By Gareth Branwyn
Most popular snack foods
Snack Sales in US$ Millions
| 1. | Potato chips | 5,263.2
| 2. | Tortilla chips | 3,357.9
| 3. | Pretzels | 1,260.6
| 4. | Nuts | 1,239.8
| 5. | Meat snacks (jerky, meat sticks, et cetera) | 859.6
| 6. | Extruded snacks (corn puffs, rice cakes, et cetera) | 849.6
| 7. | Microwave popcorn | 709.4
| 8. | Corn chips | 644.0
| 9. | Ready-to-eat popcorn | 469.6
| 10. | Party mix | 315.6
US sales figures for 1996. Source: Snack Food Association.
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