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Utz Mike's Hot Honey Potato Chips

Contains seed oils

These hot honey potato chips contain 3 g added sugar per serving. They’re made with cottonseed, corn and/or sunflower oil, plus monosodium glutamate and natural flavors.

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 · 1oz (28g/about 20 chips)
Protein
2g
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
200mg▼
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, Honey Powder (Sugar, Honey), Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Spices, Lactic Acid, Natural Flavors, Paprika Extract (Color), Turmeric Extract (Color)
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
42 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%51
Ingredients · counts 30%46
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%40
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 42
Nutrition 51 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (200 mg), less fiber (1 g); 3 g added sugar per 1oz
Ingredients 46 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Vegetable oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Honey, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 2 more
Processing 25 · Fried chips with seed oils, MSG, natural flavors and color extracts.
Sourcing 40 · Made in Hanover, but potato, oil and sugar origins aren't stated.
Transparency 50 · Full list, but oil options, spices and natural flavors are unnamed.
Contains seed oils
3 g added sugar
Contains monosodium glutamate
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for sugar, honey
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: Cottonseed Oil, Corn Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil) Sugar Honey Powder (Sugar, Honey) Salt Monosodium Glutamate Spices Lactic Acid Natural Flavors Paprika Extract (Color) Turmeric Extract (Color)
11 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 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.
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.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
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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