Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps

Name: Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps
Brand: Tayto

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 4 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Tayto Potato Crisps

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−81

cadmium−70

lead−11

Ingredients

−85

sunflower oil−34

rapeseed and soya oil in varying proportions−33

natural flavourings−8

dextrose−8

starch−2

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+76

Minimum score+76

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium186 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 37×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead6.04 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA 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

1 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Tayto Potato Crisps

Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Cadmium237 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 47×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Tayto Salt & Vinegar Flavour Potato Crisps

Ingredients · 12

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps healthy?

Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps 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, Tayto Potato Crisps. 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 Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps?

Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps lists 12 ingredients, starting with Potato, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed and Soya Oil In Varying Proportions, Yeast Powder and Natural Flavourings. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps contain seed oils?

Yes. Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps lists Sunflower Oil and Rapeseed and Soya Oil In Varying Proportions in its ingredients.

How processed is Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps?

Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps 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 Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps organic?

Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps is not certified organic in our data.

Has Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps 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 (Tayto Potato Crisps), 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 Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 6.04 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and cadmium at 186 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Tayto Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Crisps. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected cadmium at 237 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Tayto Salt & Vinegar Flavour Potato Crisps. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.