Boulder Canyon Garden Select Vegetable Crisps

Company: Inventure Foods, Phoenix

Introduced: September 2011

Distribution: National

Suggested Retail: $2.99 to $3.49 for a 5-oz. bag

Product Snapshot: The BoulderCanyon line expanded to include Garden Select vegetable crisps, offering a blend of real vegetables, including carrots, celery, cabbage, tomatoes, green and red bell peppers, broccoli and kale, among others. Plus, they’re cooked in sunflower and/or safflower oils to provide 30% less fat than traditional salty snacks. They come in Hearty Cheddar, Red Ripe Tomato and Sour Cream & Chive options.

Ingredients (Hearty Cheddar): Potatoes, sunflower and/or safflower and/or expeller-pressed canola oil, cheese seasoning (whey, maltodextrin, salt, cheese powder [Cheddar cheese {milk, cultures, salt, enzymes}, disodium phosphate, salt, lactic acid], natural flavors, yeast extract, spices, parsley, citric acid, extractives of paprika, turmeric, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, spice extracts), dried vegetables (carrots, celery, cabbage, tomatoes, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, broccoli, kale), potato starch, corn flour, pinto beans, oat fiber, soluble corn fiber, corn meal, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper. Contains: dairy.

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