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This article is about the snack food. For other uses, see Bugle.
Bugles
Bugles
Nutritional value per 25 g (0.88 oz) pouch
Energy590 kJ (140 kcal)
15 g (0.53 oz)
Sugars1 g (0.035 oz)
8 g (0.28 oz)
Saturated6 g (0.21 oz)
Trans0 g (0 oz)
1 g (0.035 oz)
Vitamins and minerals
MineralsQuantity
%DV†
Sodium
12%
270 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Carbohydrate15 g (0.53 oz)
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2]
Package of Bugles

Bugles are a corn chip snack food from General Mills. They come in the following flavors: Chile Cheese, Nacho Cheese, Original, Sour Cream & Onion, Salsa, Smokin' BBQ, Churros, Southwest Ranch, Sweet and Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter, Sweet and Salty Caramel, Hot Buffalo, and Hot & Spicy BBQ (Exclusively manufactured by Tom's). The name comes from their shape.

Bugles were test-marketed in 1965 and introduced nationally in early 1966 as one of a trio of new snacks, the other two being the flower-shaped Daisies and the tube-shaped Whistles, both now discontinued. Bugles were no longer sold in Canada in early 2010 due to a decrease in demand[3] but brought back in November 2011 due to renewed consumer demand. [4]

Bugles are fried in coconut oil, which contributes to their being significantly higher in saturated fat than other snack foods, which are typically fried in soybean or other vegetable oils. Original Bugles contain no hydrogenated oils, however different flavours of Bugles such as Nacho Cheese do contain hydrogenated soybean oil.

They are now also sold in the UK in barbecue and salt and vinegar flavours. General Mills also licenses the name and shape to other manufacturers of the same product. In Japan, Bugles named "Tongari Corn" have been manufactured by House Foods since 1978. In Sweden they are known as "Sombreros", made by Estrella.

Bugles are named after the instrument that they take shape after, the bugle.

Ingredients of Original Bugles: degermed yellow corn meal, coconut oil, sugar, salt, baking soda. Freshness preserved by BHT.[5]

References

  1. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). "Chapter 4: Potassium: Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy". In Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). pp. 120–121. doi:10.17226/25353. ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  3. ^ Last Post for Bugles in Canada
  4. ^ Bugles back in Canada
  5. ^ http://www.generalmills.com/ColorBoxImage.aspx?ImageId={6F1EC3CD-D7EC-4075-8B11-7AF8C81A6B24}&Width=516&Height=541
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