First and Only Snack Chip Proven to Reduce Cholesterol Addresses America’s Top Health Concern Today: Heart Disease
Los Angeles, Calif. (July 10, 2007) – Corazonas Foods, Inc., creators of great-tasting, heart-healthy snack foods announced that its Corazonas Heart-Healthy Tortilla Chips are now available at Safeway and all its corporate banners, including Vons, Dominick’s, Randalls and Tom Thumb retail locations nationwide. Corazonas Heart-Healthy Tortilla Chips is the first snack clinically proven to reduce cholesterol while keeping the taste, texture and fun in every bite.
Recognized by Prevention magazine (July 2007) and featured on Good Morning America as one of 25 “Best New Foods For You,” Corazonas Heart-Healthy Tortilla Chips reduce LDL cholesterol and are available in three delectable flavors – Original, Jalapeño Jack and Salsa Picante. Made with whole oats and plant sterols, proven cholesterol-reducing ingredients, Corazonas Heart-Healthy Tortilla Chips are an all-natural, good source of fiber and are cholesterol-free, trans fat-free and low in saturated fat.
Addressing the needs of more than 100 million Americans suffering from borderline to high cholesterol, Corazonas Foods creatively applied patent-pending technology by infusing plant sterols – the key to lowering low-density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol – into its chips; while another patent-pending process incorporates the whole, visible oats.
About Corazonas Foods
Inspired by the Spanish word for heart – corazón – Corazonas Foods was founded by a team of passionate entrepreneurs whose mission is to provide heart-healthy, all-natural alternatives to Americans’ favorite snacks without sacrificing taste, texture or fun. Corazonas’ heart-healthy tortilla chips are the first and only snack chips clinically proven to lower cholesterol and are crafted with whole oats, fiber and plant sterols.
Corazonas Heart-Healthy Tortilla Chips can be found nationwide at Safeway, Vons, Dominick’s, Randalls and Tom Thumb stores. Additionally, Corazonas are available at select West Coast locations at Albertsons and Bristol Farms; natural foods stores such as Wild Oats; and club stores including Costco Wholesale and Sam’s Club. Corazonas also are available online at Amazon.com. www.corazonas.com
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