Original Sea Salt Potato Chips

Name: Original Sea Salt Potato Chips
Brand: Cape Cod

0Avoid

Breakdown

Processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 3 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Cape Cod Potato Chips

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−53

cadmium−47

arsenic−6

Ingredients

−85

canola oil−29

sunflower oil−28

safflower oil−28

Processing

−5

NOVA 3: processed−5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+43

Minimum score+43

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Cape Cod Potato Chips

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium39 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 7.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Original Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, 8 oz

Arsenic6 ppbof 10 ppb

60% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Original Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, 8 oz

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Original Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, 8 oz

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Original Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, 8 oz

Ingredients · 5

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips healthy?

Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Cape Cod Potato Chips. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips?

Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips lists 5 ingredients, starting with Potatoes, Canola Oil, Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil and Sea Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips contain seed oils?

Yes. Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips lists Canola Oil, Sunflower Oil and Safflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips?

Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is Late July Thin & Crispy Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips at 95/100.

Is Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips organic?

Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips is not certified organic in our data.

Has Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Potatoes fried in vegetable oil with salt; flavours are seasonings only) with the other products in its family, Cape Cod Potato Chips, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips contain heavy metals?

Cape Cod Original Sea Salt Potato Chips itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Original Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, 8 oz and cadmium at 39 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Original Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, 8 oz. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.