One of the newest products from Trader Joe's is a crunchy potato snack that plays off its popular Spud Crunchies Potato Snacks. The all-new Trader Joe’s Ketchup Flavored Spud Crunchies Seasoned Potato Snacks are limited-edition and designed to taste like a condiment, so much so that the retailer describes them as "essentially salty, crunchy, shelf-stable French fries."
The crunchy potato snacks are made with Russet potatoes grown in the USA, plus expeller-pressed canola oil and a lower-temperature cooking technique that makes the snacks light, crispy and airy. Trader Joe's likens these crispy snacks to the extra-crunchy fries that you might find at the bottom of a carton, which promises to make them especially appealing to fans of fast food fries.
Ketchup-Flavored Potato Snacks
These Crunchy Potato Snacks are Like as Salty, Shelf-Stable Fries
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