Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips

Name: Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips
Brand: Ruffles

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 6 ingredients 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

−85

vegetable oil−23

canola−22

sunflower oil−22

natural flavors−5

maltodextrin−5

3 smaller deductions−8

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+72

Minimum score+72

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 · 20

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	535.71 kcal	150 kcal
Fat	35.71 g	10 g
Saturated fat	5.36 g	1.5 g
Carbohydrates	53.57 g	15 g
Sugars	7.14 g	2 g
Fiber	3.57 g	1 g
Protein	7.14 g	2 g
Sodium	0.5 g	0.14 g

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Common questions

Is Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips healthy?

Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored 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). Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 2g protein and 2g 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 Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips?

Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips lists 20 ingredients, starting with Potatoes, Vegetable Oil, Canola, Corn and Soybean. 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 Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips?

150 kcal per serving, or 536 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips contain seed oils?

Yes. Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips lists Vegetable Oil and Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips?

Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored 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 Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored 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 Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips organic?

Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips is not certified organic in our data.

Has Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored 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 Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips contain heavy metals?

Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion Flavored 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.