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Utz Malt Vinegar Kettle Chips

Contains vegetable oil

Thick-cut, kettle-cooked potato chips with malt vinegar seasoning. The vegetable oil may be peanut, corn, cottonseed or sunflower oil, and the chips contain milk.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianLow sugarContains dairyContains peanutsContains corn
$29.99 7.5 oz · lowest price at Utz Quality Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
150caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (28g/about 20 chips)
Protein
2g
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
<1g
Sodium
220mg▼
Saturated fat
1.5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Peanut Oil, Corn Oil, Cottonseed Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil), Lactose, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Diacetate, Malic Acid, Apple Juice Solids, Modified Corn Starch, Malt Vinegar (From Malted Barley Stock), Citric Acid
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
54 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%57
Ingredients · counts 30%70
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%50
Transparency · counts 10%55
Why it scores 54
Nutrition 57 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (220 mg), less fiber (1 g) per 1 oz
Ingredients 70 · Vegetable oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Maltodextrin (refined starch, −6); Modified corn starch (refined starch, −6)
Processing 30 · Kettle-cooked chips with maltodextrin, acids and modified starch
Sourcing 50 · Made in Hanover, but potato and oil origins aren't stated
Transparency 55 · Full list, but the specific vegetable oil is not identified
Oil may be peanut, corn, cottonseed or sunflower
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−12 for maltodextrin, modified corn starch
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: Peanut Oil, Corn Oil, Cottonseed Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil) Lactose Maltodextrin Salt Sodium Diacetate Malic Acid Apple Juice Solids Modified Corn Starch Malt Vinegar (From Malted Barley Stock) Citric Acid
11 ingredients 1 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 3 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.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Malic acid (E296)AcidNo risk
The natural acid in apples; 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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