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potato crisps (Interesting Facts About potato crisps)

• Uk consumers snacking has increased over the years due to they change in life style. Many consumers rely on convenience food and a high percentage of this food is snacks like potato crisps.
  
  
  
• Potato crisps are a snack food that are made from deep fried potato slices and potatoes are the most widely grown vegetable in the world.
  
  
  
• The person who converted our everyday potatoes into todays well known potato crisps was a Native American George Crum in 1853. Potato crisps originated in New England as one man's variation on the French-fried potato. potatoes everyday our converted who person>
• The first person to manufacture crisps in the UK was a gentleman called Frank Smith of Smith's crisps in the 1920's. Frank Smith opened his first factory in Cricklewood in London.
  
  
  
• The potato originated from Peru and the Inca Indians were the first to cultivate potatoes.
  
  
  
• Potatoes are well known as a good source of vitamin C
  
  
  
• Potatoes contain no cholesterol
  
  
  
• Ready Salted, Salt & Vinegar and Cheese & Onion are still the most popular flavours in todays crisp market - Source Mintel 2005
  
  
  

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