Chips and fries
Lamb Weston Super crispy crinkle cut fries
28 oz/1.75 lb/793 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 39
Lamb Weston Super crispy crinkle cut fries scores 39 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 4.5 points 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: color (added), industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate, modified starch and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better fries and frozen potatoes
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Organic Crinkle Cut Fries Field Day · 24 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 61 points higher -
Crispy Crinkles French Fried Potatoes Ore-Ida · 32 oz No added sugars · No palm oil Score 74 out of 100 , 35 points higher -
Crispy Skinny Fries Strong Roots Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 93 out of 100 , 54 points higher -
Organic Shoestring Cut Fries 365 Whole Foods Market · 16 oz Not ultra-processed · No palm oil Score 79 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
Sweet Potato Super Fries Actual Veggies · 14 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 83 out of 100 , 44 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Super crispy crinkle cut fries
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Modified starch minus 0.5 points
- Dextrin minus 0.5 points
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate minus 0.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 2.4 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 179 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 61 = 39
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 179 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 8.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25 g |
| Sugars | 1.2 g |
| Added sugars | 1.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.4 g |
| Protein | 2.4 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 3 ONZ (84 g)
Ingredients
- idaho potatoes
- vegetable oil (canola, palm, soybean, sunflower)
- modified food starch (potato, corn, tapioca)
- rice flour
- dextrin
- salt
- leavening (disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate) (not recognized)
- dextrose (high concern)
- xanthan gum
- color (annatto) (not recognized)
Label text, as published
idaho potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: canola, palm, soybean, sunflower), modified food starch (potato, corn, tapioca), rice flour, dextrin, salt, leavening (disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), dextrose, xanthan gum, color (annatto),
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Lamb Weston
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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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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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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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