Review: Pringles Extreme Screamin' Dill Pickle Chips

The chip aisle offers a varied selection of flavors with some surprisingly bold choices. Pringles are no exception with the Extreme Screamin' Dill Pickle chips. Do these pickle chips capture the flavor a real dill pickle?

Pringles Screamin' Dill Pickle Overview
Taste: Slight pickle flavor, flaky chips
Price and Availability: $1.50, Available in grocery stores
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First Impressions of Pringles Screamin' Dill Pickle
Upon opening the can, the pickle aroma is almost overwhelming, nearly making my eyes water. Fearing pickle overload, I muster up the courage to try one and realize the pickle flavor is rather mild. Dill is the dominant flavor in these Pringles.

The flavor tastes like a combination of bread and pickles -- basically a burger or sandwich minus the other ingredients. It is more unusual than tasty. The flavor coating is strong enough to irritate my lips after only two chips. This is not a good snack experience. I wonder if the chips will taste good on a sandwich or burger, but cannot bring myself to try it.

Pringles Screamin' Dill Pickle Nutrition Content
One of the best things about Pringles is the consistent chip size. It makes it easy to estimate one serving without using a scale. According to the label, one serving is approximately fifteen chips. Here are the nutrition facts straight from the Pringles can.

Serving Size: 1 ounce
Calories: 150
Calories from fat: 80
Total fat: 9 g
Saturated fat: 2.5 g
Trans fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 110 mg
Total Carbs: 15 g
Dietary Fiber: 1 g
Sugars: 1 g
Protein: 1 g

Room for Improvement
From deodorant to food, the "extreme" marketing tactic is overdone. It is reaching a point where it actually makes me not want to buy the product, instead leaving it for the thirteen-year-old skateboarder I imagine is the marketing target.

Other than the flashy can and flavor description, there is not anything extreme about these chips. The pickle flavor is rather mild.

The pickle chips are lighter and airier than traditional Pringles. (Some of the other non-traditional flavors also have a light texture.) They are not as crunchy and seem more prone to breakage and crumbling. The delicate chips do not carry much flavor.

Final Word
Perhaps they taste good on a sandwich, but Pringles Screamin' Dill Pickle chips are not a snack I want to try again.