For all the snack lovers out there, Snacks.com is a genius solution when wandering grocery store aisles sounds daunting. The e-commerce platform is a collection of snacks directly from PepsiCo’s well-known brands.
The resource stocks everything from cookies to chips. While not every snack is plant-based, many options are ”accidentally vegan,” making Snacks.com an easy-to-navigate resource for everyone who wants a little treat.
Plus, there are many hidden gems in the mix that are often hard to find in stores.
What is Snacks.com?
Snacks.com is an online platform launched by PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division in 2020 to provide consumers with convenient, direct access to a broad selection of snacks. It was introduced during a time when online grocery shopping surged in popularity, and many people sought easy, doorstep delivery options for everyday items.
Snacks.com stocks PepsiCo’s most popular brands, such as Lay’s, Doritos, and Quaker, as well as harder-to-find or regionally available snacks.
The platform also serves as a way for PepsiCo to learn more about consumer behavior and preferences by tracking online shopping patterns. With a diverse range of products, Snacks.com allows customers to curate their snack orders to suit their needs.
Shopping for vegan snacks
Ready to shop for vegan snacks? We’ve sifted through all of the offerings to weed out the 15 best options.
1Lay’s Limón Flavored Potato Chips
If you love classic Lay’s chips, these feature a drool-worthy hit of lime along with that classic potato crunch. Plus, this version has soccer champ Lionel Messi on the bag for an added unique touch.
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Lay’s
2Lay’s Wavy Funyuns
The original onion-flavored Funyuns contain buttermilk, rendering them not vegan-friendly. However, this version takes out the dairy and reshapes the chip from an onion ring into a potato chip with ridges. We’re thinking some dairy-free French onion dip might be in order, too.
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3Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili
While most Doritos are not vegan-friendly, this flavor pioneered the “swicy”—sweet and spicy—trend that snackers still can’t get enough of.
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4Fritos Scoops Corn Chips
These chips are a classic vegan snack that satisfies with a simple ingredient list of corn, corn oil, and salt. The scoop shape is a perfect vehicle for all your dipping needs. We recommend chunky salsa and guac.
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5Fritos Original Bean Dip
An accidentally vegan hall-of-famer, this pinto bean-based dip is rich and pairs exceptionally well with Fritos scoops corn chips.
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Lay’s
6Simply Lay’s Veggie Poppables Sea Salt
For fun shape enthusiasts, these potato puffs are crunchy and feature a veggie-froward ingredient list with pea protein and chickpea flour. The snacks get their bright colors from beets, spinach, and turmeric.
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7Smartfood Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn Flavored Popcorn
For those moments when you can’t decide between salty and sweet, Smarfood’s kettle corn pulls through with a combination of both that’ll remind you of visiting the state fair.
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8Rold Gold Waffles Shaped Pretzels
Pretzel-shaped pretzels are already great. But just like with French fries, a little waffle-shaped variation can’t hurt, right? Plus, these come in a one-pound bag for sharing (or not).
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9Quaker Sweet Chili Popped Rice Crisps
These elevated, mini rice cakes deliver a punch of sweet and spicy flavor in a poppable mini format made for snacking.
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Lay’s
10Lay’s Adobadas Flavored Potato Chips
Developed for both Mexico (under the Sazonadas Papas Fritas banner) and the United States, this flavor features a smoky and spicy profile with a hit of tomato up front.
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11Stacy’s Cinnamon Sugar Baked Pita Chips
A sweet chip might not be everyone’s go-to, but these dense pita chips are both a sweet and savory treat with a deeply satisfying crunch.
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12Natuchips Regular Plantains Chips
A popular Latin American brand Pepsi made available stateside, these thinly sliced chips are made from whole plantains seasoned with a bit of salt.
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Tostitos
13Tostitos Salsa Verde Flavored Tortilla Chips
Tangy salsa verde is Tostitos most popular flavor in Mexico. The bag urges snackers to prepare the corn chip rounds to their liking, and a dip in fresh salsa verde seems appropriate.
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14Cap’n Crunch Berries Cereal
This tiny 1.3-ounce package of cereal is a perfect on-the-go snack size of one of our favorite accidentally vegan cereals, which is also available in the original flavor on Snack.com.
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Cracker Jack
15Cracker Jack Caramel Coated Popcorn & Peanuts
Caramel is typically made with butter and dairy. However, in the snack world, the ingredients for flavoring vary. In the case of the original Cracker Jack, the vegan-friendly snack gets its sticky sweetness from molasses. This iconic ballpark snack even comes with a prize!
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Anna Starostinetskaya is the Senior News Editor at VegNews and is always keeping an eye on all things vegan in her home city of San Francisco, CA and everywhere else.
