Sun Chips
It's from 1991, before you were born.
- Maker
- Frito-Lay
- Type
- Multigrain chips
- Debuted
- 1991
- Note
- marketed as a wholesome chip
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About
As of 2026, it's 35 years old.
SunChips are the chip that wants you to feel good about yourself. Wavy, multigrain, and marketed as the wholesome option, they let you eat most of a bag while telling yourself it's basically a salad with a crunch.
Launched in 1991, the brand once made headlines for a compostable bag so spectacularly, deafeningly loud that people reportedly returned it — an eco-friendly triumph undone by sounding like a bag of fireworks.
Nutty, hearty, and faintly virtuous, SunChips are the snack you reach for when you want a chip but also want a clear conscience.
Sun Chips through the years
Introduced
Wavy multigrain chips pitched as a wholesome alternative.
The compostable bag
An eco-friendly — and famously loud — bag makes headlines.
