Vinamit Jackfruit Chips review

Jackfruit Chips

During my trip back to Toronto I discovered these... since I am a huge Tropical Fruits fan, these Jackfruit chips attracted me... my thought were "how do jackfruits taste when they are dehydrated?".

story of Jackfruit Chips

Here is some background information:

The story began more than 20 years ago by a young man coming from a poor farmer family which has 9 sons and daughters. From his name Lam Vien, which means "forest and garden", and his zodiac animal, Ox, it is believed that his fate would be tied with agriculture.

Growing up in the 80's of last century, seeing plenty of fruits rotting because Vietnam did not have post-harvest processing technology at that time, the young man Lam Vien went far away and brought new technology from abroad, with a dream to enrich himself as well as his family and his country. In 1988, he was the first man to manufacture dried jackfruit, turn this kind of fruit from a rustic farm produce into valuable consumer goods. Their appealing tastes convinced not only domestic but also international consumers.

Since then, the first and largest factory in Southeast Asia was built, and familiar brand-names such as Vinamit, Duc Thanh, Jak, Vinatural, etc. has widespread from Vietnam to all over the world.

After more than 20 years, Mr. Lam Vien still leads Vinamit to accompany farmers and Vietnamese agriculture, with various fruits, even with rice and coffee, to add value for Vietnamese agricultural commodities.

back of package

a closer look at the ingredients

There aren't a lot of ingredients... and they seem safe... in case you missed it, there are only 2. Jackfruit and Canola Oil. The Nutrition Facts also produce an indication that these chips are safe to eat (if you are on a diet). For the WHOLE bag, it only contains 15.62g of sugar and 3.88g of fat! What a nice snack!

a look at the product

Impressions

Very crunch

Sweet

fried/baked jack fruit

lacking jackfruit taste

close up of product

While these Jackfruit chips were a wonderful novel experiment, I do miss the juiciness which makes Jackfruits... Jackfruits. These were crispy but I felt they were slightly too hard for my teeth (and that means a lot since I sometimes chew on ice!). Without the juiciness, I felt they were slightly too sweet.

Score: 5.8/10
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