Food
Sun Chips Garden Salsa
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 16
Sun Chips Garden Salsa scores 16 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- 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
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better tortilla chips
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Garden fresh gourmet, kettle style tortilla chips, unsalted Garden Fresh Gourmet · 14 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 63 points higher -
White Corn chips Santitas · 11 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 63 points higher -
Scoops! Original Tostitos · 10 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 78 out of 100 , 62 points higher -
Organic Tortilla Chips Kirkland Signature · 40 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 76 out of 100 , 60 points higher -
Organic Sea Salt Multigrain Tortilla Chips Late July Snacks · 7.5 oz Not ultra-processed · No dextrose Score 63 out of 100 , 47 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Sun Chips Garden Salsa
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Lactose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 7.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 1.8 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 1.3 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 84.5 = 15.5 → 16
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 500 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 21.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 67.9 g |
| Sugars | 7.1 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 1.3 g |
Ingredients
- organic whole yellow corn
- organic organic onion powder
- natural flavors
- organic dextrose (high concern)
- organic brown rice flour
- organic whole oat flour
- organic cane sugar (high concern)
- cream buttermilk
- organic maltodextrin (made from organic corn)
- registered trademarks owned by frito-lay sunchips and the chip configuration are visit us at sunchips.com dvanic tomato powder (not recognized)
- sea salt
- organic cheddar c ar
- sunflower oil
- organic yeast extract
- organic romano cheese (organic cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)
- sal
- organic skim milk
- organic butter (organic cream, salt)
- organic spices
- organic lactose (high concern)
- organic paprika extracts
- organic sweet whey
- citric acid
Label text, as published
organic whole yellow corn,organic organic onion powder, natural flavors, organic dextrose, organic brown rice flour, organic whole oat flour, organic cane sugar, cream buttermilk, organic maltodextrin (made from organic corn), registered trademarks owned by frito-lay sunchips and the chip configuration are visit us at sunchips.com dvanic tomato powder, sea salt, organic cheddar c ar, sunflower oil, organic yeast extract, organic romano cheese (organic cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sal, organic skim milk, organic butter (organic cream, salt), organic spices, organic lactose, organic paprika extracts, organic sweet whey, and citric acid. contains wheat and milk ingredients. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 certified organic by: oregon tilth отсо sunchips and the chip configuration are registered trademarks owned by frito-lay north america, inc. o 2015 find us on: facerook com/sunchipo questions or comments? 1-800-352-44/ weekdays 9:00am to 4:30pm c7
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Sun Chips
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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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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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
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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