6oz Chili Lime Craft Tortilla Chips — Bag

No — we skip high-oleic seed oils entirely. We use stable, natural palm oil, which retains flavor and texture without chemical modification.

While our chips are gluten-free, vegetarian, and seed-oil-free, they’re made from real corn, which means they’re not considered keto-friendly. They’re ideal for clean-eating or low-inflammatory lifestyles.

No. We proudly operate a PTFE-free kitchen. All of our chips are cooked in a cast iron oven that we hand-season at the start of every shift. This traditional process enhances flavor, ensures food safety, and avoids the potential toxins found in nonstick coatings.

Absolutely. We designed Decadent Crunch for people avoiding processed seed oils, artificial additives, and excess ingredients. Every bag has a short, clean ingredient list.

All our chips are proudly crafted in the USA with carefully sourced ingredients.

Whenever possible, we donate our production scraps and off-cuts to local small organic farms as animal feed. This helps reduce landfill waste, supports local agriculture, and keeps our manufacturing process more sustainable.

It means our palm oil suppliers are RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certified. This guarantees traceable supply chains, ethical labor practices, and minimized environmental impact.

Because we believe healthy snacks shouldn’t taste like cardboard. Our chips are decadently crisp, light, and flavorful — proof that clean eating can be crave-worthy.

After years of watching seed oils dominate snack manufacturing, our team wanted to prove that better oils make better chips. At the time, most “seed-oil-free” options on the market were simply chips fried in animal fats — an approach that raised its own health and sustainability concerns and, more importantly, alienated vegan and vegetarian customers. We created Decadent Crunch to bridge that gap — delivering chef-crafted flavor with clean-label, plant-based ingredients. Our chips are made with sustainably sourced palm oil, minimal processing, and old-school cast-iron cooking methods that bring out a deep, satisfying crunch without compromise.

Decadent Crunch is proudly made by El Capitan Foods, a company founded by a group of conscientious foodies. Our team knows that the best snacks start with the same care and integrity as a great meal.

El Capitan Foods was born out of a food service background, not a corporate lab. Our founders spent years working with chefs at some of the best restaurants learning how real food should be made — from oils and masa granularity to perfect processes and controlled temperatures. All contribute to texture and flavor balance. We bring that same culinary precision to every batch of chips we make.

It was a couple of days before Thanksgiving, circa 2021. Our founder was sent on that classic “grab a few last things from the grocery store” mission — the night-before-the-big-dinner scramble. On the list: gluten-free flour-alternative tortillas and the annual tofu turkey for a family member with dietary restrictions. Dinner came and went. When it was time for leftover tacos, he warmed corn tortillas for most of the family and the special tortillas for Sam, the vegan and gluten-free family member. He shouted, “Hey Sam! Your Ferrari tortillas are ready for your tofu turkey tacos!” She asked why he called them that. He said, “Because I paid a king’s ransom for these things — over a dollar each. They’re supposed to be allergy-friendly but use almond flour, which is an allergen too!” Sam suggested he try them. One bite later, he said, “That’s it? All that money and hype… for this?” She replied, “If only you knew a guy who owned a tortilla factory that could make something better.” That line sparked more than 90 test batches to develop an inclusive, gluten-free tortilla wrap. One day the team made chips from the new rice-flour tortilla dough. The crispy, light result became the base for our Rice Tortilla Chip line.

Before Decadent Crunch was a bag on a shelf, our founder was working to break into restaurant-ready-to-fry tortilla chips. Most restaurants did not invest much in the chips they gave away, but one visionary chef cared about quality and guest experience. Someone joked, “What if you made a chip that didn’t cut people’s gums?” That sparked a serious idea: a chip that was crisp but gentle might let diners relax, linger, and enjoy another round. Nine months of trials with a food scientist followed. The breakthrough was the right shear point — a blend of fine and coarse masa that makes each chip thin, strong, light, and airy, with a satisfying snap that does not fight back.

Not all palm oil is the same. We source from RSPO-certified farms, which follow strict sustainability and reforestation standards. This ensures low deforestation impact and supports fair labor practices.

We use sustainably harvested palm oil from certified RSPO sources. Palm oil provides excellent crispness and a light texture while avoiding the health concerns of seed oils.

Yes — all Decadent Crunch chips are certified gluten-free and made with non-GMO corn and real seasonings.

All of our Decadent Crunch chips are dairy-free.

Decadent Crunch is a line of craft tortilla chips made by El Capitan Foods. Our chips are gluten-free, non-GMO, vegetarian-friendly, and made with sustainably sourced palm oil — never seed oils.

Yes! Every Decadent Crunch chip is 100% seed oil free. We never use canola, tallow, lard, sunflower, safflower, soybean, or grapeseed oil.

All of our chips are vegan and vegetarian-friendly.

We focus on simple, real ingredients and clean oils. Most chips use industrial seed oils such as sunflower, canola, or soybean, which can oxidize under high heat. We use RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil, which is naturally stable for cooking and better for you — and the planet.

Currently we ship across the U.S., but international shipping is available upon request.

Yes! We partner with independent grocers, natural food stores, and co-ops. Visit our Wholesale page or contact us for details.

You can order directly from our online shop or find us on select platforms such as Market Wagon, at our factory store, and at nationwide specialty retailers.