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Pringles Lightly Salted Original Potato Crisps
Snacks, Chips & Dips
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Pringles Lightly Salted Original Potato Crisps

Pringles
5.20 oz
Available at Foodtown
150
Calories
1g
Protein
70mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
27
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Pringles Lightly Salted Original Potato Crisps arrive at the snack aisle in a tall, iconic cardboard-and-metal canister, shelved alongside other stackable chip varieties, party mixes, and family-sized salty snacks. You’ll spot them near potato chips, corn chips, and party dip offerings in the grocery center or end-cap displays during promotions. These crisps fit impulse buys for game-day prep, movie-night treats, road-trip pantry checks, or a casual desk snack — quick to grab when you want a shareable, crunchy option. The brand leans on playful, familiar American snack culture: a long-standing, mass-market icon aimed at families and casual snackers who value convenience and consistent flavor. Marketing emphasizes fun, portability, and the unique “stackable” ritual of popping open a can and sharing the neat, uniform crisps. The label carries a light-health halo with “Lightly Salted” and a sodium-reduction comparison to Original, but it lacks organic certification or claims of being minimally processed; ingredient statements and the canister packaging convey a highly engineered product. In plain processing context, these crisps are an industrially formulated snack made from reconstituted potato and multiple added starches, oils, emulsifiers, and flavoring aids. Sensory details: thin, uniformly shaped crisps with a dry, brittle snap, a fine dusting of salt, and a non-greasy mouthfeel; they stack cleanly in the can and resist crumbling. Rituals include tilting the can to access a neat stack, passing it around during gatherings, or popping a single crisp straight from the can for a quick, familiar crunch. The overall story is one of convenience-forward, nostalgic snacking that trades artisanal potato character for dependably engineered texture and portability.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0 oz
Servings per Container: 5
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat9g12%
Saturated Fat2.5g13%
Sodium70mg3%
Total Carbohydrate16g6%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Protein1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Ingredients:, Dried, Potatoes,, Vegetable, Oil, (Corn,, Cottonseed,, High, Oleic, Soybean,, And/Or, Sunflower, Oil),, Degerminated, Yellow, Corn, Flour,, Cornstarch,, Rice, Flour,, Maltodextrin,, Mono-, And, Diglycerides,, Salt,, Wheat, Starch..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Corn - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Cottonseed - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • High Oleic Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Mono- And Diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The product is ultra-processed: it is an industrial formulation made from dried and reconstituted potato with added vegetable oils, starches, maltodextrin, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides), and other additives rather than whole or minimally processed ingredients.

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Common Questions about Pringles Lightly Salted Original Potato Crisps

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, right? These crisps clock in at 150 calories per ounce, with 9 grams of fat and 70 mg of sodium. They’re not exactly a nutrient powerhouse, but if you're looking for a satisfying snack that won’t break the calorie bank, they might fit the bill in moderation.

Perfect For

game-day-prep
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

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