TORTILLA CHIPS — CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE®

Information updated July 2023

Homemade Tortilla Chips are easy to make and contain only three ingredients >> Ground Corn, Oil and Salt.

COMMERCIAL OILS: Many manufactured Tortilla Chips contain commercial oils we would never use at home to make Tortilla Chips including Canola Oil, Cottonseed Oil and Soybean Oil.

AND/OR: Due to the misleading use of “and/or” in many ingredient labels, we cannot be sure exactly which oils are in many of the products we consume such as these Tortilla Chips with contain certain oils and/or they do not.

Here are some Tortilla Chips which may contain Canola Oil:

These Tortilla Chips may contain Cottonseed Oil:

And here are some manufactured Tortilla Chips which may contain Soybean Oil:

Seen above and below, Chi-Chi’s Tortilla Chips and Herdez Tortilla Chips are both banned at Whole Foods for the ingredient TBHQ >> tert-Butylhydroquinone which Whole Foods cites as “Unacceptable in food”. (Sources for ingredients: Brand Web sites 7/23; Source for banned ingredients: Amazon Whole Foods Web site 7/23)

CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE SOLUTION: Following are several Tortilla Chips whose ingredients are Closest To Homemade including Grain Free options. (Sources: Brand Web sites and Thrive Market Web site 7/23)

Closest To Homemade Corn Tortilla Chips with Sea Salt include Simply Organic Tostitos which are Non-GMO Project Verified and certified Kosher; Brad’s Organic Non-GMO Project verified Yellow Corn Organic Tortilla Chips which are also certified Kosher and Gluten-Free, and Frontera Thin & Crispy Tortilla Chips which are Non-GMO Project verified.

*Neither money nor products are ever accepted to appear on the Closest To Homemade list*

Closest To Homemade Corn Tortilla Chips also include El Ranchero, Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified Late July which are certified Kosher and Gluten-Free, and Frontera Taqueria-Style which are Non-GMO Project verified.

Closest To Homemade BLUE CORN TORTILLA CHIPS with Sea Salt include Non-GMO Project verified Siete which are certified Gluten-Free; Organic and Non-GMO Project verified Mission Blue Corn Tortilla Chips which are certified Kosher and Gluten-Free, and Simply Organic Tostitos made with Organic Blue Corn which are Kosher certified and Non-GMO Project verified.

GRAIN FREE TORTILLA CHIPS with Sea Salt: Below are some Grain Free Tortilla Chips including Siete Sea Salt which are Non-GMO Project verified and certified Gluten-Free made with Cassava, Coconut and Chia Seeds; Thrive Market’s Grain-Free Tortilla Chips which are Non-GMO Project verified and certified Gluten-Free and Kosher, and Real Food From The Ground Up Cauliflower Tortilla Chips with Cassava, Cauliflower, Chia Seeds with a Vegetable Blend which are Non-GMO Project verified plus certified Kosher, Gluten-Free and Vegan.

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