Pennysticks® The Pretzel Men Thin Pretzels

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Besides the salt content, these pretzels are delicious and makes a great choice for a potluck or an ingredient. Once again, easy on the salt.

👤 Kris Caballero 📅 Jul 12, 2016 🗨 0 comments 📂 Food Reviews

When it comes to guilt-free snacking, for some reason I go with pretzels. I've tried dipping pretzels in cheese and have tried chocolate-covered pretzels. Overall, however, I usually eat pretzels by themselves, and that's where products like this come along.

There are no funky smells, no funky flavors; It's all pure, straight-up pretzel goodness that you'd expect. Since it's best sprinkled with clear, rock salt, there are times when I feel it's incredibly salty. Coming from someone who enjoys salty foods, even though I'm not from the South, this is saying quite a bit. While I love the crispy sound of the *snap* when biting into a pretzel, the salt can be too much for some folks. Having said that, you likely would want to eat this with something that would lower the salty taste, or that would balance it (dipping sauces are perfect examples). If you're someone with a sweet tooth, then using these for your chocolate-covered pretzel recipe may be a great choice (though you may want to knock off some salt grains on each pretzel piece before covering them in chocolaty scrumptiousness).

Besides that critique, it's pretzels with no holdbacks but also no surprises. They're just pretzels, plain and simple. And if you've got recipes that require pretzels, this product will work just fine. In addition, besides ice cream, chips and/or chocolate, I recommend snacking on these since it's not as common as most might think.

Like I said, easy on the salt and this would've scored better. Assuming they'll stick with their original recipe when selling these, ease the overpowering saltiness with some dip.

TASTE3/5

PACKAGING3/5

PREPARATION5/5

COST5/5

PLUSES

Crisp and tasty pretzels from a humble, underrated brand.

MINUSES

Depending on the bag, the salt content can be a bit much.

80% (B-)

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PROFILE
Brand	Pennysticks® The Pretzel Men
Item	Thin Pretzels
Description	Enjoy the Taste! For over 100 years, Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. has been proud to provide pretzel products known for their quality and great taste. Pennysticks® Thin Pretzels deliver a unique flavor. They're perfect for dipping, with soup or salad or better yet all by themselves. One taste and you will know why Pennysticks® bakers are simply the best!
Bar Code Number	0 70415 10114 2
Net Weight	12 OZ. (340.2g)
Product Number	(U) PAREVE (????)
NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size	1 oz. (28g/about 9 pretzels)
Servings per Container	12
Calories	110
Calories from Fat	0
Total Fat	0g - 0%
Saturated Fat	0g - 0%
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	0mg - 0%
Sodium	480mg - 20%
Total Carbohydrate	23g - 8%
Dietary Fiber	1g - 4%
Sugars	1g
Protein	3g
Vitamin A	*
Vitamin C	*
Calcium	*
Iron	6%
Ingredients	Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate-B1, Riboflavin-B2, Folic Acid), Salt, Malt, and Soybean Oil. adds a trivial amount of fat
Allergen Alert	This product is manufactured in a plant that processes/uses chocolate, cinnamon, gluten, honey, peanuts, sesame, soybean oil and other soy products, tree nuts, and wheat flour. PLEASE READ INGREDIENTS LIST CAREFULLY. THANK YOU.
Other	*Contains less than 2% of the Daily Value of these nutrients. BENZEL'S BRETZEL BAKERY, INC. ALTOONA, PA 16602-1496 USA WEBSITE www.benzels.com E-MAIL pretzels@benzels.com

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