Our love affair with the potato chip knows no bounds. Chips and dip or mindless crunching of a bag of flavored chips while watching your favorite tv show. Chips come in all shapes, sizes, thicknesses, and flavors – made from potatoes, grains, corn, or other vegetables. Cape Cod Kettle Cooked Potato Chips offer another crunchy option! Show
All Cape Cod Kettle Cooked Potato Chips are gluten-free. Most of the Cape Cod Potato Chips varieties contain three main ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil, and se salt. The flavored varieties contain additional seasonings, but are still gluten-free. The best healthier gluten-free alternatives to Cape Cod Potato Chips include Good Health Avocado Oil Chips, Rhythm Kale Chips, and BeyondChipz Tortilla Chips. We’ll talk about how Cape Cod Potato Chips got their start, what makes a “kettle chip” different from other potato chips, and their ingredients and numbers. Then we’ll present several chip alternatives to satisfy your salty taste buds. Let’s get started! Contents
HistoryImagine driving out to the Cape, setting up your lounge chair on the beach, and settling down with a book, a beverage, and a bag of chips. Of course, they would have to be Cape Cod Kettle Cooked Chips from right there in Hyannis, MA. In 1980, two business owners decided to set up a store in town and sell chips. From there, word spread, and now Cape Cod chips are sold nationwide. While you are in town, definitely take a factory tour to find out how these delightful snacks are made. Cape Cod has a great video on how their chips are made. From raw potatoes being washed and sliced to the four-minute frying process. They shake off the excess oil, add seasoning, and then package them for shipping. Such a simple process. Before big processing plants had chips rolling down the conveyor belts 24 hours a day, chips were made by dumping thinly sliced potatoes in a vat of hot oil. This resulted in a different texture of chip – often thicker. When manufacturers refer to batch processing, this is what they do in a simple way. Technically, when you make chips at home, you are making kettle chips. Cape Cod ChipsCape Cod makes four varieties of chips in many flavors. Here is their current line-up. Every once in a while, they will come out with a limited edition variation. Varieties:
Classic OriginalThese chips are gluten-free with basic ingredients. Ingredients:
Nutrition Facts (per 1 oz – about 18 chips):
Classic Sour Cream & OnionHere is one of the flavors based on the classic chip. It’s gluten-free as well. Maltodextrin is an ingredient found in many chips, including these flavored ones. It comes from plants such as corn, rice, potato starch, or wheat. It ends up as a highly processed white powder with very little to no taste. It’s used as a thickener or filler in foods. It is a gluten-free ingredient. Ingredients:
Nutrition Facts (per 1 oz – about 18 chips):
Cape Cod Less FatCape Cod’s answer to those who want a lower fat potato chip and has 40% less fat than the leading potato chip brand. Also gluten-free. Ingredients:
Nutrition Facts (per 1 oz – about 18 chips):
Cape Cod Waves Honey BBQCape Cod Waves are wavy potato chips that are also gluten-free. Ingredients:
Nutrition Facts (per 1 oz, about 9 chips):
Waffle Cut Sea SaltOne more gluten-free option! Ingredients:
Nutrition Facts (per 1 oz, about 17 chips):
AlternativesGood Health Avocado Oil ChipsGood Health Chips are non-GMO, gluten-free, no artificial colors, no hydrogenated oils. The company has a variety of snack foods, including popcorn, peanut butter-filled pretzels, veggie straws, and cheese fries.Varieties of Avocado Oil Chips:
Ingredients in Sea Salt Flavor:
Nutrition Facts (per 1 bag – 28.3g):
Boulder Avocado Oil ChipsGluten-free, no MSG, low sodium, and kosher.Varieties:
Malt Vinegar & Sea SaltIngredients in Malt Vinegar & Sea Salt Flavor:
Nutrition Facts (per 1 oz – about 14 chips):
Rhythm Kale ChipsOrganic, non-GMO, gently air-dried, vegan, kosher.Varieties:
Mango HabaneroIngredients in Mango Habanero:
Nutrition Facts (per 1 oz):
From the Ground Up Tortilla ChipsInstead of potatoes, this chip uses cassava, which is a different type of tuber. This is also gluten-free. They also use cauliflower or butternut squash, which gives the chips more nutritional value. Varieties:
Nacho CauliflowerIngredients in Nacho Cauliflower:
Nutrition Facts (per 10 chips):
Butternut Squash FlavorIngredients in Butternut Squash Flavor:
Nutrition Facts (per 10 chips):
BeyondChipz Low-Carb Tortilla ChipsThese chips use pea protein and coconut flour as a base, with tons of seeds and other flours to create a nutritious, low-carb chip that is gluten-free.Varieties:
Ingredients:
Nutrition Facts (per 13 chips):
Are Kettle Chips Healthier than Regular Chips?The kettle-cooked potato chips outlined here contain very few ingredients. Some use avocado oil, which is a healthier alternative in terms of nutrition. There are fewer preservatives, natural flavors, and additives. Given all that, if you are counting calories, you are not saving a whole lot by switching to kettle chips. Compared to Lays Potato Chips, you only save ten calories. Good advice is always to eat just a serving size every once in a while. Are Cape Cod Potato Chips Vegan?Most, but not all flavors, are vegan. Vegan varieties include Sea Salt & Vinegar, Mesquite Barbecue, Sweet & Spicy Jalapeno, Original and Original 40% Less Fat. Honey Barbecue and the ones with Cheese are not. Are Cape Cod Kettle Chips Kosher?Yes, they are OU-certified kosher. When determining kosher in potato chips, make sure you know what the chips are fried in and what ingredients are added to flavor them.
Are kettle cooked salt and vinegar glutenKettle Brand Potato Chips - Sea Salt and Vinegar - 1.5 oz - case of 24 - Wheat Free - Gluten Free - Non GMO. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Which Lays chips are not glutenIf we are talking about “regular” Lays potato chips the yes, they are considered gluten-free. Definitely watch out for BBQ Mesquite Lay's as (as of this writing) they contain malted barley flour.
Are lays salt and vinegar GF?Lay's original style salt & vinegar, Stax salt & vinegar, and Kettle Cooked Reduced Fat sea salt & vinegar are all considered gluten-free or containing no gluten ingredients by the Frito-Lay Company.
Are great value kettle cooked salt and vinegar chips glutenNo. It is a starch hydrolysate. It is typically made from corn but can be made from wheat.
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