Are Pringles Vegan? All Flavors Reviewed (2023)

Pringles are the popular potato snack that come in a variety of flavors in their classic can. While they aren't as greasy as regular potato chips, they are still fried. But are Pringles vegan? The answer is that there are a few vegan flavors of Pringles but the majority of flavors contain animal products.

Let's check out the ingredients for all of the flavors of Pringles. All ingredients and nutritional information can be found on the Pringles website.

Pringles Favorites

Currently, there are 15 flavors of Pringles in the Favorites category. The bad news is that the majority of them contain animal products including milk products (especially whey) and honey. However, the Original flavor, which is one of the most popular flavors, is vegan-friendly! All ingredients are listed below.

Pringles Original (Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides, salt, wheat starch.

Sour Cream & Onion (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, whey, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), monosodium glutamate, onion powder, coconut oil, dextrose, sugar, natural flavors, nonfat milk, citric acid, sodium caseinate, lactic acid, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, buttermilk, malic acid, invert sugar, cultured nonfat milk, cream, wheat starch.

Cheddar Cheese (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of whey, salt, monosodium glutamate, coconut oil, sugar, natural flavors, onion powder, citric acid, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), blue cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, butter (cream, salt), lactic acid, nonfat milk, paprika extract color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, turmeric extract color, yeast extract, autolyzed yeast extract, wheat starch.

Cheddar and Sour Cream (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, coconut oil, whey, monosodium glutamate, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sodium caseinate, natural and artificial flavors, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), onion powder, nonfat milk, sugar, citric acid, lactic acid, reduced lactose whey, blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, cultured nonfat milk, autolyzed yeast extract, malic acid, invert sugar, yellow 5, yellow 6, wheat starch.

Pizza (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, whey, tomato powder, cheddar cheese (milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), monosodium glutamate, natural flavors, sugar, onion powder, spices, coconut oil, garlic powder, buttermilk, citric acid, cream, yeast extract, malic acid, paprika extract color, red 40 lake, lactic acid, wheat starch.

Ranch (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, whey, monosodium glutamate, coconut oil, natural and artificial flavors, garlic powder, onion powder, buttermilk, cultured nonfat milk, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), citric acid, spices, lactic acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, malic acid, sugar, sodium acetate, acetic acid, apple cider vinegar, wheat starch.

Salt and Vinegar (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides, lactose. contains 2% or less of salt, sodium diacetate, vinegar, dextrose, malic acid, turmeric color, wheat starch.

Philly Cheesesteak (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, sugar, onion powder, natural and artificial flavor, monosodium glutamate, garlic powder, dried yeast, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), spice, onion juice concentrate, whey, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, paprika extract color, buttermilk, annatto color, turmeric color, wheat starch.

French Fries and Ketchup (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides, tomato powder. contains 2% or less of sugar, natural flavors, salt, yeast extract, garlic powder, whey, paprika extract color, wheat starch, red 40 lake, blue 1 lake.

Jalapeno (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, monosodium glutamate, whey, onion powder, citric acid, spices, natural and artificial flavors, autolyzed yeast extract, tomato powder, garlic powder, torula yeast, sugar, lactic acid, sodium diacetate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, paprika extract color, wheat starch.

BBQ (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, sugar, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, tomato powder, monosodium glutamate, citric acid, onion powder, spice, garlic powder, yeast extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, malted barley flour, malic acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, paprika extract color, natural flavors, whey, wheat starch.

Hot Honey (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, sugar, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, fructose, honey, molasses, cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, vinegar solids, salt, garlic powder), spices, natural flavor, whey, paprika extract color, wheat starch.

Enchilada Adobada (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides, salt. contains 2% or less of citric acid, whey, sugar, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, natural flavors, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, lime juice, paprika extract color, red 40 lake, wheat starch.

Las Meras Meras Habaneras (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides, salt. contains 2% or less of citric acid, monosodium glutamate, malic acid, sugar, spice, onion powder, garlic powder, corn syrup solids, yeast extract, lime juice concentrate, sodium diacetate, natural and artificial flavor, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, whey, yellow 6 lake, wheat starch, yellow 5 lake.

Minecraft Suspicious Stew (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides, salt. contains 2% or less of salt, dextrose, dried yeast, monosodium glutamate, spices, sugar, onion powder, yeast extract, tomato powder, paprika, natural and artificial flavors, garlic powder, citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, paprika extract for color, whey, wheat starch.

Pringles Scorchin' Crisps

If you are in the mood for a spicy chip, Pringles Scorchin' Crisps might seem like a good option. Unfortunately, all flavors of Pringles Scorchin' chips contain dairy products and do not fit in with a vegan diet.

Scorchin' Chili and Lime (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, chili pepper powder, sugar, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, garlic powder, yeast extract, natural and artificial flavors, sodium diacetate, citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, whey, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, wheat starch.

Scorchin' BBQ (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of sugar, salt, citric acid, whey, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, tomato powder, whey protein concentrate, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), natural flavors, garlic powder, spices, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, hydrolyzed corn protein, yeast extract, lactic acid, malted barley flour, paprika extract color, vinegar, red 40 lake, malic acid, wheat starch, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake.

Scorchin' Cheddar (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of whey, salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, dextrose, citric acid, onion powder, nonfat milk, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), natural and artificial flavor, buttermilk, blue cheese (milk, salt, cultures, enzymes), lactic acid, butter (cream, salt), disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, turmeric extract color, paprika extract color, red 40 lake, wheat starch, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake.

Scorchin' Sour Cream & Onion (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, whey, natural flavors, monosodium glutamate, sugar, onion powder, citric acid, buttermilk, whey protein concentrate, coconut oil, nonfat milk, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), lactic acid, parsley, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, cream, cultured buttermilk, garlic powder, vinegar, invert sugar, sodium caseinate, malic acid, yeast extract, milkfat, red 40, yellow 6, wheat starch, yellow 5, paprika extract color.

Scorchin' Buffalo (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, vinegar solids, salt, garlic powder), monosodium glutamate, citric acid, sodium diacetate, malic acid, onion powder, natural flavor, sugar, whey, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, paprika extract color, wheat starch, red 40 lake.

Scorchin' Wavy Loaded Nachos (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, buttermilk, monosodium glutamate, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), natural and artificial flavor, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, citric acid, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, wheat starch.

Pringles Wavy Crisps

Sure you can snack on a classic Pringles chip. But sometimes you are in the mood for a wavy chip. There are 5 flavors of Pringles Wavy Crisps. The Classic Salted flavor is a vegan product while the rest of the flavors contain non-vegan ingredients.

Wavy Classic Salted (Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, wheat starch.

Wavy Applewood Smoked Cheddar (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides, salt, contains 2% or less of citric acid, monosodium glutamate, whey, reduced lactose whey, natural flavors, onion, lactic acid, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, garlic, wheat starch.

Wavy Fire Roasted Jalapeno (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, monosodium glutamate, whey, buttermilk, whey protein concentrate, onion powder, garlic powder, coconut oil, dried yeast, lactic acid, natural flavors, spices, sodium diacetate, citric acid, cream cheese (pasteurized milk, cream, cheese cultures, salt, carob bean gum), fire roasted jalapeno, jalapeno pepper puree, dried parsley, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium caseinate, whole milk, nonfat milk, modified corn starch, cultured buttermilk, wheat starch.

Wavy Sweet & Spicy BBQ (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of sugar, salt, sodium diacetate, brown sugar, tomato powder, onion powder, molasses, spices, monosodium glutamate, natural flavors, dried yeast, caramel color, citric acid, paprika color, paprika extract color, garlic powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, whey, red 40 lake, wheat starch.

Wavy White Cheddar (Not Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides. contains 2% or less of salt, whey, monosodium glutamate, sugar, buttermilk, nonfat milk, natural and artificial flavor, potassium salt, yeast extract, lactic acid, citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), canola oil, garlic powder, onion powder, wheat starch.

Pringles Lighter Side Crisps

The good news is that both of the Lighter Side flavors of Pringles can fit in with a vegan lifestyle. The ingredient list of each flavor is below.

Lightly Salted (Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides, salt, wheat starch.

Reduced Fat Original (Vegan): Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono- and diglycerides, salt, wheat starch.

FAQ

Are Pringles gluten free?

No, Pringles are not gluten free. This information can be found on the Pringles FAQ page.

Are Pringles healthy?

While the main ingredient is dehydrated potatoes (technically a vegetable), no, Pringles are definitely not healthy. They are full of oil, salt, and artificial ingredients.

Are Pringles vegetarian?

Yes, Pringles are vegetarian.

Are BBQ Pringles vegan?

No, unfortunately BBQ Pringles contain whey and are not vegan.

Why are Salt and Vinegar Pringles not vegan?

While a lot of the time Salt and Vinegar chips are vegan, Salt and Vinegar Pringles contain lactose which technically a dairy product.

Summary

Pringles chips come in many different flavors. The Original crisps, Wavy Classic Salted, Lightly Salted, and Reduced Fat Original are the current vegan options. The rest of the flavors contain dairy products...especially whey. Let's hope the next new flavor that comes out if vegan-friendly!

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