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Pringles Snack Stack Sour Cream&Onion 12-pk
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Pringles Snack Stack Sour Cream&Onion 12-pk

Pringles
8.80 oz
Available at Foodtown
110
Calories
1g
Protein
1g
Sugars
120mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
71
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Pringles Snack Stack Sour Cream & Onion arrives in a familiar slender, resealable cup that you’ll find stacked in the chips and salty snacks aisle — often displayed near single-serve crackers, other cup-format chips, and party-sized chip bags. In grocery flow it sits between convenience-oriented snacks and party supplies, sometimes merchandised near lunchbox items or checkout impulse shelves. This product fits quick-grab occasions: road trips, game-day spreads, movie nights, and school or office snacks when portability and portion control matter. The brand leans on playful, retro recognition — Pringles is positioned as a fun, shareable American snack with broad mainstream appeal to kids, teens, and busy adults who want an indulgent, reliable salty bite. Labeling leans into sensory claims (“crispy,” “never greasy”) and ingredients like “dried potatoes” and “sour cream & onion” for a quasi-homemade feeling, but there are no organic or natural-certification claims; marketing emphasizes convenience and flavor rather than health. In plain terms this is a highly processed, manufactured snack made from reconstituted potato ingredients, oils, and multiple flavoring agents. Sensory details: the crisps are thin, uniformly shaped, and stack neatly; they deliver an immediate, crunchy snap with a tangy, savory coating of sour cream and onion seasoning and a salty finish. The ritual is tactile and casual — peel a foil lid, crunch through a stack, and tip the cup for another handful. The single-serve cups make them easy to portion for travel, kids’ lunches, tailgating, or desk-side snacking, reinforcing the product’s role as an everyday indulgence in American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 12
Calories110
% Daily Value*
Total Fat7g9%
Saturated Fat2g10%
Sodium120mg5%
Total Carbohydrate12g4%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars1g
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

Dried, Potatoes,, Vegetable, Oil, (Corn,, Cottonseed,, High, Oleic, Soybean,, and/or, Sunflower, Oil),, Degerminated, Yellow, Corn, Flour,, Cornstarch,, Rice, Flour,, Maltodextrin,, Mono-, and, Diglycerides,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of, Salt,, Whey,, Sour, Cream, (Cream,, Nonfat, Milk,, Cultures),, Monosodium, Glutamate,, Onion, Powder,, Coconut, Oil,, Dextrose,, Sugar,, Natural, Flavors,, Nonfat, Milk,, Citric, Acid,, Sodium, Caseinate,, Lactic, Acid,, Yeast, Extract,, Disodium, Inosinate,, Disodium, Guanylate,, Buttermilk,, Malic, Acid,, Invert, Sugar,, Cultured, Nonfat, Milk,, Cream,, 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
  • Monosodium Glutamate - Synthetic preservative
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Preservative

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?

This product is ultraprocessed due to its use of reconstituted potato ingredients, multiple vegetable oils, flavor enhancers (MSG, yeast extract, disodium inosinate/guanylate), emulsifiers, and other industrial additives and flavorings typical of NOVA group 4.

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Common Questions about Pringles Snack Stack Sour Cream&Onion 12-pk

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a moving target, right? The Snack Stack has 110 calories and 7 grams of fat per serving, which isn’t too shabby for a snack. It's all about balance — if you enjoy these as part of a varied diet, they can absolutely fit in!

Perfect For

game-day-prep
road-trip
back-to-school
movie-night

Vibe:

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