Chips
Sun Chips Harvest Cheddar Chips
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 20
Sun Chips Harvest Cheddar Chips scores 20 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- 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
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Harvest Cheddar Chips
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Lactose minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 0.5 points
- Caseinate minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 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 1.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 7.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 80.5 = 19.5 → 20
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 500 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 21.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 67.9 g |
| Sugars | 7.1 g |
| Added sugars | 7.1 g |
| Fiber | 7.1 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g |
Serving: 14 chips (28 g)
Ingredients
- whole corn
- vegetable oil (sunflower, canola oil)
- whole wheat
- whole grain brown rice flour
- whole oat flour
- sugar (high concern)
- corn maltodextrin
- salt
- whey
- natural flavors
- cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)
- onion powder
- buttermilk
- potassium salt
- romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)
- yeast extract
- lactose (high concern)
- paprika extract (color)
- sodium caseinate
- citric acid
- skim milk
- garlic powder
- lactic acid
- parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, enzymes, salt)
Label text, as published
whole corn, vegetable oil (sunflower and/or canola oil), whole wheat, whole grain brown rice flour, whole oat flour, sugar, corn maltodextrin, salt, whey, natural flavors, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion powder, buttermilk, potassium salt, romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), yeast extract, lactose, paprika extract (color), sodium caseinate, citric acid, skim milk, garlic powder, lactic acid, parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, enzymes, salt)
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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“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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“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