Recipe! Gardetto’s Style Rye Chips (Sans Trans Fat) (2024)

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Does Gardetto's have trans fat? ›

Gardetto extracts the worst part of its original snack mix and tries to serve it as a gourmet treat—a sneaky move that might have serious repercussions for even casual munchers. Each single serving exceeds the amount of trans fat deemed safe to consume daily by the American Heart Association.

Enriched Flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Vegetable Oil (soybean, high oleic soybean, canola, and/or high oleic canola oil), Rye Flour, Salt.

You know those dark brown little chips in Gardettos? They're just little spiced pieces of dried rye bread. We made a couple tweaks like using Gardetto's toast pieces in the recipe instead of toasting our own bread.

In 1981, she created a crowd favorite using breadstick ends marinated in oil, garlic and Worcestershire sauce then baked in her kitchen oven. The mix was dubbed “Gardetto's Snak-Ens” and quickly became a bestseller in the bakery.

This product contains a high percentage of the Institute of Medicine's recommended adequate intake for sodium of 1500 mg a day (IOM 2005). This value is much lower than what the FDA requires be listed on food labels -- 2400 mg. Americans average 3,400 mg of sodium a day.

In early 2013, General Mills removed the sesame seed breadstick from the Gardetto's original recipe and replaced it with a different breadstick found in other popular snack mixes put out by General Mills.

As you can see from the scientific study above, the best Gardetto's are the little brown discs, officially known as "rye chips" but called by various regional nicknames. For some reason my middle school girlfriend called them "poop browns" and so I will forever call them "poop browns." Don't get mad at me Gardetto's.

In 1999, General Mills purchased Gardetto's Bakery Inc. and, with it, the family's Snak-Ens recipes for national distribution.

What are the ingredients in Gardettos Italian recipe? ›

Contains 2% or less of: Sugar, Buttermilk Powder, Yeast, Whey, Dried Cheddar Cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), Maltodextrin, Butter (cream, salt), Corn Syrup, Dried Enzyme Modified Parmesan Cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, calcium chloride), Baking Soda, Garlic Powder, Barley Malt Extract, Natural and ...

Contains 2% or less of: Salt, Yeast, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Corn Syrup, Dried Worcestershire Sauce (Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor), Maltodextrin, Color Added, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Baking Soda, Fumaric Acid, Caraway, ...

We can thank Italian immigrants Baptiste and Diane Gardetto for that, as they created the snack mix in their Milwaukee, Wisconsin bakery, which opened in 1932.

The two mixes have many of the same “snack bits” in common– both have the rye chips, pretzels, and curvy breadsticks. However, the Gardettos do not have the actual “chex”, and the Chex Mix do not have the larger, more rounded breadsticks.

Gardetto's in Snack Mixes(145)

In an airtight container and a cool, dry location, it can stay crisp and fresh for two to three months.

While Gardetto's snack mix can be enjoyed as a delicious snack, it's important to consume it in moderation. The mix provides a decent amount of carbs, protein, and fiber, but it also contains sodium. It's always best to incorporate it into a well-balanced diet and mindful snacking habits.

Anything fried (like potato chips and corn chips) or buttery crackers have trans fat. A small bag of potato chips has 3.2 grams of trans fat.

The FDA once estimated that approximately 95% of prepared cookies, 100% of crackers, and 80% of frozen breakfast products contained trans fat.

Salad Dressings and Mayonnaise are Naturally Trans Fat Free.