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

Name: Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz
Brand: Siete

0Avoid

Breakdown

Processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 3 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

−11

avocado oil−4

distilled white vinegar powder−4

citric acid−3

Processing

−5

NOVA 3: processed−5

Packaging

−5

Packaging−5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+32

Minimum score+32

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Cadmium52 ppbof 5 ppb

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

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)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Contaminants · 1

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Siete Kettle Cooked Potato Chips

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab. No published safety limit to compare against.

Oil Adulteration

Confirmed by lab testing

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

Ingredients · 6

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz healthy?

Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz 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. 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 Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz?

Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz lists 6 ingredients, starting with Potatoes, Avocado Oil, Distilled White Vinegar Powder, Sea Salt and Serrano Powder. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz’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 Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz?

Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz 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 Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz 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 Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz organic?

Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz is not certified organic in our data.

Has Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Siete Kettle Cooked Potato Chips), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 88 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 24 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 52 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Siete Kettle Cooked Hint of Serrano Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5 oz. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.