Salty snacks
Utz Quality Foods Original ripple
7.75 oz (219.7 g)
Score
- High in saturated fat
- Contains seed oils
- No additives
Why it scores 79
Utz Quality Foods Original ripple scores 79 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 7 points Saturated fat 8.9 g / 100 g: Very high in saturated fat. Strong
- minus 3 points Salt 0.9 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
- minus 3 points Energy 571 kcal / 100 g: Energy-dense for its weight. Info
Capped at 79: High in fat and saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level).
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Original ripple
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Cottonseed oil minus 2.5 points
- Corn oil minus 2.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 8.9 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 571 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 20 = 80 → capped at 79
Capped at 79. High in fat and saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [8]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 571 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 35.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 8.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 53.6 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 3.6 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 20 chips (28 g)
Ingredients
- a day is used for general nutrition advice. 1 redients: potatoes (not recognized)
- vegetable oil (cottonseed oil, corn oil, sunflower oil)
- salt. utz quality foods
- llc hanover (not recognized)
- pa 17331 www.utzsnacks.com lmedia (not recognized)
Label text, as published
cho sodium 95mg total carbohydrate 15g dietary fiber 1g total sugars og includes og added sugars protein 2g 0% m vitamin d 0.1mcg calcium omg iron 0.5mg potassium 370mg 0% 0% ៩|៩|៩|៩ *the % daily value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. 1 redients: potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: cottonseed oil, corn oil and/or sunflower oil), salt. utz quality foods, llc hanover, pa 17331 www.utzsnacks.com lmedia
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Sources
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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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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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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
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