Hippeas Chickpea Puffs - Vegan White Cheddar
6.8out of 10
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Chickpea Puffs - Vegan White Cheddar

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#61of 69 beans & legumes scored
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The catch

Sodium runs 220mg per 1 oz serving, roughly 10 percent of a day, and the four serving bag makes it easy to eat two or three ounces at once. (source)

The honest take

Hippeas puffs are a genuinely lighter swap for classic cheese puffs, giving you 3g of plant protein and 2g of fiber for 100 calories per 1 oz serving with 0g added sugar. The base is chickpea and rice flour rather than corn, so it eats like a real crunchy snack while staying vegan and gluten free. The honest reservation is sodium at 220mg per ounce, and because a bag holds about four servings it is easy to clear a big chunk of your afternoon salt budget without noticing. Sunflower oil and a little maltodextrin keep this squarely in the processed snack category, so reach for it as a better puff, not a health food.
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Nutrition per serving

1 oz (28g), about 4 servings per 4oz bag

100Calories
3gProtein
15gCarbs
4gFat
2gFiber
1gSugar
220mgSodium
VeganGluten freeNon GMONo added sugar

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Vegan and gluten free snackers who want a crunchy cheesy puff with a bit of protein and fiber instead of an empty corn puff.

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You are watching sodium closely or you avoid seed oils, since sunflower oil is the main fat here.

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HippeasChickpea Puffs - Vegan White Cheddar this product6.8/103g1001g220mg
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WelpacBoiled & Salted Edamame 8/109g1102g210mg
YupikDry Roasted Unsalted Edamame Beans 8.8/1012g1501g10mg
Marjon Specialty FoodsShelled Edamame 7.7/107g801g18mg
Houston Food bankEdamame - Fresh 9/1012g1302.9g7.1mg
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The Only BeanCrunchy Roasted Edamame 8.5/1010g901g170mg
Sprouts Farmers MarketShelled Edamame Soybeans 9.7/1014g1300g0mg
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Hippeas Groovy White Cheddar Puffs (brand site, official label) · Hippeas Groovy White Cheddar Puffs 4oz (Target) · HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs, Vegan White Cheddar (Instacart). Nutrition is read from the manufacturer label and named sources, never brand marketing.

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