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Barbecue Potato Chips

Contains seed oils

These barbecue chips have 150 calories and 290 mg sodium per 28 g serving. They contain vegetable oil that may be corn, cottonseed or sunflower oil, plus MSG and natural smoke flavor.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeContains corn
$31.50 lowest price at Herr's
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
150caloriesPer serving · About 13 Chips (28g)
Protein
2g
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
1g
Sodium
290mg▼
Saturated fat
2.5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Contains One or More of the Following: Corn, Cottonseed, Sunflower), Seasoning (Sugar, Corn Flour, Dextrose, Salt, Paprika, Monosodium Glutamate, Rice Flour, Maltodextrin, Torula Yeast, Spices, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Extractive of Paprika, Natural Smoke Flavor), Salt
46 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%51
Ingredients · counts 30%54
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%55
Why it scores 46
Nutrition 51 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (290 mg), less fiber (1 g) per About 13 Chips
Ingredients 54 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Vegetable oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 30 · Seasoned chips use vegetable oils, maltodextrin, MSG and smoke flavor.
Sourcing 35 · Potato and seasoning ingredient origins aren't stated; vegetable oil may be seed oils.
Transparency 55 · Full list given, but vegetable oil source varies and spices are unspecified.
Contains corn, cottonseed or sunflower oil
Contains monosodium glutamate
Contains 1 g added sugar per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−8 for natural flavours, msg
ClearShelf standard−18 for vegetable oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 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: Corn, Cottonseed, Sunflower) Seasoning (Sugar, Corn Flour, Dextrose, Salt, Paprika, Monosodium Glutamate, Rice Flour, Maltodextrin, Torula Yeast, Spices, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Extractive of Paprika, Natural Smoke Flavor) Salt
4 ingredients 2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 5 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.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
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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