Kettle Chip Chile Lime

Name: Kettle Chip Chile Lime
Brand: Siete

0Avoid

Breakdown

Processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 4 ingredients to watch

Includes lab results from its product family: Siete Kettle Cooked Potato Chips

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−111

lead−57

cadmium−25

arsenic−16

oil adulteration−13

Ingredients

−14

avocado oil−4

distilled white vinegar powder−4

citric acid−3

lime juice powder−3

Processing

−5

NOVA 3: processed−5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+30

Minimum score+30

Final score0

Contaminants · 5

3 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Siete Kettle Cooked 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.

Lead88 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 18×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz

Cadmium52 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 10×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz

Arsenic24 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz

Oil Adulteration

Confirmed by lab testing

Measured in: Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, 5.5 oz (156 g)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz

Ingredients · 12

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	500 kcal	140 kcal
Fat	25 g	7 g
Saturated fat	3.57 g	1 g
Carbohydrates	60.71 g	17 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Fiber	3.57 g	1 g
Protein	7.14 g	2 g
Sodium	0.54 g	0.15 g

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Common questions

Is Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime healthy?

Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime 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, Siete Kettle Cooked Potato Chips. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 2g protein and 0g 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 Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime?

Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime lists 12 ingredients, starting with Potatoes, Avocado Oil, Red Chile Powder, Sea Salt and Ground Dates. 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 Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime?

140 kcal per serving, or 500 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime?

Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime 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 Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime 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 Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime organic?

Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime is not certified organic in our data.

Has Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Potatoes cooked in avocado oil with sea salt; seasonings are flavours) with the other products in its family, Siete Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, 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 Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime contain heavy metals?

Siete Kettle Chip Chile Lime 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 24 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz, cadmium at 52 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz and lead at 88 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz. 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.