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Boulder Canyon Potato Chips Thin & Crispy Avocado Oil Cheddar Sour Cream

Contains natural flavors

These thin potato chips are cooked in avocado oil and seasoned with cheddar and sour cream ingredients. They contain milk and natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersCertified gluten-freeContains dairy
$28.49 lowest price at Utz Quality Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
160caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (28g/about 20 chips)
Protein
3g
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
170mg▼
Saturated fat
1.5g
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Ingredients: potatoes, avocado oil, whey, salt, onion powder, sour cream (cultured cream, nonfat milk, vitamin E), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), natural flavors, yeast extract, citric acid, garlic powder, lactic acid powder, paprika extract, sodium phosphate
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
67 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%64
Ingredients · counts 30%82
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 5%70
Transparency · counts 10%52
Why it scores 67
Nutrition 64 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (170 mg), less fiber (1 g); no added sugar per 1 oz
Ingredients 82 · Added phosphates (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 58 · Potato chips cooked in avocado oil with a seasoned cheese flavor.
Sourcing 70 · The brand says Utz chips are made in Hanover; cooking oil is specified.
Transparency 52 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavors are unspecified.
Contains natural flavors
Contains milk
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−18 for added phosphates, natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
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Ingredients
Potatoes Avocado oil Whey Salt Onion powder Sour cream (cultured cream, nonfat milk, vitamin E) Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes) Natural flavors Yeast extract Citric acid Garlic powder Lactic acid powder Paprika extract Sodium phosphate
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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