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TIL Pringles are made with a mixture of 1/3 water to 2/3 potato flakes and cornstarch, the mixture is then pressed and rolled into a thin sheet with 4 tonnes of pressure. A cutter punches an oval shape in the sheet and the scrap dough is separated and recycled back into the chip-making process

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