Funyuns vs Onyums
I’ve only had Funyuns in the past but there are actually quite a few versions of puffed “onion” rings (actually puffed corn) which I was totally unaware of before I started looking for them. The most similar in name was Onyums so I picked those. Tonight’s tasting was with my sister, Elaine and brother-in-law, Zac. We dug into these and evaluated.
Funyuns:
We felt the Funyuns had a very good, satisfying crunch and a nice oniony flavor. I felt they were a bit too salty but Elaine liked that and thought they were seasoned just right. Zac liked these too but felt they were some what “drying” - maybe because of the salt that they left him reaching for a drink.
Onyums:
The first thing we noticed was that these were much lighter in texture and much “airier”. Because of the airiness it was kind of like biting into styrofoam. These did not taste like onion very much. Zac felt they tasted a little like ranch. Elaine said she had to eat another Funyun just to get the taste of the Onyum out of her mouth.
Wrap up:
Funyuns wins this round, we felt they were just more tasty and satisfying in general but Zac did say if he didn’t have Funyuns right there to compare to that he’d probably just eat the Onyums if there was nothing else around. I did notice though that between the two that Funyuns have partially hydrogenated oil and Onyums don’t so for health reasons (although you’d probably avoid either of these if you’re watching your health) you might want to go for the Onyums.
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April 14th, 2009 at 3:02 am
well i picked up a bag of onyums. and it had more of a taste of sourcream onion and ranch. more sourcream and ranch combo which is not a good mix.
i like the fact that they had a softer crunch only if funyuns could taste like that.
but still spend the extra .50 cents and get funyuns
so funyuns still win the best tatse
October 6th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
I’ve been looking all over for theseonyums but the loiusiana hot ones they had them at my neighborhood store 1 time and they never had them again i love them
December 3rd, 2009 at 5:24 am
Found Louisiana Hot Sauce, Ranch, and original flavored onyums at big lots. I found the original flavor to have a sweeter vidalia kinda flavor. The Louisiana ones packed a punch and were pretty satisfying. All of the flavors were much more intense than a regular Funyun. Once I reached into the bags, I couldnt stop, especially the Original flavor. I also find the lighter texture to be much more satisfying than the firmer, grainier bite of Funyuns.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:24 pm
We don’t have Onyuns in Minnesota,but I don’t blame Elaine for getting rid of the ranch flavor in her mouth. I don’t like ranch flavored chips,so I’d probably go for Funnyuns even if I had a choice.