# Chickpea Snack Thins 34 Degrees' Savory Chickpea Snacks are Made with Steamed Chickpea Flour By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2020-02-25 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snack-thins References: [nosh](https://www.nosh.com/food-wire/2020/34-degrees-debuts-new-snaps-line-at-natural-products-expo-west-2020/) & [34-degrees](http://www.34-degrees.com/) At Natural Products Expo West, 34 Degrees introduced a new kind of [chickpea snack](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chickpea-granola-crunch-mix) in the form of snack thins. These savory snacking thins are available in varieties like Sea Salt, Everything and Umami, all of which are naturally gluten-free and uniquely made with steamed chickpea flour. These light and crunchy snack crisps have the potential to be enjoyed as an [alternative to traditional chips or pretzels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origin-nutrition). Thanks to the use of chickpeas, the seasoned snacks are not only allergy-friendly but provide [three grams of protein per serving](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highprotein-chips). While the brand's original entertaining line was created to enhance food pairings, these snacks were created to stand alone for a variety of occasions or whenever a craving hits. Image Credit: 34 Degrees ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Chickpea Snack Alternatives:** Opportunity to disrupt the traditional chip and pretzel market by offering protein-packed chickpea-based snacks. - **Allergy-friendly Snacks:** Creating gluten-free and allergy-friendly snack options using ingredients such as chickpea flour presents an opportunity to appeal to a wider customer base. - **Functional Snacks:** Incorporating protein and other functional ingredients into snack products, like the chickpea flour used in 34 Degrees' snack thins, is a disruptive innovation opportunity in the snacking industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Snack Food Industry:** Opportunity to innovate the market by incorporating healthy and functional ingredients into snack products like chickpea flour. - **Gluten-free Food Industry:** Incorporating ingredients like chickpea flour into gluten-free products presents an opportunity for companies to offer new, unique alternatives to traditional gluten-free snacks. - **Alternative Protein Industry:** Using protein-packed ingredients, like chickpea flour, to create snack products presents an opportunity in the alternative protein industry to appeal to health-conscious consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Chickpea Tortilla Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chickpea-tortilla-chip.md) - [Chickpea-Based Crunchy Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chickpea-puff.md) - [Pea-Powered Protein Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/utopea-ah.md) - [Crispy Cheese Cracker Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/34-degrees-mates-cheese-snacks.md) - [Grain-Free Baked Crisps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/savory-crisps.md) - [Chickpea-Based Healthy Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wotsits.md) - [Free-From Cracker Thins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/free-from-cracker.md) - [Citrusy Chickpea Snack Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hippeas-sea-salt-lime.md) - [Boldly Flavored Chickpea Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flavored-chickpea-chip.md)