when u open the bag half of it is just air! whats with that?
2006-08-24 23:05:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It's to preserve the chips for maximum flavour and freshness.
2006-08-24 23:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by Celebrity girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They fill the bags up half full with air to create a barrier that protects the chips, so when they are getting delivered and un-packed they don't get as damaged. The air prevents the chips from crushing or crumbling..... it has nothing to do with taste, it's so that when you buy a chip bag you actually get chips and not crumbs...
2006-08-25 00:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the manufacturer didn't put air inside the bag of chips it would arrive even more crumble than it already does. The air act as a barrier, during shipping, to prevent the contents inside to be crushed.
2006-08-24 23:11:47 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ Susan §@¿@§ ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't you ever seen a Bird preening in preparation for sex? They puff themselves up, they thrust out their chest. The same principle is involved - - - the makers want you to grab for the biggest most erect package. Many accept that the amount of ounces is correct but suspect that if a package is limp it is stale whereas if all that air is trapped inside there, then that bag must be fresh. People tend to prefer stiff puffed up bags. By the way have you look at a man's nut sack before - - - it is the same principle. Munch hearty.
2006-08-24 23:19:11 · answer #4 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To protect the chips from breaking. Air in bags acts the same as does bubble-wrap on glass, china, etc.
2006-08-25 01:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by honeybucket 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the lighter vain, the company that sells the chip gives you less chips and more air.
Seriously, the air would act as cushion and prevent the chips from damage during transportation.
2006-08-24 23:13:28 · answer #6 · answered by Sampath K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not air, it's nitrogen. Air would make the chips go stale quicker. And when they fill the bag at the plant, it really is full, it settles out on the way to you.
2006-08-24 23:12:46 · answer #7 · answered by ontherocks 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a more desirable helpful gas for protecting might want to be carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, as those are sturdy at supressing boost of microorganisms. yet another sturdy approach used for some meals might want to be to hoover-seal the equipment, in different words eliminating each and each of the air thoroughly. i imagine a more desirable helpful rationalization is that the air enables take up minor bumps and impacts, holding the chips from being damaged throughout shipment.
2016-11-27 20:20:30 · answer #8 · answered by deibert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that the chips aren't crushed in packing,transport etc...
2006-08-24 23:13:15 · answer #9 · answered by eva b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stops them from crushing and crumbling when the bag hits things.
2006-08-24 23:09:42 · answer #10 · answered by Elizabeth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋