Pringles are so expensive because of the packaging and also because they don't sell air space in the Pringles cans.
Pringles are not the regular chips, the ingredients of the product are different, the packaging style is premium , they are non greasy , each "crisp" has the exact same size and shape and they are "stackable".
A regular bag of Lay's lacks all of these of qualities.
Does that make Pringles unique? YES.
Does that create a monopoly for the product? MAYBE.
To add to their uniqueness, Pringles are sold in about a 100 different flavors around 140 countries!
Pringles are made with real potatoes but the real potatoes are dehydrated.
Pringles are made from dehydrated potatoes which are derived from real potatoes but they are not fresh potatoes after they've been dehydrated.
The best Pringles Flavor is the BBQ Flavor Pringles.
Other great Pringles Flavors include Cheddar Cheese Pringles, Honey Mustard, Ranch, Pizza, Sour Cream and Onion and Jalapeno.
In one single Pringle chip there are around 2 to 3 calories in the single Pringle Chip.
In a whole container of Pringles Chips there are around 112 calories per container of Pringles Chips.
Pringles are actually worse for you than regular chips.
Pringles are made from dehydrated potatoes and not fresh potatoes and Pringles also contain other unhealthy ingredients.
Actual real potato chips are a healthier chip and snack option than Pringles are.
All Pringles chips do have MSG in them.
There are dozens of varieties of Pringles, and just about all of the flavored ones (including BBQ, Sour Cream & Onion, and Pizza) include MSG.
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is found in all types of food, ranging from konbu to packaged chips.
There's a popular misconception that MSG is particularly bad for your health.
MSG is generally regarded as safe in moderation by the FDA and other expert organizations.
The word Pringle means to tingle annoyingly or persistently.
Scottish and English (Northumbria): habitational name from a place near Stow Roxburghshire, formerly called Hop(p)ringle, from Middle English hop 'enclosed valley' + a name of Old Norse origin composed of the byname Prjónn 'pin', 'peg' + an unidentified second element.
P&G sold Pringles because they wanted to save on a hefty capital gains tax.
P&G had agreed to sell Pringles to Diamond Foods last April, for $1.5 billion in cash. With $850 million of debt, the enterprise value was $2.35 billion on that deal, which was structured in a way that let P&G save on a hefty capital gains tax.
Most people just eat Pringles chips directly out of the can.
You can also pour the Pringles Chips in a bowl and eat them that way too.
Because Pringles chips are so delicious on their own most people just eat the Pringles without any dips or cheeses.
However if you prefer you can dip the Pringles chips in dips such as bean dip, cheese dip etc.
The owner of Pringles is Kellogg's.
Kellogg Co K.N agreed to buy Pringles potato chips for $2.7 billion in a cash deal that makes the cereal company second only to PepsiCo Inc PEP. N in the global snack food market.
The difference between Pringles and other chips is that Pringles are made using dehydrated potatoes while most other potato chips are made from real potatoes.
Because Pringles aren't actually made with real potato—the recipe calls for dehydrated processed potato—the FDA ruled in 1975 that Pringles could only be called "chips" if they provided a disclaimer, identifying them as "potato chips made from dried potatoes."
Pringles scrapped that idea and renamed them potato "crisps.
Pringles are so perfect due to the molding process of the Pringles chips and the main ingredients of sugar, salt and fat and some secret ingredients for flavor that are not known to the public.
The Pringles chips are rolled into a concave shape - something that allows them to be tightly stacked in Pringles tubes.
Then, the chips are fried in hot oil for 11 seconds to make them crispy, before a blowing machine gets rid of excess oil.
Pringles are Junk Food and when eaten in excess the Pringles can be really unhealthy and could lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and even weight gain.
Just like any other Junk food the Pringles Chips are okay to eat in moderation as long as you're eating other healthy foods and getting plenty of exercise.
In one can of Pringles there are 80 Pringles Chips.
The cans of Pringles Chips say that they contain “about” five servings of 16 chips, which means there would be 80 Pringles in can of Pringles.
The sugars, fat and salt are what's addictive in Pringles.
The salt, fat and sugars in the pringles react with your taste buds and your brain to make you crave them.
The flavors added to the pringles chips also make them more addictive because when something is delicious then you want to eat more.
Pringles are not made from McDonald's Fries because McDonald's cooks their fries and sells them to customers.
However Pringles are made similar to how the McDonald's Fries are made and they both are made of potatoes.
Although Pringles chips are actually made of dehydrated potatoes and not fresh potatoes.
Pringles aren't actually made with real potato—the recipe calls for dehydrated processed potato—the FDA ruled in 1975 that Pringles could only be called "chips" if they provided a disclaimer, identifying them as "potato chips made from dried potatoes."
Pringles scrapped that idea and renamed them potato "crisps.
Pringles are so bad for you because of the artificial ingredients and also because of the sugar, fat and salt content in the Pringles.
Pringles don't contain any chemicals but they do contain some food additives maltodextrin, dextrose, sodium caseinate, modified food starch, monoglyceride and the Pringles are also made of 42% potato content, the remainder being wheat starch and flours (potato, corn, and rice) combined with vegetable oils, an emulsifier, salt, and seasoning.
Pringles do not have crack or any types of drugs in them.
The pringles are addictive because of the salt, flavors, fats salts and sugar.
The biggest culprits are the holy trinity of addictive junk food — fat, salt and sugar.
Around a third of every Pringle by weight is the sunflower and maize oil used in cooking, nearly 5 per cent of each crisp is made up of sugar and dextrose (another type of sugar) and, of course, there's the salt.
Pringles are iconic, and for good reason.
Their innovative and unmistakable can stands out in an aisle filled with bags.
Their curvy physique allows for food and fun—you know you've done the duck face thing with them.
And their light and airy composition encourages a long session.
Junk Foods including Pringles and other chips and snacks contain the fat, sugar, salt etc which makes then addictive as they react with your taste buds and brain.
Pringles isn't high on the list of what we consider healthy chips, but their reduced-fat version is a welcome alternative.
It contains fewer calories, fat, and sodium than the original recipe, but keeps the same amount of carbs and seasoning.
Why are Pringles in a tube?
Designed by Fredric Baur in 1966, he envisioned the packaging as something that would ensure freshness, prevent damage and stand all on its own.
The Pringles can, a resealable container made from a paperboard tube, a metal bottom cap and a plastic top cap, satisfied all 3 requirements.