BBQ flavored coated potato crisps

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 9 ingredients to avoid

Pringles BBQ flavored coated potato crisps scores 5/100 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. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 1g 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.

Pringles BBQ flavored coated potato crisps lists 29 ingredients, starting with Potatoes, Vegetable Oil, Corn, Cottonseed and High Oleic Soybean. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

150 kcal per serving, or 536 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Pringles BBQ flavored coated potato crisps on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Pringles BBQ flavored coated potato crisps scores worse than most snacks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in snacks is Mary's Gone Crackers Organic SuperSeed Seaweed & Black Sesame Crackers at 100/100.