How Much Do Potato Chips Cost?
The very first Potato chip company was founded in 1910 in the United States. In the 20th century, several restaurants involved themselves in the massive production of potato chips for home consumption. The price of potato chips varies depending on the style of the chips, quantity, flavor, self-live, country or location, and other factors that will be discussed. In India, for example, we find several types of potatoes chips with lime spicy flavor; we have Cream and Onion Potato Chips (₹ 150/ kg and ₹ 18/ bag), Crispy Salted Potato Wafer (₹ 310/ kg), Salty Potato Chips (₹ 260/ kg), Organic Potato Chips (₹ 200/ kg), Red Chilli Potato Chip (₹ 180/ kg) with a shelf life ranging between 3 to 6 months. Still, in India, fried potatoes with classic salted flavor cost ₹ 350/ kg. For a Masala flavor, there are the so-called Masala potato chips at ₹ 150 the kilogram; there is a fried potato with the combination of salted and masala flavor called fried potatoes chili chips at ₹ 150 per kilogram with a shelf life of more than a year. Unfried chips potatoes are also available with a self-live or expiry date of one year with a minimum price of ₹ 150 according to the weight (more or less than 500 gram and 1 kg can be found) and a minimum of ₹ 50 if the product is packet inside bags depending on the size. Raw potatoes chips are also available from ₹ 80/ bag with classic salted flavor but none self-live; the same raw potatoes chips can also be met but without any flavor at ₹ 180/ kg (one box) with a year of shelf-life; 200 gram of raw potatoes chips without flavor at ₹ 240/ kg with 6 months of self-live. India also has sun-dried potato chips in different sizes (250 g, 500 g, 1 kg), ₹ 180/ kg, and classic salted flavor with a 6-month shelf-life. There are also fried dried raw potato chips at ₹ 110/ kg with 3 months shelf life and classic salted flavor. The list is very long in terms of different tastes (over 30 flavors) of potato chips available in India but the prices are different. Now let us have a look at the prices of this product in the United States.
In the United States, the average price of potato chips at the national level is currently $5.62 per 16 ounces (453.592 grams) from data collected through a national survey. Potatoes chips in the United States is one of the favorite snacks with sea salt ingredient considered natural. It can be found in different flavors and the cost of the smaller bags common in most of the stores is ranging from $1 to $2; the range of price for medium bags is $2 to $5 and more for the big bags. However, the big bags are rare in the stores, some reasons might be the storage problem by sellers, and most the people are not tempted to it because it is can be helpful for large families when it has small self-life but, for a long self-live it is open to all.
Which are the factors affecting the price of potato chips?
Factors affecting potatoes chips are:
Raw materials’ cost: the raw materials used to make delicious and enjoyable potato chips include potato itself, maize, oil, and wheat. Not any type of oil but sunflower oil. The prices of these materials are not stable; they are usually fluctuating due to some economic factors. There is a positive relationship between the prices of raw materials and the price of potato chips. This means, that an increase in raw material prices automatically leads to an increase in potato chips that become costly for customers. In addition, the price of potato chips can also increase due to significant packaging costs. Brand names: generally, potato chips having popular brands are expensive compared to less popular ones. The only reason branded products are usually of higher quality. Nevertheless, there are less populated brands producing products of good quality, they might not be expensive because of their lesser-known brands.
Benefits
What gives us weight generally are light meals if we are not careful and well instructed. Before buying a package of potato chips, always check the fat content. The package must have an amount of saturated fat of less than 10%. For general awareness, regular potato chips have high-fat content compared to baked potato chips.
Conclusion:
The price of potato chips is very dynamic and the variation is due to some factors that cannot be neglected. Those factors might be at the economic level and/or the customers’ preferences. Although the price of potato chips may be affordable in some places or shops, customers should moderate their consumption.
What is the nutritional content of potato chips?
Potatoes chips content: vitamin C, B-12, iron, carbohydrate, Magnesium, sodium, potassium.
Is it possible for potatoes chips consumers to save money?
Yes. Instead of buying small bags of potato chips regularly, choose to buy in bulk. In addition, instead of going to a big or reputable supermarket to get your product, decide to go shopping in that small store with a lesser-known brand where you can get your product cheaper.
