Potato chips
Lay's Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips
28.3 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 44
Lay's Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips scores 44 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Lactose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 3 points 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: flavoring, industrial protein and industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips
Ingredients
- Lactose minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Whey protein concentrate / isolate minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 1.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 565 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 56 = 44
Can’t score above 79. Contains lactose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 565 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 15 g |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Salt | 0.5 g |
Serving: 8 package (28 g)
Ingredients
- potatoes
- vegetable oil (sunflower, corn, canola oil)
- sour cream
- onion seasoning (skim milk, salt, maltodextrin [made from corn], onion powder, whey, sour cream, canola oil, parsley, natural flavor, lactose, sunflower oil, citric acid, whey protein concentrate, buttermilk)
Label text, as published
potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, corn, and/or canola oil), sour cream , onion seasoning (skim milk, salt, maltodextrin [made from corn], onion powder, whey, sour cream [cultured cream, skim milk], canola oil, parsley, natural flavor, lactose, sunflower oil, citric acid, whey protein concentrate, and buttermilk),
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Lay's
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org