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Pringles Reduced Fat Original Potato Crisps
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Pringles Reduced Fat Original Potato Crisps

Pringles
4.90 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
1g
Protein
130mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
27
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Pringles Reduced Fat Original Potato Crisps arrive in the familiar tall, resealable canister that signals portable, shareable snacking. On grocery shelves you’ll find this 4.90 oz can in the snack aisle among other potato chips, stackable crisps, and party dips — often clustered near other branded potato snacks, party mixes, and canned or jarred dips. This product suits quick shopping trips for game-day gatherings, movie nights, road trips, office desk snacks, or lunchbox fills when families want a lighter-feeling treat. As part of the Pringles brand, it leans into playful, social positioning: recognizable, mass-market, and aimed at broad audiences from teens to busy parents who prize convenience and familiar flavor. Marketing highlights the “Reduced Fat” claim as a health halo—25% less fat than regular Pringles—without organic or “natural” certification; the label reads like mainstream, family-friendly snack branding rather than a health-food positioning. In plain processing context, these crisps are industrially produced from dried potatoes and multiple flours with added starches, emulsifiers, and seasoning agents, so they are much more processed than a single-ingredient snack. Sensory details: each saddle-shaped crisp is thin, uniformly golden, and delivers a light, airy crunch that stacks neatly; compared with regular chips it tastes less oily and a touch drier, with a clean salted finish. The ritual of “popping” open the can, tapping out a stack, and sharing around a living room or tailgate is core to the experience—convenient portioning, predictable texture, and consistent flavor make it a staple in American snack culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 oz
Servings per Container: 5
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat7g9%
Saturated Fat2g10%
Sodium130mg6%
Total Carbohydrate18g7%
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 Oil - 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?

Contains industrially processed ingredients (maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides), multiple refined flours and oils, and is manufactured into a ready-to-eat snack, fitting the ultra-processed NOVA 4 category.

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Common Questions about Pringles Reduced Fat Original Potato Crisps

Well, that depends on what 'healthy' means to you! These crisps are lower in fat than the regular version, which can be a plus if you're watching your fat intake. However, they are still a processed snack with some sodium and not particularly high in fiber or protein. So, enjoy them in moderation, especially if you're pairing them with a balanced diet!

Perfect For

game-day-prep
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

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