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Sour Cream & Onion Original Style Protein Chips

Contains seed oils

Each 32 g bag has 19 g protein and 1 g sugar. It contains milk and soy, and uses sunflower, canola, and/or soybean oil plus natural flavors.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianLow sugarHigh proteinContains dairyContains soyContains corn
$24.99 lowest price at Quest Nutrition
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
140caloriesPer serving · 1 bag (32g)
Protein
19g▲
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
340mg▼
Saturated fat
1g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Protein blend (milk protein isolate, whey protein isolate), vegetable oil (sunflower, canola, and/or soybean oil), calcium caseinate, corn starch, nonfat dry milk, salt, psyllium husk, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), onion powder, buttermilk powder, garlic powder, spice, soluble corn fiber, natural flavors, citric acid, acacia gum, calcium carbonate, turmeric oleoresin (color), sugar, yeast extract, stevia sweetener, lecithin (sunflower, canola, and/or soy lecithin)
Product details
ShippingInsulation or cold packs as neededInsulated boxIce packs
“Each order will be evaluated as to the proper combination of insulation or cold packs, if any, that are necessary for "No Melt" delivery.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%62
Ingredients · counts 30%58
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 62 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (340 mg), more protein (19 g), less fiber (1 g); no added sugar per 1 bag
Ingredients 58 · Vegetable oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Corn starch (refined starch, −6); Soluble corn fiber (refined starch, −6); 3 more
Processing 25 · Protein isolates, natural flavors, gums and stevia make this highly formulated
Sourcing 35 · Refined oils and starches are used; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full list includes unspecified oil options, spice and natural flavors
Sunflower, canola, and/or soybean oil
Natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−12 for corn starch, soluble corn fiber
Varies by additive−12 for milk protein isolate, natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
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
Protein blend (milk protein isolate, whey protein isolate) Vegetable oil (sunflower, canola, and/or soybean oil) Calcium caseinate Corn starch Nonfat dry milk Salt Psyllium husk Sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures) Onion powder Buttermilk powder Garlic powder Spice Soluble corn fiber Natural flavors Citric acid Acacia gum Calcium carbonate Turmeric oleoresin (color) Sugar Yeast extract Stevia sweetener Lecithin (sunflower, canola, and/or soy lecithin)
22 ingredients 5 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives8 additives · 4 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.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers safe.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Stevia (steviol glycosides) (E960)SweetenerNo risk
Plant-derived and considered safe by EFSA and the FDA at normal intakes.
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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