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Did Tostitos Hint of Guacamole shrink?
12 → 11 oz −8.3%Size Facts
Before12 oz
After
11 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+9.1%
When2021
CountryUnited States
Evidenceconsumer-advocate report (photo of old/new packages)
Confidencehigh
Source: Mouse Print* — Here We Downsize Again – Summer 2021 (Part 2) (mouseprint.org). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“This time, Tostitos Hint of Guacamole shrank by one ounce from 12 to 11 ounces, and Hint of Lime went from 13 ounces to just 11.”
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