We're never too busy snacking to answer your questions. If you don't find the answers to your pressing snack questions here, feel free to drop us a line at snackers@popchips.com. If we're in the middle of snacking, which is quite likely, we'll get back to you as quickly as our one-handed typing will allow.

how do you pop a chip?

Popping is a way of cooking our all-natural ingredients using heat, pressure, and a little snack magic to burst the ingredients into the shape of a chip before we season it. In fact, making popchips is almost as much fun as eating them. We said almost.

don't chips need a lot of fat
to taste really good?

You'd think. But no oil is used in the popping process, that's what makes it so great. Then we use just a bit of heart-healthy oil in the seasoning. So popchips still have all the flavor, and only half the fat of fried potato chips. That means you'll never again have to eat a chip that tastes like cardboard. And you'll never again have to wipe your greasy chip hand on your jeans.

what kind of oil do you use?

We only use all natural safflower and/or sunflower oil (not hydrogenated, of course) in seasoning our chips.

do popchips have any trans fat
or saturated fat?

popchips have 0 grams of trans fat and no saturated fat. So, no. Except for our cheddar corn chips, which have a minute 0.5 grams of saturated fat, because that's the way cheese is.

what's all natural?

For us, it's simple: no fake colors, no fake flavors, no preservatives, no fluorescent orange fingertips, and no wiping your greasy chip hand on your jeans. No, really. We only use ingredients you can feel good about eating, like wholesome potatoes, organic white corn and whole grain brown rice. And we leave out the bad stuff, like hydrogenated oils and msg that give snacking a bad name. Even though "all natural" doesn't have any established standards with the fda, we've made it our priority to meet the highest "all natural" standards out there.

do you use any preservatives,
artificial flavors or colors like msg?

Nope. So don't try leaving our chips out for the next seven years. They have no preservatives, no fake flavors, and no fake colors. Every last chip is totally natural.

so how long do popchips stay fresh?

Because there's so little oil, they'll stay fresh for up to nine months in an unopened bag. To anyone that has the self-restraint to let popchips sit in their cupboard that long to prove it, we commend you. Remember, though, that they have no preservatives, so get a good chip clip after opening the bag. Or better yet, just eat them all at once.

are popchips kosher?

Our newest products, salt & pepper potato chips and sea salt & vinegar potato chips are kosher certified. While the rest of our products are made with 100% kosher certified ingredients and manufactured in our kosher certified facility, we are now in process of having the rest of our products kosher certified (and updated on our packaging). We expect to have this completed during early 2008.

are popchips gluten free?

While only our wasabi rice chips are made with gluten, we don't claim that any of our products are gluten free. Because we make popchips on equipment shared with wheat and soy products, we can't assure you there are no trace amounts of gluten in any of our products. If you're highly allergic to gluten we have to recommend you don't eat popchips. Sorry.

what about allergens like nuts or dairy?

A very few of our popped chips have soy or dairy, like our cheddar corn chips, for example. These allergens are marked on the ingredient section of each bag, so be sure to check the bag carefully.

are popchips non-gmo?

Yes, other than our parmesan garlic potato chips and wasabi rice chips (which have a few minor ingredients in the seasoning which we're still working on), popchips are non-gmo.

are popchips vegan?

Our original potato, salsa corn, sea salt corn, and wasabi rice chips are vegan. Snack away.

do you have an organic line?

Not right now, but give us a while. In the meantime, you can enjoy popchips knowing that they're all natural.

quit holding back. where can I get some?

If you're in the West, you're in luck. popchips are available at leading retailers, including Safeway, Vons, Whole Foods Markets and Ralphs. To find a store near you, check our store locator. If you don't want to get up off the couch, you can order popchips online at amazon.com.

i've only seen a few flavors on the shelf. why?

popchips are available in nine taste-bud popping flavors and each retailer typically features four to six flavors. If you want more flavors, march into your local retailer and ask them to carry additional flavors. Or you can buy online at amazon.com.

who makes popchips?

We do! popchips is a new brand of popped snacks from popchips, inc., which was founded in 2007.

where are popchips made?

We make them ourselves at our plant in Southern California. We choose to pop them ourselves, because a) otherwise we'd have to let someone else in on the magic, b) it gives us total control over the quality and the all-natural ingredients that go into our chips, and c) why would we let someone else have all the fun?

i have a store. how do I get
popchips on my shelf?

By all means, get in touch with Chris at chris@popchips.com. He looks forward to talking with you more. Over a bag of popchips, of course.

i'm a snack fanatic. what do I do?

First, get yourself some popchips. Second, raise your right hand and read the snackers' credo. Finally, join our crusade to make snacking fun again. Tell us your story, share your favorite flavor, get our newsletter — popped culture, spread some snack love. Become a popchips snack fanatic. Or just say hiya. We'd love to hear from you at snackers@popchips.com.