Could writing about snacks be more challenging? You look for tasty things, snacks you can share, even ones that have more wholesome ingredients, and then you find out that you can be undermined by a small detail like Acrylamide. Such is the case for several brands of potato chips that I have enjoyed in the past. Apparently, a carcinogen Acrylamide forms naturally when starchy foods are baked or fried. Which resulted in some lawsuit, settlements and eventually, some labeling requirements.

The company, Jay’s, makers of Krunchers was not named in the lawsuit but since they still are making kettled fried chips, who really knows if their chips are any safer. I figure, if you are eating chips anyway, these aren’t going to kill you any faster. Look for the Krunchers Chips in the white bag. They are 40% Less Fat, plus less salt, and the ingredients are only, potatoes, salt and oil. I thought they tasted great and seemed to have a lot going for them. I can’t say whether they are more or less a risky food, when it comes to Acrylamide. All I know is, I have no reason to eat the black bag of Krunchers, when the white bag is a little more pure, from what I can see.

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