UC Davis found cheaper oils in 89% of the avocado-oil products it tested. That's exactly the problem we avoid by frying in tallow.
If you're buying avocado-oil chips to avoid common seed oils, you're already paying a premium for a specific ingredient. If the bag says avocado oil, you should be able to trust that's what you're actually getting.
But new research from UC Davis found that wasn't reliably the case.
Love the taste and the fact of only 3 ingredients.
Researchers analyzed 54 processed foods marketed as containing avocado oil. 48 were adulterated with cheaper oils, even though avocado oil was the only oil listed on the label.
So paying more didn't guarantee people got what they thought they were paying for.
It tastes like the nostalgic classic lays but without seed oils and any artificial stuff in there and made along with clean ingredients. Nice bold crunch that just absolutely melts in your mouth. Loved every flavor of these including the classic as well. The best potato chip I ever tasted. Definitely worth buying again!!!!
Of the avocado-oil chip samples UC Davis tested, 93% contained other oils. That's the part that matters if you're paying extra specifically because you want avocado oil and want to avoid the cheaper oils used in ordinary chips.
The label alone may not be giving you the certainty you're paying for.
These chips are the real deal! Every flavor is incredible. I will never go back!
UC Davis says the brands themselves may not have known. Food companies often buy oil through suppliers and brokers, and without testing, adulterated oil can enter the supply chain before it ever reaches the fryer.
Even a company trying to use avocado oil can still end up with something else. And 93% of the chips they tested did.
Incredible taste! I've never experienced eating a chip cooked in beef tallow, and I'll never go back to eating seed oil chips again. Can't praise them enough.
We fry Vandy in 100% grass-fed beef tallow, not avocado oil or seed oils. That means there's no avocado-oil purity question and no mystery oil blend. When we say we fry in beef tallow, that's what we're frying in.
And we didn't choose tallow just for transparency. It gives Vandy the thick crunch and rich potato flavor that made us choose it in the first place.
The vandy chips are the best tasting potato chips on the market. They have a very unique potato flavor and consistency. They come pressure packed in a solid package for freshness. They are costly but worth the expense. I can't eat any other chip now after tasting these.
Organic potatoes, 100% grass-fed beef tallow, and single-origin seasonings.
Try the full lineup of four distinct flavors, each made for a thick, satisfying crunch and rich potato flavor.
Because it solves both problems: we know exactly what we're frying in, and we think it makes a better chip. Vandy is fried in 100% grass-fed beef tallow, not avocado oil or seed oils, giving it a richer flavor and thicker crunch without the avocado-oil purity question.
Just organic potatoes, 100% grass-fed beef tallow, and sea salt. Plus single origin spices depending on the flavor.
If you're already paying more to avoid cheap frying oils, you should get what you paid for. We use organic potatoes, 100% grass-fed beef tallow, and sea salt, and we don't replace them with cheaper oils just to lower the price.
Thick, substantial crisps with more bite and mouthfeel than ordinary potato chips.
Organic potatoes, grass-fed beef tallow, and sea salt. No seed oils.
Thick enough to scoop without disappearing into the bowl.
