Chester's Puffcorn Butter Discontinued (2024)

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Is Chester's Flamin Hot puffcorn discontinued? ›

Chester's Flamin' Hot Popcorn was only $2 and was eaten by many - but now it is no more. The popcorn was made with a special blend of actual cheese seasoning for “the perfect pop and zing,” the chip company said on its website. While the product can still be viewed online, it can no longer be purchased.

CHESTER'S® Butter Flavored Puffcorn Snacks | FritoLay.

From the Package. ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SALT, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, AND TOCOPHEROLS.

Chester's Butter Flavored Puffcorn snacks are puffy, bite sized morsels with a crunchy corn taste. They're oven baked, and unlike popcorn, there are no hulls or hard seeds.

Chester Fries' primary ingredient is Enriched Corn Meal, while Cheetos Fantastix Flamin' Hot has Whole Corn Meal as its primary ingredient. Chester Fries also have a considerable amount of sodium and Fantastix are sodium-free. Chester Fries also contain more fat per serving than Cheetos Fantastix.

You may have heard that California wants to ban Flamin' Hot Cheetos. That's only partially true. Under a proposal in the state legislature, public schools across California would no longer be allowed to serve foods that contain certain substances, including some artificial dyes commonly found in snacks.

Puff snacks typically offer very poor nutritional value from their constituents themselves. Nevertheless, since they are either baked or roasted, they are somewhat healthier than traditional fried snacks such as potato chips and french fries. A typical bag of puffed corn contains around 150 – 200 calories.

Manufacturers include Frito-Lay, and Old Dutch Foods. Sweetened (Corn Pops, Reese's Puffs, etc.) and salty/seasoned (Kurkure, various cheese puffs, etc.)

Is it Dairy Free? Yes!

How are corn puff snacks made? Corn puffs are made using a method called "extrusion." Instead of using whole corn kernels, as with traditional popcorn, corn puffs begin with cornmeal. The cornmeal is mixed with water and extruded, or pushed, through a machine to form the basic shape.

What is the longest puffcorn? ›

When it Comes to Snacks. We broke the Guinness World Record for the World's Longest Puffcorn by creating a 10.66m Wotsit at the Walkers factory.

According to one account, Edward Wilson noticed strings of puffed corn oozing from flaking machines in the mid 1930s at the Flakall Corporation of Beloit, Wisconsin, a producer of flaked, partially cooked animal feed. He experimented and developed it into a snack.

We have simplified our production to best meet the current overall demand. Because of this, we have temporarily paused the production of Cheetos Crunchy XXTRA Flamin' Hot. We know that's disappointing, but rest assured, our plans are to start back production as soon as possible!

You might be relieved to learn that Chester's Hot Fries are still being sold. Dedicated buyers may need to venture to a few stores in order to pick them up, however.

There haven't been any recentl reports of Cheetos shortages from retailers or Cheetos itself, but some customers are still complaining online about not being able to find the snacks. These shortages appear to be localized. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in shutdowns and reduced production.

Fritos® Flamin' Hot® Flavored Corn Chips.