Corazonas Foods

Freedom to Snack Sensibly means that our products are made with ingredients proven to help lower cholesterol. Corazonas are delicious snack foods proven to help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. Corazonas Potato Chips, Tortilla Chips and Oatmeal Squares are infused with plant sterols, which are proven in more than 140 clinical studies to help fight heart disease by lowering LDL cholesterol. That’s Freedom to Snack Sensibly.

We refuse to believe worrying about having high cholesterol has to suck to joy out of life. That statement, which drives everything we do, is the result of personal experience. We’ve watched loved ones give up all their favorite foods – especially their snacks. We’ve seen what that kind of deprivation can do to the joy of eating. Then one day, we found a way to turn the tables, so to speak. With a little known, strange sounding, secret of nature called plant sterols.

Plant sterols, also known as phytosterols, are plant-based compounds that occur naturally in fruit, vegetables, legumes, whole-grain products and most vegetable oils, but usually at levels too low to effect LDL cholesterol. But plant sterols can be added to other foods at beneficial levels that help lower blood cholesterol and reduce risk of coronary heart disease.

While there are more and more heart healthy snacks and heart healthy foods available today, those which have plant sterols (meeting specific FDA criteria) can sport a statement on the package indicating they may help reduce the chances of heart disease.

Experts recommend that to get the maximum cholesterol-lowering benefits, you should consume between 1.5 to 3 grams of plant sterols per day. To begin to see any benefits you need to consume a minimum of 0.8 grams per day. Most Americans get approximately 0.25 grams of plant sterols per day from the foods they consume. While it may be difficult to get this amount naturally from heart healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, it is very achievable if you incorporate foods fortified with plant sterols such as specific chips, breads, and margarines.