Chips
Sensible Portions Organic garden veggie straws zesty ranch
4.25 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 15
Sensible Portions Organic garden veggie straws zesty ranch scores 15 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: 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 ranch dressing
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Super Veggie Straws Ranch Jackson's No added sugars · No seed oils Score 65 out of 100 , 50 points higher -
Avocado Oil Dairy-Free Garden Ranch Briannas · 10 fl oz (296 mL) Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 79 out of 100 , 64 points higher -
Organic Creamy Ranch Tessemae's · 10 fl oz/296 mL Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 75 out of 100 , 60 points higher -
Organics Ranch Salad Dressing H-E-B Organics · 12 fl oz/354 mL Not ultra-processed · No palm oil Score 61 out of 100 , 46 points higher -
Organic Avocado Ranch Dressing Tessemae's · 10 fl oz/296 mL Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 75 out of 100 , 60 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Organic garden veggie straws zesty ranch
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Safflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 0.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- Calcium chloride 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 3.6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 3.2 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 464 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 85 = 15
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, 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). [14]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 464 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 21.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60.7 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 3.6 g |
| Salt | 3.2 g |
Serving: 28g
Ingredients
- Organic corn flour
- organic sunflower oil
- organic safflower oil
- organic potato flour
- organic potato starch
- seasoning (organic buttermilk powder, salt, organic palm shortening, organic maltodextrin, organic dried garlic, organic sour cream powder, organic vinegar powder, organic yeast extract, organic onion, organic nonfat dry milk powder, organic tomato powder, organic tapioca solids, organic natural flavors, organic spices, citric acid, organic cane sugar, lactic acid, organic black pepper oil)
- organic corn starch
- organic rice flour
- salt
- calcium chloride
- organic cane sugar (high concern)
- organic spinach powder
- organic tomato powder
- organic beet root powder (color)
- organic turmeric (color)
Label text, as published
Organic corn flour, organic sunflower oil and/or organic safflower oil, organic potato flour, organic potato starch, seasoning (organic buttermilk powder [organic skim milk, lactic acid, culture], salt, organic palm shortening [organic palm oil, organic nonfat milk, organic rice syrup solids, sodium citrate], organic maltodextrin, organic dried garlic, organic sour cream powder [organic cream, cultures, lactic acid], organic vinegar powder [organic maltodextrin, organic white distilled vinegar], organic yeast extract, organic onion, organic nonfat dry milk powder, organic tomato powder, organic tapioca solids, organic natural flavors, organic spices, citric acid, organic cane sugar, lactic acid, organic black pepper oil), organic corn starch, organic rice flour, salt, calcium chloride, organic cane sugar, organic spinach powder, organic tomato powder, organic beet root powder (color), organic turmeric (color). Contains: milk.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Not 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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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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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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“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