Twisties

Twisties
The present Twisties logo
Product typeCheese curl
OwnerThe Smith's Snackfood Company
Introduced1950; 74 years ago (1950)
MarketsOceania
Southeast Asia
Previous ownersAustralia:
Twistie Corporation
Darrell Lea
General Foods Corporation
Malaysia:
Danone
Kraft Foods
Registered as a trademark inThe Smith's Snackfood Company (Australia)
Twisties
Mondelēz International (Malaysia)
Twisties
Lay's (Thailand)
Twisty ('ทวิสตี้' in Thai)
Frito-Lay
PepsiCo
TaglineLife's pretty straight without... (Australia)
Life is fun with... (Pacific Islands)
Websitewww.smiths.com.au/brands/twisties
Twisties (Cheese flavour)
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy2,050 kJ (490 kcal)
61.9 g
Sugars5.8 g
Dietary fibre1.5 g
23.5 g
Saturated11.4 g
7.1 g
Vitamins and minerals
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Potassium
17%
504 mg
Sodium
39%
908 mg
Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2]

Twisties are a type of cheese curl corn-based snack food product, available mainly in Australia and other Oceanian countries. In Europe they are marketed as Fonzies, and in France as "Belin Croustilles". It was launched in 1950 by the General Foods Corporation. The brand name is owned by The Smith's Snackfood Company.

While originally an Australian-owned company, Smith's was acquired in August 1998 by Frito-Lay, which in turn is owned by American multi-national PepsiCo. In Malaysia, Twisties is a product of Mondelēz International, after having been a part of Danone and later, Kraft Foods previously. In Thailand, the Twisties trademark is owned by Lay's, which like The Smith's Snackfood Company, is owned by PepsiCo.

  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). 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). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.