Tostitos is a brand of

Frito-Lay Frito-Lay is an American subsidiary of PepsiCo that manufactures, markets, and sells corn chips, potato chips, and other snack foods. The primary snack food brands produced under the Frito-Lay name include Fritos corn chips, Cheetos cheese-fla ...

that produces different

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s and a range of accompanying dips.

Varieties

There are many varieties of Tostitos chips: * Tostitos ''Gold'' (and bite size ''Gold'') - a thicker and larger version of the original, advertised to hold the thickest of dips; the bite size chips are smaller. Initially very popular, this variety has been quietly discontinued. * Tostitos ''Hint of Jalapeño'' - a version with jalapeño pepper flavoring added. * Tostitos ''Hint of Lime'' - a version with lime flavoring added. * Tostitos ''Hint of Pepper Jack'' - a version with pepper jack cheese flavoring added. * Tostitos ''Spicy Quesadilla'' - artificial cheese and other spicy flavors added. * Tostitos ''Hint of Multigrain'' - a version with whole wheats and grains flavoring added. * Tostitos ''Flour Tortilla'' - made with flour (instead of just corn) for a milder flavor for dipping with a broader range of dips beyond Mexican-style dips (salsa, queso/cheese dip, etc.). * Tostitos ''Restaurant Style'' - A much larger triangular style chip, similar to what is used in traditional Mexican-style restaurants. Also available in ''Light'', advertised to be made with

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, reducing fat and calories. * Tostitos ''Scoops'' - a tortilla chip molded into the shape of a bowl that allows for easier scooping of salsas and dips. Also available in ''Baked'', advertised to have half the fat of normal tostitos scoops. Recently released "Hint Of Jalapeño". * Tostitos ''Natural'' (or "''Simply'' Tostitos") - an organic tortilla chip that advertises "no artificial ingredients". Available in

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and yellow corn. * Tostitos ''Rounds'' (and bite size ''Rounds'') - made to be flat and cut in a circle; the bite size chips are smaller. * Tostitos ''Rolls'' - introduced this party staple, a corn tortilla chip, and tube-like shape and hearty crunch. * Tostitos ''Cantina'' - introduced in 2012, a style of restaurant-inspired chips that targets the

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generation. There are several varieties of Cantina chips, including Cantina Thin & Crispy, and Cantina Traditional. *Tostitos ''Salsa Verde'' Some Frito-Lay brand seasoned products, including some flavors of Tostitos, contain pork

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in addition to herbs, cheese and other seasonings. Frito-Lay's web site states that they use enzymes from pigs (porcine enzymes) in some of their seasoned snack products to develop "unique flavors". The presence of pig-derived ingredients makes them unsuitable for

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, as well as non-

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and non-''

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''.

Fiesta Bowl

Starting in 1995, Tostitos became the title sponsor of the

Fiesta Bowl The Fiesta Bowl is an American college football bowl game played annually in the Phoenix metropolitan area. From its beginning in 1971 until 2006, the game was hosted at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Since 2007, the game has been playe ...

, one of the four American college football games that would make up the

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, the former unofficial national championship of the Division I

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(formerly Division I-A). The game was played at

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through 2006 before moving to

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in 2007. Following the 2006 season, Tostitos was the title sponsor for the

BCS National Championship Game The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, was a postseason college football bowl game, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), first played in the 1998 college fo ...

, a new game matching the number one and two teams in the final BCS standings. The title sponsor for the championship game rotated depending upon which site is hosting the 1 vs. 2 matchup. On June 9, 2014, Frito-Lay withdrew their sponsorship of the Fiesta Bowl citing the higher costs of sponsoring the event through the new College Football Playoff system.

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* {{Frito Lay Frito-Lay brands Brand name snack foods Products introduced in 1979

Varieties

Fiesta Bowl

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