25 Pringles Flavors – Ranked for Flavor

Sold in cylindrical containers, Pringles are one of America’s greatest snack food creations. But don’t call them potato chips. While they’re similar to thinly sliced and fried potatoes, Pringles are actually made with processed potato flour.

The dehydrated potato product is no accident. A team of Proctor & Gamble scientists were tasked with creating non-greasy chips that didn’t break in the bag. Fredric Baur, Alexander Liepa and Gene Wolfe get credit for the crisp’s unique shape and the clever can that’s remarkably similar to tennis balls cans. However, they don’t get credit for the moustached mascot, i.e. Julius Pringle. They also receive little or no credit for the scores of Pringles flavors that have entered the market since OG Original Pringles hit the shelves in 1968.

Fun Fact
Fredric Baur, the P&G scientist most responsible for the Pringles shape and its tubular container, was buried in a Pringles can when he died in 2008. Was he also an avid tennis player? We’re not sure.

Pringles have come along way since their 1968 launch. For starters, the initial name was shortened from Pringle’s Newfangled Potato Chips to just Pringles. Equally important, the brand is now owned by Kellonova, a Kellogg spinoff that also owns Pop Tarts. However, the biggest change surely has to be the many flavors that have come and gone over the years.

Some Pringles flavors, espeically Original and Sour Cream & Onion, are beloved around the world. Others like Prawn Cocktail and Seaweed are location specific. There are sweet Pringles flavors like Salted Caramel and White Chocolate while several flavors incorporate piquant chili.

Flavor stacking Pringles has become a thing in recent years. The concept, which involves stacking different Pringles flavors together, unlocks fresh new flavors. Accoriding to mathematicians, stacking opens up practically endless flavor possiblities.

Buy a Pringles Snack Stack sampler and sample six different flavors either separately or in flavor stacks.

Based on our in-the-mouth research, these are our thoughts on all of those Pringles plus a serving suggestion for each:

1. Original

It would be enough if Original Pringles were just crunchy and salty. However, the efficient stackability of these crunchy, salty crisps makes them a classic. They’re not just the OG Pringles – they’re also the best.

Serving Suggestion: Straight Out of the Can

Chips and dip are a culinary combination made in snack food heaven. That combination, replicated in Sour Cream & Onion Pringles, tastes great which is why this flavor is so popular.

Serving Suggestion: On a Party Platter

Originally produced for the Canadian market, All Dressed Pringles scream flavor but not just one flavor. Inspired by the popular everything bagel topping, these chips are sweet and savory with hints of onion, garlic, vinegar and mysterious spices. In other words, these tangy chips are addictively delicious.

Serving Suggestion: With Your Favorite Sandwich

Emmental is a hard Swiss cheese made with cow’s milk. (It’s the Swiss cheese with the holes.) With a cheesy flavor that’s both salty and sweet, it’s also one of the best Pringles flavors.

Serving Suggestion: With Olives and Other Aperitivo Snacks

Ketchup is a tangy, sweet condiment that makes certain foods taste better. French Fries is one of those foods and Ketchup Pringles is another. Not coincidentally, both are potato products.

Serving Suggestion: With Burgers and Hot Dogs

Salt & Vinegar is a tangy snack food flavor that people either love or hate. The Pringles version is relatively mild and easy to eat compared to more bracing Salt & Vinegar chips. We kind of love this flavor though we’d love it fully if the vinegar were more pronounced.

Serving Suggestion: With a Turkey Sandwich

Given the choice between eating a pizza or a stack of Pizza Pringles, we’d choose a pie any day of the week. However, when given the choice of various Pringles flavors, Pizza Pringles would be one of our top choices. While the flavor doesn’t fully replicate the pizza eating experience, it comes close enough to make us happy.

Serving Suggestion: By the Handful

Eating Prawn Cocktail Pringles is the next best thing to eating an actual shrimp cocktail. It’s easy to do if you’re in the UK where the popular flavor seems to be in every store. However, you’ll need a more than a little luck to find this funky Pringles flavor in the US.

Serving Suggestion: With Cocktail Sauce

The Ranch Pringles flavor lives up to its name by replicating the taste of creamy ranch dressing. The overall flavor is pleasant with an herbaceous tanginess that’s simultaneously mild and pronounced.

Serving Suggestion: With Ranch Dressing

Seaweed Pringles aren’t sold at traditional American grocery stores but you may be able to find the popular Asian flavor at Asian markets. We liked the salty, savory flavor and appreciated its hint of wasabi. However, we were kind of disappointed that the chips weren’t a luscious shade of sea green.

Serving Suggestion: Crumbled over Tuna Poke

Mexican style Cheesy Jalapeno Pringles artfully combine cheese powder and jalapeño powder (plus MSG) to create a flavor that’s more pleasant than spicy. Our only complaint is that it’s practically impossible to stop after eating a few of these chips.

Serving Suggestion: Straight Out of the Can

Whoever came up with Hot Mexican Chili & Lime Pringles is a genius. The tongue tingling flavor combination tastes like salsa, negating the need to buy a jar or make fresh salsa.

Serving Suggestion: With Guacamole

Although ham flavored crisps are a concept that’s outside the norm, Sabor Jamon Pringles taste pretty darn good. Maybe it’s because the ham flavor is serrano. Or maybe it’s because we like ham.

Serving Suggestion: With a Cheese Plate and a Glass of Red Wine

With hints of both rosemary and oregano, these Italian-style crisps actually taste like focaccia which kind of surprised us. They’d be a fun addition to a charcuterie board.

Serving Suggestion: With Salami or another Cured Italian Meat

Cheddar Cheese Pringles are orange like cheddar cheese. However, the cheddar flavor is fairly muted. If they tasted more like their cheddar cheese namesake, these crisps would be perfect. As it stands, they’re pretty good.

Serving Suggestion: With Cheddar Olive Balls

Texas BBQ Sauce Pringles taste smokier than typical BBQ chips. The smoky flavor lingers in the mouth for several minutes which makes our taste buds happy.

Serving Suggestion: With a Pulled Pork Sandwich and/or Cole Slaw

Cheese & Onion Pringles are milder than we expected. And, while they’re kind of boring, we could eat a lot of them without getting bored. That being said, they’d taste better with some dip.

Serving Suggestion: With Ranch Dip

Featuring ingredients like cayenne pepper, cumin, fennel and paprika, Roasted Pepper & Hummus Pringles deliver a powerful hummus flavor that can’t be denied. If you love eating actual hummus, it’s practically guaranteed that you’ll love these Moroccan-inspired chips.

Serving Suggestion: With Hummus

We expected Hot Flamin’ Cheese Pringles to bring the heat based on the can’s three chili rating. While there’s some heat, it’s far from intense. There’s also some cheesy sweetness that mixes well with the mild chilli flavor.

Serving Suggestion: Straight Out of the Can

Although paprika is indeed an ingredient in Paprika Pringles, the paprika flavor here is quite mild. Since we like parika, we’d like this Pringles flavor more if the paprika flavor was stronger.

Serving Suggestion: With a Bowl of Goulash or Vegetable Soup

In a case of false advertising, Hot & Spicy Pringles are neither hot nor spicy. They kind of taste like Paprika Pringles even though paprika isn’t a listed ingredient.

Serving Suggestion: With an Egg Salad Sandwich

Despite the name, Hot Sweet Chilli Pringles aren’t particularly hot or sweet. Since this chip’s ingredients include hot pepper, cayenne pepper and cumin, we expected more.

Serving Suggestion: With Salsa

We were excited to try Chinese-style Sweet & Sticky Wings Pringles since we love Asian food. This limited edition flavor lives up to half of its name – it’s sweet but not sticky. While we appreciated the sweeteness, we’d like this flavor more if it were bolder (i.e. spicy). We’re okay with the chips not being sticky.

Serving Suggestion: With Chili Crisp

While we enjoy eating steak frites in Paris, we can’t say the same about this limited edition Pringles flavor. While we appreciate its creativity, this savory flavor is simply weird.

Serving Suggestion: Taste One for Fun

The true flavor ot Mystery Flavour Pringles is indeed a mystery, at least for now. The chips we tasted had elements of both Paprika Pringles and Pizza Pringles plus a spicy kick. We can’t wait until the beans are spilled and the flavor mystery is solved.

Serving Suggestion: Straight Out of the Can

The best way to find YOUR favorite Pringles flavor is to taste as many flavors as possible. Here are some more flavors worth tasting:

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