Amazi: Premium Dried Plantain Chips

Amazi is a women-owned mindful food company, selling healthy and organic snacks sourced directly from farming cooperatives and hand-crafted by local businesses in Uganda. We offer three product lines: Jackfruit Chews, Papaya Strips, and Plantain Chips. All of which are organically grown, sourced via Direct Trade, Paleo and Vegan Certified, and naturally AIP-friendly. Free of added sugars, gluten, grains, highly-refined oils, and soy products, each of our products are made simply with fruit, spices, and quality oil.

You can find us in stores here!

Amazi Foods Products include:

Amazi Dried and Roasted Plantain Chips: Cinnamon Spiced

The warm, familiar taste of cinnamon enhances the naturally sweet notes of our organically grown plantains in this Amazi Plantain Chip variety. Made simply with plantains, coconut oil, and cinnamon, these are a perfect kid-friendly option!

Amazi Dried and Roasted Plantain Chips: Cocoa Dusted

Plantains and cocoa? Trust us. It’s like an upgraded chocolate covered banana. Simply prepared with coconut oil and unsweetened cocoa powder, this snack may sound and taste like a decadent treat, but is made from only real ingredients, so you can enjoy the nostalgic chocolatey taste without the sugar crash.

Amazi Jackfruit Chews: Ginger Turmeric

Made simply with spices and organically grown jackfruit, every Amazi Ginger Turmeric Jackfruit Chew balances warming and earthy notes for a snack that is as equally tasty as it is healthy. With a truly unique, bold flavor that’s like a cross between apple, banana, mango, and pineapple, these chewy treats are packed with natural antioxidants, fiber, and are an anti-inflammatory powerhouse.

Amazi Jackfruit Chews: Ginger Lime

Made simply with ginger, fresh squeezed lime, and organically grown jackfruit, every Amazi Ginger Lime Jackfruit Chew balances zesty and earthy notes for a snack that is as equally tasty as it is healthy. With a truly unique, bold flavor that’s like a cross between apple, banana, mango, and pineapple, these chewy treats are packed with natural antioxidants, fiber, and are an anti-inflammatory powerhouse.

Amazi Jackfruit Chews: Chili Lime

Made simply with chili, fresh squeezed lime, and organically grown jackfruit, every Amazi Chili Lime Jackfruit Chew packs punch of chili and a zing of zesty lime for a snack that is sure to liven your tastebuds. With a truly unique, bold flavor that’s like a cross between apple, banana, mango, and pineapple, these chewy treats are packed with natural antioxidants, fiber, and are an anti-inflammatory powerhouse.

Amazi Papaya Strips: Ginger Turmeric

Made simply with spices and organically grown papaya, every Amazi Ginger Turmeric Papaya Strip balances warming and earthy notes for a snack that is as equally tasty as it is healthy. With a texture that is tough and then chewy, our Papaya Strips are like a plant-based jerky or all-natural fruit leather. Unlike other dried papaya options on the market, we don’t use any emulsifiers, added sugars, or colors in our Papaya Strips. We simply dehydrate this heavily water-containing fruit, which highlights its subtle sweetness and fibrous texture.

Tantalize your tastebuds with this tropical treat!

Amazi Papaya Strips: Ginger Lime

Made simply with ginger, fresh squeezed lime, and organically grown papaya, every Amazi Ginger Lime Papaya Strip balances zesty and earthy notes for a snack that is as equally tasty as it is healthy. With a texture that is tough and then chewy, our Papaya Strips are like a plant-based jerky or all-natural fruit leather. Unlike other dried papaya options on the market, we don’t use any emulsifiers, added sugars, or colors in our Papaya Strips. We simply dehydrate this heavily water-containing fruit, which highlights its subtle sweetness and fibrous texture.

Tantalize your tastebuds with this tropical treat!

Amazi Papaya Strips: Chili Lime

Are you ready for a snack that will rock your tastebuds? Made simply with chili, fresh squeezed lime, and organically grown papaya, Amazi Chili Lime Papaya Strips have a spicy kick and a zesty twist for a snack that is as equally tasty as it is healthy.

With a texture that is tough and then chewy, our Papaya Strips are like a plant-based jerky or all-natural fruit leather. Unlike other dried papaya options on the market, we don’t use any emulsifiers, added sugars, or colors in our Papaya Strips. We simply dehydrate this heavily water-containing fruit, which highlights its subtle sweetness and fibrous texture. Tantalize your tastebuds with this tropical treat!

Renee Dunn, Founder of Amazi

Our Mission

Amazi is a woman-owned mindful food company on a mission to help you Snack on Purpose - impeccably sourcing, crafting, and decluttering the crowded fruit snack category. Not only are all Amazi products minimally processed with clean ingredients, they're also rooted in a strong social mission and commitment to sustainable value-chains by keeping ownership of the product process in country of origin. Produced in partnership with farmers groups and locally owned businesses in Uganda, we aim to promote economic development, job creation, and connected supply chains.

Our Story

Our company was officially founded in April 2016, but has been a dream for years. After studying the entrepreneurial environment in Uganda, our founder, Renee, was struck by the high degree of entrepreneurship, yet perplexed by the endless piles of tomatoes, plantains, bananas - stand after stand; the incredible hustle and simultaneous stagnation of the local marketplace. There was a persistent lack of business growth, employment opportunities, and variety in product offerings.

Issues of competition, waste, and unemployment inspired Renee to explore the possibilities of AgriProcessing - adding value to natural resources - to provide growth avenues for entrepreneurs, unemployed youth, and farmers alike. Combined with her passion for healthy snacking, she was driven to team up with local, organic-certified manufacturers to transform Uganda's best tropical fruits into wholesome, clutter-free snacks.

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About Us :

Established in 2010, The Paleo Foundation was first organized for the purpose of improving the tolerability of the paleo diet, and to help adherents easily identify products that met its basic tenets. Since then, thousands of products have been certified through the Certified Paleo, Keto Certified, and lab -tested Grain-Free Gluten-Free certification programs.

Disclosures:

100% of Paleo Foundation revenue is generated through certifications. We do not accept donations, corporate sponsorships, or financially benefit from the sales of any certified products, product giveaways, or partnerships with industry contacts or retailers for the purpose of maintaining the integrity of an impartial certification standard.

Certified Paleo:

Each certification program has a different set of standards. Certified Paleo is the Paleo Foundation’s first, most popular, and highest level of certification for Paleo-compliant products. Certified Paleo Products are products that contain Paleo ingredients, but may have some 21st-century processing or packaging methods allowing for shelf stability.

Grain-Free Gluten-Free:

Grain Free Gluten Free Certified products are gluten-free and do not contain any grains of gliadin competitive residues. All Grain-Free Gluten-Free products have undergone two rounds of audits, including lab tests, and a final review to become approved for the Grain-free Gluten-free Certified Program.

Keto Certified:

The ketogenic diet is a restrictive, demanding diet that can be difficult to maintain, and tolerability of the ketogenic diet is the single most important factor limiting individual acceptance for initiation. Therefore, improving the tolerability of the ketogenic diet is crucial to preventing diet discontinuation, warranting further investigation into methods for improving palatability, improving the availability and convenience of foods that are compliant with the ketogenic diet, as well as addressing cultural and social acceptance.

The Keto Diet product market may be in a unique position to improve tolerability, especially in social and cultural environments that typically feature carbohydrate-rich “special occasion” types of foods. In 2016, the Paleo Foundation launched the world's first Keto Certified program for products with standards that were developed for adherence to a classical ketogenic diet.