Trader Joe's Barbecue Popped Potato Chips: A Review

Trader Joe's Barbecue Popped Potato Chips are a tasty, tangy snack that is neither fried, nor baked! So, how do they make these 'potato chips?' They are 'popped' by applying heat and pressure, which makes it almost like popcorn!

So how do these popped potato chips taste? Delicious, just like regular potato chips only light, airy and very flavorful! They are truly a treat for the tongue because they are crunchier than regular chips without being greasy, and they are not overly dry, either.
They truly taste like a barbecue potato chip, but the texture is much nicer. Puffy, like a rice cake, which seems to enhance the flavor a little.

About 19 of these chips make up a 120-calorie serving with 4 grams of total fat. Made mostly of potato flour and popped with safflower oil, there is very little fat in these chips! 3 grams of monounsaturated fat, 0.5 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 0 trans fat, and 0 grams of saturated fat, make for an almost guilt-free snack with no cholesterol! Of course the sodium about what one would expect at 250mg, and carbohydrates are 20grams. There is 1 gram of dietary fiber, 2 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.

Vitamin Content of Trader Joe's Barbecue Popped Potato Chips
2% Vitamin A, 2% Vitamin C, 2% Calcium, and 2% Iron.

Trader Joe's Barbecue Popped Potato Chips are Gluten Free and Vegetarian friendly. Trader Joe's vegetarian products use no ingredients or sub-ingredients derived from animals, meat, poultry or fish. Their Gluten free products use no ingredients or sub-ingredients containing gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley and their derivatives such as malt or spelt. However, Trader Joe's popped potato chips are made on shared equipment with wheat and peanuts, so please be cautious if you are allergic to any of these products.

I bought a 3.25oz bag of these barbecue popped potato chips for less than $3 at Trader Joe's, but I wish they'd come packaged in smaller individual 1 oz. bags for easy packaging in lunches, and especially for portion control sense they are still addictive like regular chips are! I really like the crunch of these chips, but I also like to occasionally rest one on my tongue to let it sort of dissolve and soften so I can absorb the flavor more gradually! Yum! These are a definite 'must try' from Trader Joe's!