CrispRoot Casava Chips: Gluten-Free Review and Giveaway

I asked the nice people at CrispRoot to sample their casava chips for a gluten-free giveaway and review, thinking I had never taste-tested their brand, to find out that I had when they were made under the name of Arico Natural Foods. However, not only has the name and packaging changed, but the chips themselves! They are now crinkled, perfect for dipping!

Cassavas are roots, similar to potatoes, thus naturally gluten-free. Cassava roots are rich in carbohydrates and contain some soluble carbohydrates. They were only grown in South America, but are now grown in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Though consumed all around the world, North America has little cassava products.

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• No Trans Fat
• Dairy Free
• Gluten Free
• No Cholesterol
• 2g of fiber in leading brand potato chips versus 1g fiber in CrispRoot Chips
• 10g of fat in leading brand potato chips versus 6-7g of fat in CrispRoot Chips

Flavors, Ingredients & Nutrition

Sea Salt

Ingredients: Cassava, palm or sunflower or safflower oil, sea salt, natural vitamin E to preserve freshness. Contains soy.

Original

Ingredients: Cassava, palm or sunflower or safflower oil, evaporated cane juice, sea salt, garlic powder, natural vitamin E to preserve freshness. Contains soy.

BBQ Bliss

Ingredients: Cassava, palm or sunflower or safflower oil, evaporated cane juice, sea salt, autolyzed yeast extract, dried onion powder, garlic powder, natural flavors, paprika powder, spices, silicon dioxide (natural anti-caking agent), paprika extract, citric acid, lechtin, natural vitamin E to preserve freshness. Contains soy.

Thai Ginger

Ingredients: Cassava, palm or sunflower or safflower oil, evaporated cane juice, sea salt, autolyzed yeast extract, spices, dried onion powder, garlic powder, leeks, silicon dioxide (natural anti-caking agent), natural flavors, medium chain triglycerides, natural vitamin E to preserve freshness. Contains soy.

CrispRoot Review

The difference between the old chips and the new chips:

1. The old ones were thin, and the new ones are thicker.
2. The old ones had peel on the outside, and the new ones don’t.
3. The old ones were plain and these are crinkled for dipping!

If I’m going to have chips, I want some dip! And CrispRoot casava chips are perfect for dipping, now! I use non-fat Greek yogurt for a dip, with nothing else! Using FAGE brand makes it taste just like sour cream! Yum!

Again, I had trouble choosing my favorite. I absolutely love barbecued chips, but have trouble finding ones without tomatoes. CripsRoot’s BBQ Bliss does not contain tomatoes! Yeah, for me!

I had 3 children taste-test them and the 9 year old, who likes spicy things enjoyed the BBQ Bliss and Thai Ginger the best. She never had a ginger chip before and stated it tasted much like the BBQ. But I know the ginger is more healthier, as I recently read that ginger is great for inflammation.

The 7 year old liked them all, and the 5 year old shied away from the spicier flavors: BBQ Bliss and Ginger, however, she did not have any “on fire” reaction to either. They are all mildly flavored.

I ate more of the Sea Salt flavored chips, as sea salt is lower in sodium. However, my favorite flavors are the BBQ Bliss and Thai Ginger. I can eat all the flavors, all day long! (I wish!)

If you’d like to a chance to try them, enter the giveaway below!

THE GLUTEN-FREE GIVEAWAY

Disclaimer: CrispRoot provided us with free samples of their products to review, and we were under no obligation to review them. Nor were we under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free products.

And the winner is…

Cara!

Congratulations, Cara!

Hi Belinda!

 

Congratulations! You won the Peter Gillham’s Calm Plus Calcium Giveaway. You may view the winner announcement at the bottom of the original page:

http://glutenfreerecipebox.com/gluten-free-giveaway-and-review-natural-vitality-magnesium-plus-calcium

The winner was chosen using random.org:

Cara has until 11:59pm PST on August 2, 2011 to reply to the winner’s notification email and supply us with her U.S. shipping address and phone number.  If we do not hear from her by the date listed above, a new winner will be chosen.