Stacked extruded potato chips
The Good Crisp Company Sour Cream & Onion Potato Crisps
45 g
Score
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 51
The Good Crisp Company Sour Cream & Onion Potato Crisps scores 51 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 9 points Saturated fat 12.5 g / 100 g: Very high in saturated fat. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better potato chips
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Cheddar & Sour Cream Flavored Ruffles · 42.5 g Less saturated fat · No added sugars Score 80 out of 100 , 29 points higher -
Sour Crema & Onion Potato Chips Siete No added sugars · No palm oil Score 79 out of 100 , 28 points higher -
Cheddar sour cream flavored potato chips Ruffles Less saturated fat · No added sugars Score 76 out of 100 , 25 points higher -
Wise Onion and Garlic Chips No added sugars · No palm oil Score 79 out of 100 , 28 points higher -
Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips 365 Whole Foods Market Less saturated fat · No added sugars Score 93 out of 100 , 42 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Sour Cream & Onion Potato Crisps
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Palm oil minus 2.5 points
- Silicon dioxide minus 2.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 12.5 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 1.4 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 536 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 49.5 = 50.5 → 51
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [9]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 536 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 32.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 12.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 57.1 g |
| Sugars | 3.6 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 3.6 g |
| Protein | 3.6 g |
| Salt | 1.4 g |
Serving: 1 portion (28.349 g)
Ingredients
- DRIED POTATO FLAKES
- RSPO SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL (VITAMIN E)
- TAPIOCA STARCH
- SOUR CREAM & ONION FLAVOR (MILK SOLIDS, ONION POWDER, SOUR CREAM, BUTTER, SUGAR, PARSLEY, SALT, MALIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE AS AN ANTICAKING AGENT)
- SALT
- SUGAR (high concern)
- CITRIC ACID
- YEAST EXTRACT
Label text, as published
DRIED POTATO FLAKES, RSPO SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL (VITAMIN E), TAPIOCA STARCH, SOUR CREAM & ONION FLAVOR (MILK SOLIDS, ONION POWDER, SOUR CREAM, BUTTER, SUGAR, PARSLEY, SALT, MALIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE AS AN ANTICAKING AGENT) ONION POWDER, SALT, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, YEAST EXTRACT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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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“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