{"id":28710,"date":"2018-05-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=28710"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:18:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:18:46","slug":"quick-review-kettle-brand-cooked-in-100-almond-oil-wood-smoked-sea-salt-potato-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/05\/17\/quick-review-kettle-brand-cooked-in-100-almond-oil-wood-smoked-sea-salt-potato-chips\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK REVIEW: Kettle Brand Cooked in 100% Almond Oil Wood Smoked Sea Salt Potato Chips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kettle<\/p>\n

What is it?<\/h3>\n

These kettle cooked potato chips are made using 100 percent almond oil and seasoned with wood-smoked sea salt. To be honest, I didn\u2019t know there was almond oil. Although, now that I think about it, I guess there would be since there\u2019s peanut oil. Wait. Is there a cashew oil? Googling\u2026yes. How about Brazilian nut oil? Googling\u2026yup. <\/p>\n

How is it?<\/h3>\n

I\u2019ve had sea salt and I\u2019ve had meats that were wood-smoked, but I\u2019ve never had wood-smoked sea salt. Oddly, the crunchy snack smells and tastes like barbecue potato chips, but not as bold as any brand\u2019s barbecue chips. They\u2019re like barbecue lite. Along with the sea salt, they\u2019re also seasoned with onion and garlic powder (common barbecue chip ingredients), which explains the flavor.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the 10,000 potato question: Does it taste like almonds? <\/p>\n

No. Either the smoked salt is hiding the flavor better than I hide Easter eggs (which is out of sight and out of reach) or there\u2019s no almond flavor at all.<\/p>\n

Is there anything else I need to know?<\/h3>\n

They have the same hearty crunch as regular Kettle Brand chips that use safflower and\/or sunflower and\/or canola oil. But there are fewer chips in the bag (4.2 ounces) than regular Kettle Brand potato chips (5 ounces).<\/p>\n

\"Kettle<\/p>\n

Also, I wondered what benefits there are to frying in almond oil. I searched \u201cbenefits of almond oil\u201d on Google and got a bunch of results regarding its use on hair and skin from websites that are trying to sell almond oil hair and skin products. <\/p>\n

But I imagine for inside the body, almond oil provides the same nutrient as actual almonds do. And that\u2019s vitamin E. But the nutrition facts don\u2019t have it listed. The nutrition facts do show that they have less fat than regular Kettle Brand chips (7 grams vs. 9 grams of total fat and 0.5 grams of saturated fat vs 1 gram of saturated fat).<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/h3>\n

As someone who enjoys barbecue potato chips, I like the flavor of these, even though it\u2019s not what I expected. If I want barbecue chips, I’ll buy barbecue chips, not these.<\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.79
\nSize:<\/b> 4.2 oz. bag
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Whole Foods
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/b> (1 oz.) 140 calories, 7 grams of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, 9 grams of trans fat, 2 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 4.5 grams of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 150 milligrams of sodium, 15 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 0 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is it? These kettle cooked potato chips are made using 100 percent almond oil and seasoned with wood-smoked sea salt. To be honest, I didn\u2019t know there was almond oil. Although, now that I think about it, I guess there would be since there\u2019s peanut oil. Wait. Is there a cashew oil? Googling\u2026yes. 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