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Utz Red Hot Potato Chips

Contains seed oils

These are seasoned potato chips with a listed blend of potatoes, oil, salt, sugar, spices and paprika. The oil may be cottonseed, corn or sunflower oil.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains corn
$29.99 7.75 oz · lowest price at Utz Quality Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
536caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
7.1g
Fiber
3.6g▼
Added sugar
—
Sodium
1071mg▼
Saturated fat
8.9g
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Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Cottonseed Oil, Corn Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil), Salt, Sugar, Spices, Paprika (For Color)
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%51
Ingredients · counts 30%74
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 51 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (1071 mg), less fiber (3.6 g) per 100 g
Ingredients 74 · Vegetable oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Potato chips made with seed oils, salt, sugar and spices
Sourcing 35 · Made in Hanover, but potato and oil sourcing practices aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but oil options and generic spices are unspecified
Contains cottonseed, corn and/or sunflower oil
Contains sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
ClearShelf standard−18 for vegetable oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Potatoes Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Cottonseed Oil, Corn Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil) Salt Sugar Spices Paprika (For Color)
6 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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