Potato chips
Clancy's Kettle Chips Jalapeño Flavored
227 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 37
Clancy's Kettle Chips Jalapeño Flavored scores 37 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 7 points Saturated fat 7.1 g / 100 g: Very high in saturated fat. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Kettle Chips Jalapeño Flavored
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Cottonseed oil minus 2.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 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 7.1 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 1.2 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 536 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 63 = 37
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, 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). [12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 536 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 32.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 7.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 53.6 g |
| Sugars | 3.6 g |
| Added sugars | 3.6 g |
| Fiber | 3.6 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 1.2 g |
Serving: 28 g
Ingredients
- POTATOES
- VEGETABLE OIL (COTTONSEED, CORN)
- SEASONING (CORN MALTODEXTRIN, ONION POWDER, TORULA YEAST, SPICES, DEXTROSE, WHEY POWDER, FLAVOR (INCLUDES SALT), SODIUM DIACETATE, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, GARLIC POWDER, JALAPENO PEPPER POWDER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA [COLOR])
- SEA SALT
Label text, as published
POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: COTTONSEED, CORN), SEASONING (CORN MALTODEXTRIN, ONION POWDER, TORULA YEAST, SPICES, DEXTROSE, WHEY POWDER, FLAVOR (INCLUDES SALT), SODIUM DIACETATE, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, GARLIC POWDER, JALAPENO PEPPER POWDER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA [COLOR]), SEA SALT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Clancy's
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