Pringles are actually BISCUITS and not crisps - according to science

There’s not much better than popping open a pipe of Pringles and eating the lot when you fancy some crisps.

However, you’re actually munching down on a load of BISCUITS, according to science and the law of the land.

Pringles are are made with 42% of potato - but this is apparently not enough to have it classed as a “potato crisp product”.

Bizarrely this is down to the fact that the crisp - sorry, biscuit tube is an “unnatural shape”.

Not crisps: The shape of Pringles were described as ‘unnatural’ (Rex)

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These facts were laid out in Britain’s High Court in a case from 2008.

The court ruled that Pringles are created from dough with a “mouth melt” flavour, a “uniform colour” and a “regular shape” that is not found in nature.

As a result, the court ruled that they were more like a biscuit or even a CAKE than a crisp.

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Everyone has been attempting ‘Pringle Ringles’ this week (once you pop etc) but there’s something about the challenge that should send a chill down your spine.

While you attempt to get round this whole new world, the good news is that as a cake, Pringles are not subject to VAT - meaning they technically are cheaper than what would be otherwise.

Just don’t dip them in tea.

Top pic: Rex