Why Are Beanitos Healthy?
Always Corn Free Beanitos are made from Whole Beans. Per 1 ounce serving, Beanitos have:
Beanitos also have lower sodium than most chips, ranging from 55 mg to 150 mg per serving. And since we’re from Texas, a Beanitos serving is good-sized – about 10 chips or 1 oz.
Why Are Beanitos Gluten-Free?
According to the National Association for Celiac Disease (www.celiaccentral.org) , 1 in 133 people have some form of gluten intolerance or celiac disease. So it’s not surprising that Mintel, a market research company, reported in 2010 that gluten-free is one of the fastest-growing food categories – estimated as a $1.5 billion market.
We are proud that Beanitos are gluten-free: They contain no gluten ingredients, and they are made on dedicated gluten-free lines. We also send Beanitos out to third-party labs for gluten-free verification and consistently report less than 3 parts per million gluten (<3ppm). This level is virtually undetectable and exceeds the proposed U.S. gluten-free standard of <20ppm. It also exceeds the Canadian gluten-free standard of <5ppm.
Why Are Beanitos Low-Glycemic?
Beanitos are low-glycemic because they’re made from beans. And beans – unlike corn or potatoes – take longer to break down into glucose. This means a low glycemic value and more stable blood-glucose levels. Most other chips – especially those made from corn and potatoes – are high-glycemic foods.
We have Beanitos third-party lab tested and certified for low glycemic ratings:
And What Exactly Is the Glycemic Index Anyway?
The glycemic index (GI) (www.glycemicindex.com) is the scale that measures how much a food impacts blood-glucose levels. The glycemic index was developed in the 1980s by Dr. David Jenkins at the University of Toronto.
Why Are Beanitos Non-GMO?
Beanitos are verified Non-GMO through the Non-GMO Project (www.nongmoproject.com). Non-GMO is fast becoming a requirement for the natural foods industry. We are taking specific steps to minimize the possible introduction of any ingredients that have been bioengineered (genetically modified). We think it is the right thing to do: for our bodies and our planet. The most significant change Beanitos has made to go Non-GMO was to switch from canola oil to pure sunflower oil. Now all Beanitos ingredients are either naturally Non-GMO or the ingredient supplier provides identity-preserved documentation with each delivery to our production team.
How Are Beanitos Made?
We always start with whole beans, then carefully sort, wash and cook the beans in small batches. Next we combine them with whole-grain rice, adding whole brown flaxseed to the pinto chip recipe to create special dough. Then it’s shaped and cut into tasty round chips. Our chips are baked, then flash-fried in Sunflower Oil and finished with a light dusting of sea salt or natural Non-GMO seasoning.
Are There Flavors and Varieties of Beanitos Chips?
Beanitos come in four great-tasting varieties: Black Bean, Pinto Bean & Flaxseed, Chipotle BBQ Black Bean and Cheddar Cheese Pinto Bean. The Bean Team also has other legume based snacks in the works!
Why Beans?
It’s no secret that beans are loaded with health benefits – high in fiber, protein and complex carbohydrates – but are sadly underused in the typical U.S. diet. In addition, both black beans and pinto beans are naturally low-glycemic and gluten-free. Recent medical and nutrition research suggests that a low glycemic diet contributes to good health and can help curb obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease!
Will Eating Beanitos Give Me Gas?
Beanitos will not give you gas. We’ve developed a natural proprietary process that eliminates the common side effects some people associate with eating beans or bean-based products. Beanitos are fiber-rich, so we suggest a measured approach when adding fiber to your diet.
Is This New? Are There Other Bean Chips on the Market?
Some snack manufacturers produce chips that claim to be bean chips. But we invite you to carefully read the ingredients of these “bean chips.” Usually you’ll discover that beans are a supplemental ingredient and that corn or potatoes are the main ingredient. The bottom line: its hard work to make a bean-based chip that also tastes great. It took us over two years to get the Beanitos formula just right. The result? Great tasting chips made from beans instead of corn, wheat, soy or potatoes! Click here for a comparison of other so-called bean chips.
What’s So Bad About Corn?
Corn is in over 4,000 items in the typical supermarket, and corn makes up some 60% of the western diet, according to major studies. In addition to its use as a feed to fatten cows, pigs and poultry, it’s a big, fat kernel of simple starch that can be broken down and reassembled to make high-fructose corn syrup, citric acid, baking powder, sucrose, starch and margarine, just to name a few. The big problem is that corn – as it appears in most processed foods, including leading snack chips like Fritos®, Doritos® and Tostitos® – has minimal nutritional value. What’s more, corn in some of these altered states – including high-fructose corn syrup – is believed to be contributing to a public health crisis in our country by fueling obesity, particularly among children who consume a disproportionate amount of soft drinks, juices and traditional snack chips. So the more manufactured products that contain corn you consume, the greater your intake of empty calories and the greater your risk of becoming obese. This is especially a problem in lower-income communities, where fast food and sodas are cheaper than organic produce and grass-fed meats. Beanitos are a delicious and easy way to cut the corn while increasing consumption of things our bodies actually need, like fiber and protein. Go ahead, Crunch Your Beans™!
About Us
Beanitos®, Inc. is dedicated to the research and development of delicious and innovative all-natural healthful food products centered on the powerfully nutritious yet humble legume. Beanitos® , Inc. is an Austin, Texas, based company formed in 2009 by brothers Doug and Dave Foreman who, together, have more than 60 years of food industry expertise, primarily focused on the better-for-you and natural snacks space.
