BIGS Hidden Valley Ranch Sunflower Seeds

Company: Thanasi Foods, L.L.C., Boulder, Colo.

Introduced: July

Distribution: National

Suggested Retail: $1.89 for a 5.35-oz. bag

Product Snapshot: Thanasi Foods’ BIGS Hidden Valley Ranch-flavored sunflower seeds pair the company’s jumbo sunflower seeds with America’s favorite zesty ranch flavor. They join a variety of other BIGS sunflower seed flavors: Vlasic Dill Pickle, Bacon Salt Sizzlin’ Bacon, Frank’s REDHOT Buffalo Wing, Salted & Roasted Original, Sea Salt & Black Pepper.

Ingredients: Sunflower seeds, salt, ranch seasoning (whey, buttermilk solids, monosodium glutamate, dehydrated onion, dehydrated sour cream [cultured cream, nonfat dry milk], corn syrup solids, dehydrated green onion, dehydrated garlic, citric acid, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, maltodextrin, malic acid, lactic acid, sodium diacetate, modified food starch, natural flavors), water, sunflower oil.

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