Chips
Off the Eaten Path Chickpea Veggie Crisps Made With Real Purple Sweet Potatoes
6.25 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 52
Off the Eaten Path Chickpea Veggie Crisps Made With Real Purple Sweet Potatoes scores 52 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 5 points Salt 1.3 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Chickpea Veggie Crisps Made With Real Purple Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Calcium lactate minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 7.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.3 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 464 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 10.7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 14.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 48.5 = 51.5 → 52
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 464 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 64.3 g |
| Sugars | 7.1 g |
| Added sugars | 0.7 g |
| Fiber | 10.7 g |
| Protein | 14.3 g |
| Salt | 1.3 g |
Serving: 28 g
Ingredients
- RICE FLOUR
- CHICKPEA FLOUR
- DRIED GREEN PEAS
- SUNFLOWER OIL
- DRIED BLACK BEANS
- DRIED PURPLE SWEET POTATO
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- SEA SALT
- CALCIUM LACTATE
- SALT
- VEGETABLE JUICE (COLOR)
- MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT)
Label text, as published
RICE FLOUR, CHICKPEA FLOUR, DRIED GREEN PEAS, SUNFLOWER OIL, DRIED BLACK BEANS, DRIED PURPLE SWEET POTATO, CANE SUGAR, SEA SALT, CALCIUM LACTATE, SALT, VEGETABLE JUICE (COLOR), MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT)
Allergens and diets
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Off the Eaten Path
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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“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