Original Potato Chips

Name: Original Potato Chips
Brand: Ruffles

0Avoid

Breakdown

Processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Ruffles US Ridged Potato Chips (fried)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−77

cadmium−62

arsenic−15

Ingredients

−50

vegetable oil−50

Processing

−5

NOVA 3: processed−5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+32

Minimum score+32

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Ruffles US Ridged Potato Chips (fried)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Cadmium122 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 24×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Original Flavor Ridged Potato Chips

Arsenic22 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Original Flavor Ridged Potato Chips

LeadNDof 5 ppb

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

Measured in: Original Flavor Ridged Potato Chips

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Original Flavor Ridged Potato Chips

Ingredients · 3

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Ruffles Original Potato Chips healthy?

Ruffles Original 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, Ruffles US Ridged Potato Chips (fried). 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 Ruffles Original Potato Chips?

Ruffles Original Potato Chips lists 3 ingredients, starting with Potatoes, Vegetable Oil and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Ruffles Original Potato Chips contain seed oils?

Yes. Ruffles Original Potato Chips lists Vegetable Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Ruffles Original Potato Chips?

Ruffles Original 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 Ruffles Original Potato Chips compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 Ruffles Original 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 Ruffles Original Potato Chips organic?

Ruffles Original Potato Chips is not certified organic in our data.

Has Ruffles Original Potato Chips been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Potatoes fried in canola/corn/soy/sunflower oil; plain and seasoned flavours; no cocoa, rice, nut or protein powder) with the other products in its family, Ruffles US Ridged Potato Chips (fried), and 2 products in its family have 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 Ruffles Original Potato Chips contain heavy metals?

Ruffles Original 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 22 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Original Flavor Ridged Potato Chips and cadmium at 122 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Original Flavor Ridged Potato Chips. 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.