Blue Heat isn't on the shelf at your local store, the retailers below may have it online – stock varies, so try more than one.
Most people say yes. Both carry the same Extreme rating, but Fuego's lime softens the chilli in a way Blue Heat just doesn't bother with.
Yes – nothing animal-derived in the UK ingredient list. No formal certification, and note that soya (from the emulsifier) is a declared allergen if that affects you separately from diet. See our complete UK vegan guide for full details on every flavour.
E133, or Brilliant Blue FCF – a listed food-grade dye. The colour is there to mark this out as the hotter, bolder sibling to red-branded Fuego.
Co-op, Iceland, and Morrisons stock it. Aldi and Farmfoods don't. Co-op lists a 100g bag at £2.00; Iceland's is 180g at £3.00. Morrisons' website currently shows a 180g bag at £2.50, though that may be an online-only price rather than what you'll see in branch.
No. The current UK bag's allergen box reads 'may contain Milk and Cereals containing Gluten'. If you have coeliac disease, Coeliac UK can advise on products with this warning. No UK Takis flavour carries a certified gluten-free label. See our Takis gluten-free guide for more.
A 30g serving of Takis Blue Heat contains 0.19g of salt and 0.8g of saturated fat. The NHS daily maximum for adults is 6g of salt and 20–30g of saturated fat. For advice about your own diet, speak to a GP or dietitian. Every flavour's figures are in our Takis nutrition guide.
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