Ingredients. Corn, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola and/or Sunflower Oil), and Salt.

The Creation of Tostitos The head of Frito-Lay's product development group, Jack Liczkowski, created the first Tostitos product in 1978, signified as a Mexican-styled tortilla chip product. The first two flavours in the product line-up were the Traditional Flavor along with the Nacho Cheese Flavor.

Jack Liczkowski In January 1978, Frito-Lay's product development group led by Jack Liczkowski completed development of Tostitos, a Mexican-style tortilla chip lineup.

The sheet then runs through rollers that have triangular dyes on their. Surface. The triangles move into an oven heated to 340 degrees Celsius.

Tostitos is a brand of Frito-Lay that produces different tortilla chips and a range of accompanying dips.

Are Tostitos chips vegan? All of the non-flavored (and salted) Tostitos varieties are vegan, whether shaped like a scoop, triangle, or circle, whether they're blue, multigrain, or white, and whether restaurant- or cantina-style. Only a few of the flavored Tostitos are vegan, including the Black Bean & Garlic flavor.

The tortilla chip as we know it is widely credited to Rebecca Webb Carranza. She invented the snack in mid-1940s Los Angeles. The recipe was simple: she cut a batch of misshapen tortillas into triangles and then fried them on a hot skillet for a family party with friends.

Tostitos logo's hidden image In the center of the word Tostitos, the two lower case "T's" are actually people, and between them is the letter "I" upon which rests a bowl of salsa, hence the red dot. The two people are united by, you guessed it, a Tostitos chip (via Best Life Online).

A device pulls away the scrap dough leaving flat uncooked chips. This scrap dough goes back into the chip making process while the potato chips head for the fryer.

Too much starch makes the chips hard and brittle and not very tasty. The slices are then picked up by rotating mesh drums. And then blown dry by fans.

Tortilla chips are lower in fat and calories than potato chips, but they're still unhealthy because they're usually fried, according to The Daily Meal. With a serving size of 6 chips, Tostitos Hint of Lime contains 7 grams of fat, 150 calories and 125 milligrams of sodium.