I’m No Doctor, But The Health Benefits of Caffeinated Chips Seem Questionable
Pardon me while I pander to a stereotype and assume that you, dear reader, are interested in these caffeinated chips by Engobi. Coming in Xtreme flavours like “Cinnamon Surge” and “Lemon Lift,” each bag of this snack has 70% more caffeine than the average energy drink. Using Red Bull as a metric, that puts Enobi chips at 136 milligrams of caffeine—or right on line with a cup of strong coffee. Seeing as most of us can down two or three cups for breakfast, that means all those Engobi-eating, Red Bull-drinking X-gamers have been posing for glamour shots at amateur night. Their cute haircuts, tats and piercings can call us when they switch to diesel. [Engobi via Gearlog]
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Got a sample of this product and called the company. A spokesperson listed 140mg of caffeine per bag. Thing is, even though there is 200ish calories, this stuff tastes really really good – and is surprisingly easy to eat the whole bag in just a couple minutes. So it is great if you are actually doing stuff and munching, but horrible if you are just hanging around watching tv – like trying to nap after a doubleshot espresso.