Faqs | Sunchips (2024)

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Why are SunChips called SunChips? ›

They're truly made with the sun

They created a solar power plant to reduce their manufacturer's dependance on coal-powered electricity, which in turn reduces the carbon footprint. So the Sun Chips truly live up to their name—their production process is powered by solar energy, aka the sun.

Yes, SunChips^® meet criteria for heart healthy food!

Sun Chips is a brand of fried grains, rippled, multigrain chips launched in 1991 and produced by Frito-Lay.

Sun Chips are sometimes given a health halo because they're made with whole grains as opposed to potatoes. Starches digest faster than grains, so Sun Chips, which are made with corn, wheat, rice flour and oat flour, may not give you as much of a blood sugar spike.

Takis are a Mexican brand of flavored rolled tortilla chips by Barcel, a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo. Fashioned after the taquito, it comes in numerous flavors, the best selling of which is the chili-lime "Fuego" flavor, sold in distinctive purple bags.

Pepsico's Frito-Lay, which makes SunChips, is up-front that some of its snacks are made with enzymes derived from pork, but only online.

In the end, then, "Sun Chips may be a marginally better choice than some potato chips due to whole grains and potentially less fat, but they are not necessarily 'healthy' overall due to their processing and ingredients," says Messer.

Potato chips from brands known for excessive salt, saturated fats, and artificial additives tend to be less healthy. Examples include Lay's, Pringles, and Ruffles. Opting for baked or kettle-cooked chips and checking nutritional labels can help make a healthier choice.

The components in Sunchips, despite being marketed as “natural,” aren't particularly healthy for dogs. While having fewer artificial ingredients than, for example, Doritos, making them a better option, these products are still made with ingredients your pooch shouldn't be consuming.

Today, Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) makes some of the most-popular and high-quality snacks in the United States and Canada including Lay's and Ruffles potato chips, Doritos tortilla chips, Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks, Tostitos tortilla chips and branded dips, Santitas tortilla chips, Sun Chips multigrain chips and ...

Does Pepsi own Sun Chips? ›

So many chip brands

You may already be aware that PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division is responsible for Fritos and Lays Potato Chips. However, the company also owns other beloved brands like Ruffles, Doritos, Tostitos, Miss Vickie's and SunChips.

Frito-Lay North America is the $23 billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Are Sun Chips vegan? With the caveats noted above still applying, original Sun Chips are indeed vegan. Other flavors, such as Harvest Cheddar, and even some that you wouldn't expect, do contain some dairy products in the flavoring. Be sure to double check the label before snacking!

In partnership with astronaut and researcher Kellie Gerardi – who has literally gone to space – SunChips invites fans to experience a cosmic collaboration in the sky and on their tastebuds with an exclusive, new flavor mash-up: SunChips Solar Eclipse Limited-Edition Pineapple Habanero and Black Bean Spicy Gouda.

- Sun Chips do not contain MSG. Our free list can be found under the YOUR HEALTH tab @ fritolay.com.

Yes, that's right — despite their healthy image, Sun Chips are fried. A look at the ingredients shows that the first ingredient is corn, so these are basically tortilla chips with a little sprinkling of whole wheat, brown rice, and oats to add some fiber and flavor.

Polylactic acid has a glass transition temperature that is just above room temperature so that just handling the bag is enough to cause the disturbing crinkling as the polymer oscillates between flexibility and brittleness.

Popchips are made via an oil-free method of heating the potatoes in a pressurized chamber until they “pop.” Chips are then coated with oleic oils, which various studies have shown support cardiovascular health, ease inflammation and help reduce appetite.