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Mesquite BBQ Kettle Cooked Potato Chips

Contains seed oils

These kettle-cooked chips have a full ingredient list and 200 mg sodium per serving. They contain sunflower, corn and/or canola oil, added sugars, MSG and natural flavors.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$5.00 lowest price at Pop Daddy Snacks
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
150caloriesPer serving · About 16 chips (28g)
Protein
2g
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
—
Sodium
200mg▼
Saturated fat
1.5g
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Ingredients: Potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, corn and/or canola oil), sugar, fructose, dextrose, monosodium glutamate, tomato powder, salt, honey powder, onion powder, natural flavors, extractives of paprika, citric acid, garlic powder
44 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsMedium confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%60
Ingredients · counts 30%38
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 44
Nutrition 60 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (200 mg), less fiber (1 g) per About 16 chips
Ingredients 38 · 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 · Chips with seed oils, added sugars, MSG and natural flavors
Sourcing 35 · Made in the U.S.A.; origins of the potatoes and oils aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full list, but oil blend and natural flavors aren't specific
Contains sunflower, corn and/or canola oil
Contains added sugars, MSG and natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−36 for sugar, fructose, dextrose
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 (sunflower, corn and/or canola oil) Sugar Fructose Dextrose Monosodium glutamate Tomato powder Salt Honey powder Onion powder Natural flavors Extractives of paprika Citric acid Garlic powder
14 ingredients 4 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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually 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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