These chips stand out among all the other tortilla chips at Costco because of their nutrition facts – they have a whopping 17 grams of protein per serving! I’ve never seen another tortilla chip with that much protein. These tortilla chips are also keto friendly. Do these chips taste good enough to become your go-to tortilla chip?
I’ve never seen chips before that have 17 grams of protein in one serving. These Costco Hilo Life Nacho Cheese Tortilla Style Chips are keto-friendly and I’ve never reviewed a keto chip before so today is the day!
Other keto products from Costco are the Carbonaut Keto Bagels, Ozery Seedwise Keto Clusters, HighKey Mini Cookies, Keto Izza 3 Meat Keto Pizza, Volupta Erythritol Monk Fruit Sweetener, Kirkland Signature Lean Ground Beef Burger Patties, No Sugar Company Keto Bars, Innofoods Grain Free Granola, Universal Bakery Keto Bites and the Carbonaut Low Carb Keto Bread.
Location in Store
You can find the Hilo chips near all the other chips at Costco. At my store that’s on the side of the store near the unrefrigerated juices. The item number is 1554078.
Taste
Honestly, I didn’t think these would taste as good as they do. They’re very similar to a Dorito but maybe a bit better! The main flavor is cheese and they aren’t spicy.
The chips are nice and thick as well as crunchy which makes them great for dipping but they’re flavorful enough that I think they taste best on their own. One thing I don’t love about these chips is the powdery aftertaste they have. Otherwise, they’re really tasty.
Cost
These chips aren’t cheap! The 340-gram bag costs $10.99 Canadian at Costco. I have seen them on sale for $8.49 before but that’s still pretty expensive!
Convenience
The best before date listed on the chips is about four months from when they were purchased. The bag isn’t resealable but that’s not a huge deal because the bag isn’t huge so it likely won’t take forever to eat.
I think the Hilo chips are a great party snack and snack for anyone wanting a keto friendly chip with a good amount of protein.
Nutrition
Calories
25 chips contain 260 calories, 19 grams of fat, eight grams of carbohydrates, three grams of fibre, three grams of sugar, 17 grams of protein and 390 milligrams of sodium. That’s a lot of protein for one serving of nacho chips but there’s also a lot of calories and fat in one serving too.
Ingredients
The Costco Hilo Nacho Chips are gluten-free but contain dairy and nuts (almonds). The first ingredient is vegetable oil which I find slightly surprising, I thought the first ingredient would be almond flour. Although the Hilo chips are keto-friendly, gluten-free and have a nice amount of protein per serving, they’re not healthy. They’re no worse for you than a regular potato chip but I wouldn’t buy these thinking they’re nutritious.
Scoring
Taste: 8.5/10
Cost: 6/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 3/10
Overall
Give it a try.
If you know you like Doritos or nacho cheese flavored chips, I think you’ll like these! Yes they have a lot of protein for chips, but that doesn’t make them really good for you!
If you’ve tried these chips, what do you think of them?
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These chips are NOT certified gluten free!!!
Mon Costco a Quebec n’en a plus et n’en auront plus, pourquoi????? Ils sont si bons.
I love these. I’m on a low carb lifestyle eating plan and I more or less get these for the carb count. I really like them alot. Crunchie and cheesy. I crush a small amount on salad as a crouton. A definite buy for me.
Yep these are tasty keto chips. Yep they are expensive which is not too surprising. The vegetable oil being the first ingredient is probably because there are several different dry ingredients including two different Almond flour products plus Pea, Chia and Potato powdered proteins and starches along with several other powders/spices. The only real liquid ingredient is the oil from what I can see so it is in the greatest quantity probably by weight (grams).
Thanks for another great review Natalie!
Why can’t I find these at costco anymore? I really like them.
I found them at BJ’S Wholesale Club
I received a bag of these for Xmas, as part of my keto diabetic diet. They certainly are cheesy, and being so thin, seem to melt in your mouth.