Better-for-you crunchy snacks finally have a contender worth getting loud about: Tantos, the first and only puffed pasta chip. We start with 100% semolina, cook it, dry it, puff it, then season it with real Italian ingredients, no mystery dust required. Pasta just pulled off its biggest glow-up yet.
What "better-for-you" actually means right now
The phrase gets thrown around a lot. For us, better-for-you crunchy snacks start with a shorter leap from pantry staple to snack bag. Pasta's been on dinner tables for generations. We just figured out how to make it crunchy, portable, and snackable on its own terms.
It also means transparency. Real ingredient names you recognize. No guessing games. We'll never claim a chip is magic, but we'll tell you exactly what's in the bag.
Meet the chip that reinvented the crunch
Puffed pasta is a genuinely new category, not a rebrand of something old. The rise of puffed pasta as its own snack category didn't happen by accident. It happened because a chef looked at the chip aisle and thought, where's the pasta?
Our shape even has a name: fioregato, a portmanteau of fiore (flower) and piegato (folded). It's pasta, reimagined, not pasta pretending to be something else. Curious how it actually comes together? Start with what pasta chips even are.
What's actually in the bag
100% semolina. Cooked, dried, puffed, then seasoned with real Italian ingredients. That's the whole process, no mystery steps. Want the details? read how Tantos are made, straight from pasta to puffed chip. For nutrition specifics, the label on your bag has the final word.
High brow, low brow, all crunch
We've watched Marinara get paired with a glass of Barolo and a bottle of ranch in the same sitting. Classico shows up at champagne toasts and bodega runs with equal confidence. That's the move: caviar on the couch, pasta chips in the carry-on. 🍝
Ask yourself this: what's your dream highbrow-lowbrow pairing? We're partial to Cacio e Pepe with a business-class cocktail, or the free soda in coach. Either way, so much yes.
Flavors that bring the Italian-ish payoff
- Marinara: yes to red sauce, no ladle required.
- Pesto: yes to basil and parm, crispy and puffed.
- Cacio e Pepe: yes to cheese and pepper, together forever.
- Classico: yes to not messing with perfection.
Not sure where to start? That's what the Variety Pack is for.
Where this fits in your snack rotation
Good better-for-you crunchy snacks should fit wherever your day takes you. Desk drawer, gym bag, carry-on, charcuterie board, doesn't matter. Pasta was always meant to travel. We just gave it a crunch and a zip-top bag. Swapping out your usual chip bag? we've got smarter swaps covered here, too.
FAQ
What makes something a better-for-you crunchy snack?
Generally, it means recognizable ingredients and less processing between the pantry and the plate. For us, that starts with 100% semolina, cooked, dried, puffed, and seasoned with real Italian ingredients.
Are Tantos a healthier chip than regular chips?
We're not making that claim. Tantos are made from 100% semolina, cooked, dried, puffed, and seasoned with real Italian ingredients. For specifics on nutrition, check the label on your bag.
What is a puffed pasta chip?
It's exactly what it sounds like. Tantos are the first and only puffed pasta chip, shaped into our own fioregato and seasoned with Italian flavors like Marinara, Pesto, Cacio e Pepe, and Classico.
What flavors do Tantos come in?
Four, all in 4oz bags: Marinara, Pesto, Cacio e Pepe, and Classico.
Where can I buy Tantos?
Tantos are at Kroger (400+ stores), H-E-B, The Fresh Market, Fresh Thyme, World Market, and specialty and independent stores, plus eattantos.com and Amazon.
Ready to meet your new better-for-you crunchy snack? grab a bag of Cacio e Pepe or find Tantos near you with our zip-code store locator. So much yes.
Tantos is the first and only puffed pasta chip, created by Chef Joe Sasto (Top Chef finalist) and made by Sasto Snacks, co-founded with Sean Knecht. Our name comes from "tanto si," Italian for "so much yes," and that's the whole philosophy. Say yes to the delicious things.