Pulp chips or pulp fiction?
There’s no doubt these are flavorful snacks. In fact, they are immersed in flavor.
The Jalapeno Lime is a kick in the pants. Beyond hot! Even with what some called an overload of spicy, we could still taste the lime, which we thought was incredible. The Salt & Vinegar flavor profile also kicked us in the pants. It is robust with vinegar. The Barbecue flavor was sweet, but also had a significant amount of heat at the end. On the label it lists Lucuma fruit as part of the barbecue seasoning. Since we had no idea what Lucuma fruit was, we did a quick google search.
Lucuma fruit is native to the Andean valleys in Chile, Ecuador and Peru. It is a green fruit on the outside with a yellow flesh on the inside. It has a dry texture and sweet flavor that is similar to sweet potato and butterscotch. #learnedsomethingnew
While flavor is there, the snap of a chip or even a good cracker is missing. The texture is all wrong, and it made us question why they called this a “chip”. Perhaps it’s a play on wood chips since “pulp” is a main ingredient, but it is a bit misleading. If they could lighten these up a bit, make them more airy so there was a good snap and crunch, then these snacks would earn an A+. As it stands now, the best we can do is an IMBHO-maybe.
These pulp “chips” have many good qualities that we don’t want to overlook. They are dairy free, egg free, and nut free. They are also non-GMO and gluten free, and we love that it’s a women-owned business. If you’re not bothered by the texture, you may enjoy the wham-bam flavor profile of this snack.
Many of us on the IMBHO team have always looked at juicing as a wasteful process because all the fiber and pulp left from juicing goes to waste. So we are thrilled this company is finding a use for vegetable pulp. Keep the flavor but rethink the processing, in our brutally honest opinion, and you’ll have a winner.
To find out more about Pulp Chips, visit the Pulp Pantry website.
