Salt & Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

Lay's Salt & Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips scores 57/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. 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.

Lay's Salt & Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips lists 4 ingredients, starting with Potatoes, Sunflower Oil, Vegetable Oil (Corn and/Or Canola Oil) and Corn], Natural Flavors, Salt, Malic Acid, and Vinegar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 57/100 Lay's Salt & Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips lands mid-scale — below the typical score in chips & crisps, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is VANDY Classic Potato Chips at 95/100.