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Utz Southern Sweet Heat Barbeque Potato Chips

Contains seed oils

These potato chips have a sweet-and-spicy seasoning and are marked gluten free. They contain cottonseed, corn and/or sunflower oil, plus 3 g added sugar per serving.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeContains corn
$29.99 7.75 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
3g▼
Sodium
140mg▼
Saturated fat
2.5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Cottonseed Oil, Corn Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil), Sugar, Fructose, Torula Yeast, Yeast Extract (Including Smoked Torula Yeast), Brown Sugar, Dextrose, Salt, Onion Powder, Natural Flavors, Maltodextrin, Spices, Extractives Of Paprika, Garlic Powder, Yeast Extract
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
46 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%60
Ingredients · counts 30%40
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%40
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 46
Nutrition 60 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (140 mg), less fiber (1 g); 3 g added sugar per 1 oz
Ingredients 40 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Vegetable oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Fructose, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 3 more
Processing 30 · Seasoned chips with vegetable oils, maltodextrin and natural flavors
Sourcing 40 · Hanover facility is named, but potato and oil origins aren't
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list; gluten-free claim, but no ingredient sourcing details
Contains cottonseed, corn and/or sunflower oil
3 g added sugar per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−34 for sugar, fructose, maltodextrin
Varies by additive−8 for 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
Potatoes Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Cottonseed Oil, Corn Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil) Sugar Fructose Torula Yeast Yeast Extract (Including Smoked Torula Yeast) Brown Sugar Dextrose Salt Onion Powder Natural Flavors Maltodextrin Spices Extractives Of Paprika Garlic Powder Yeast Extract
16 ingredients 4 to watch2 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.
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.
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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