Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips

Name: Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Brand: Cape Cod

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 8 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

vegetable oil−17

canola oil−17

safflower oil−17

sunflower oil−16

dextrose−4

5 more deductions−14

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+48

Minimum score+48

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 · 20

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	493.84 kcal	140 kcal
Fat	24.69 g	7 g
Saturated fat	1.76 g	0.5 g
Sugars	3.53 g	1 g
Fiber	3.53 g	1 g
Protein	7.05 g	2 g
Sodium	0.92 g	0.26 g

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Common questions

Is Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips healthy?

Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked 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. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 2g protein and 1g sugar. 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 Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips?

Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips lists 20 ingredients, starting with Potatoes, Vegetable Oil, Canola Oil, Safflower Oil and Sunflower Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips?

140 kcal per serving, or 494 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips contain seed oils?

Yes. Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips lists Vegetable Oil, Canola Oil, Safflower Oil and Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips?

Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is Buena Vista Buena Vista Tostadas Buena Vista Caseras Maíz Mexicano at 100/100.

Is Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips organic?

Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips is not certified organic in our data.

Has Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked 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 Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips contain heavy metals?

Cape Cod Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño Kettle Cooked 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.

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