Chips & Crackers

Chips and crackers are crunchy, salty, and savory snack-sized foods that come in a wide variety of types, flavors, and attributes. Here's a breakdown focusing on their key characteristics:

Attributes

• Texture: Crunchy, crispy, flaky, light, thin, thick, bite-sized
• Cooking Method: Baked, fried
• Color: Golden
• Freshness: Fresh-baked (often for gourmet varieties) or packaged
• Style: Gourmet, classic

Types

• By Base Ingredient:

- Potato chips

- Corn chips

- Tortilla chips

- Pita chips

- Vegetable chips (made from sweet potato, kale, etc.)

- Root chips (made from beets, parsnips, etc.)

- Rice crackers

- Wheat crackers

- Cheese crackers

- Seed crackers (often with flax, chia, or pumpkin seeds)

- Multigrain crackers

- Flatbreads

- Water crackers (very thin and crisp)

• By Shape:

- Breadsticks

- Pretzels

- Crispbreads (rectangular and often a bit thicker than crackers)

Flavors

• Classic: Original, salt and vinegar, sea salt, black pepper
• Savory: Barbecue, cheddar, sour cream and onion, garlic, Parmesan, ranch, herb, sesame, rosemary
• Specialty: Honey mustard, olive oil and tomato basil, truffle, buffalo
• Spicy: Jalapeño (and other chili pepper varieties)