Lay's Changing Basic Shape of Salt Crystals for Healthier Potato Chips

[techs]

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-04/frito-lay-changes-shape-salt

Lay's Changing Basic Shape of Salt Crystals for Healthier Potato Chips

The salt crystals on potato chips only dissolve about 20 percent of the way on the tongue, while the center of each tiny cube-shaped crystal remains intact until after it's swallowed. Thus, most of the salt you're eating on your chips is not contributing to the taste of the chip, but it is dissolving further down your digestive tract and causing whatever the FDA alleges that increased dietary sodium intake causes.

The redesigned salt crystal, with more surface area, should dissolve completely on the tongue, thus theoretically allowing each chip to taste just as salty with only 20 percent as much salt.




Wow. If this works its fantastic. You could get the same saltiness using 80 percent less salt! Did I mention its Fantastic.

 

[Fingolfin269]

That's pretty awesome.

 

[KB]

I just hope it doesn't increase the price since they are actually giving us less.

 

[LTC8K6]

Their lightly salted chips are already great.

 

[Matthiasa]

They are giving less, but to make that is probably harder so the equipment probably costs quite a bit(significantly) more.

 

[PottedMeat]

In response to the Food and Drug Administration's imminent consideration of regulating the amount of sodium food manufacturers can include in consumer goods, Pepsico, whose Frito-Lay division makes Lay's potato chips, is redesigning the good old salt molecule to make it healthier.

They're probably just powdering it.

 

[Tristicus]

So, there is no taste reduction, but it is "healthier"?

Cool, now I can eat double and be the same!

 

[Matthiasa]

They never said anything about the reduction in the amount of fats used. 🙁
I mean they really don't actually have that much salt to begin with.
It would take something like 250 chips to hit the recommend daily amount for salt intake.

 

[darkswordsman17]

This combined with them changing the oil really makes chips not so bad. In fact, the Light version (as in fat content) aren't actually any better as they just cut out the good unsaturated fats and only have like 20 less calories per serving. Er, ok, I just looked and the Light are fat free now and have half the calories.

I love Sun Chips too, and they're a good way to get whole grain.

Actually for the people that love Cool Ranch Doritos, you should try Peppercorn Ranch Sun Chips, they taste similar but the latter should be healthier for you.

 

[trmiv]

This combined with them changing the oil really makes chips not so bad. In fact, the Light version (as in fat content) aren't actually any better as they just cut out the good unsaturated fats and only have like 20 less calories per serving. Er, ok, I just looked and the Light are fat free now and have half the calories.

I love Sun Chips too, and they're a good way to get whole grain.

Actually for the people that love Cool Ranch Doritos, you should try Peppercorn Ranch Sun Chips, they taste similar but the latter should be healthier for you.

Yea I love those Peppercorn Ranch Sun Chips. I can never find them though, a lot of stores locally don't carry them. They have all the other flavors, just not those. I don't get it.

 

[moshquerade]

I just hope it doesn't increase the price since they are actually giving us less.

gold.

 

[Legendary]

They never said anything about the reduction in the amount of fats used. 🙁
I mean they really don't actually have that much salt to begin with.
It would take something like 250 chips to hit the recommend daily amount for salt intake.

baked lays with new salt = win

 

[rivan]

This is why I usually use popcorn salt over table salt at home.

 

[child of wonder]

No nanny company will tell me how much salt i need.

I will boycott lays because this infringes on my rights as an amurikun.

 

[lxskllr]

The health effects of salt are overstated. Scandinavians are some of the healthiest people in the world, and they eat a ton of salt. My boycott of the Frito Lay company stands....

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

I'm not really thinking about the health benefits when I'm eating chips. They just need to be damn delicious and as unhealthy as possible.

Now the FDA wants to start regulating.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/21/nation/la-na-fda-salt-20100421

llamas.

 

[lxskllr]

I'm not really thinking about the health benefits when I'm eating chips. They just need to be damn delicious and as unhealthy as possible.

Now the FDA wants to start regulating.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/21/nation/la-na-fda-salt-20100421

llamas.

I'm for it. I think the FDA should get involved in everything, with the current 0 oversight. Maybe people will wake the fuck up, and not allow the government to intrude on personal behavior just because it doesn't affect them personally. Salt, fat, sugar... Rule over all of it

 

[AnonymouseUser]

So, there is no taste reduction, but it is "healthier"?

Cool, now I can eat double and be the same!

Less salt, more carbs! Flawless rationale ftw! ^_^

 

[CPA]

I just hope it doesn't increase the price since they are actually giving us less.

Do you really have to ask....

 

[yh125d]

This is how you make a healthier America. Not by trying to convince us to eat green salads which are - let's face it - unappealing to the american palate, but by making food that tastes unhealthy (e.g., good), but isn't. This is the first step! (well probably not first, but A step nonetheledd)

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Thank god the miracles of modern science are tackling salt/chip ratios and not wasting time on crap like cancer or famines.

 

[dullard]

Now the FDA wants to start regulating.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/21/nation/la-na-fda-salt-20100421

Just so this doesn't turn into the same battle going on in P&N, I do want to put forward the FDA's response: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm209155.htm

"A story in today’s Washington Post leaves a mistaken impression that the FDA has begun the process of regulating the amount of sodium in foods. The FDA is not currently working on regulations nor has it made a decision to regulate sodium content in foods at this time."

 

[child of wonder]

Just so this doesn't turn into the same battle going on in P&N, I do want to put forward the FDA's response: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm209155.htm

"A story in today’s Washington Post leaves a mistaken impression that the FDA has begun the process of regulating the amount of sodium in foods. The FDA is not currently working on regulations nor has it made a decision to regulate sodium content in foods at this time."

Take your facts and shove them!

You cannot quell OUTRAGE with mere facts!

 

[BoomerD]

Ever since my blood pressure went nuclear a few years ago, I've watched the amount of sodium/salt in foods. It's amazing how much salt the companies put in processed food.

It seems like the mantra is, "If you can't make it taste good, add more salt."

 

[techs]

People need to stfu over government regulation of food, unless they want to give up the huge government subsidies that make the ingredients in potatoe chips unnaturally low.

Maybe if people had to pay the real market price for potatoe chips, they would eat less because they were too expensive.