Food
Late July Snacks Hawaiian Habanero Tortilla Chips Naturally Flavored
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 24
Late July Snacks Hawaiian Habanero Tortilla Chips Naturally Flavored scores 24 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 Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): 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
Hawaiian Habanero Tortilla Chips Naturally Flavored
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Safflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 0.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 0.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 500 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 7.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 76.5 = 23.5 → 24
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 | 25 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 67.9 g |
| Sugars | 3.6 g |
| Added sugars | 3.6 g |
| Fiber | 7.1 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 1.6 g |
Serving: 12 chips (28 g)
Ingredients
- ORGANIC WHOLE GROUND YELLOW CORN
- VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER, CANOLA, SOYBEAN)
- PINEAPPLE HABANERO SEASONING (SUGAR, SEA SALT, SPICE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, DRIED RED BELL PEPPER, ORGANIC VINEGAR POWDER, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE)
Label text, as published
ORGANIC WHOLE GROUND YELLOW CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER, CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN), PINEAPPLE HABANERO SEASONING (SUGAR, SEA SALT, SPICE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, DRIED RED BELL PEPPER, ORGANIC VINEGAR POWDER, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR [INCLUDES CUMIN, HABANERO PEPPER EXTRACTIVE, ACETIC ACID], PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE)
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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