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Tropical Gourmet Naturally Sweet 85 g

Contains palm oil

These plantain chips have a short ingredient list, and the plantains are stated to be grown in Ecuador and hand-harvested. They contain palm oil; the listed nutrition is 18 g sugar per 100 g.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$2.00 85 g · lowest price at Africa Products Shop
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
517caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
2g▼
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
—
Saturated fat
12g▼
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Ingredients: ripe plantains, palm oil
Product details
OriginEcuador
“Tropical Gourmet Naturally Sweet Plantain Chips are a delightful snack made from ripe plantains grown in the tropical regions of Ecuador.” — the product page
76 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%66
Ingredients · counts 30%100
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 5%75
Transparency · counts 10%75
Why it scores 76
Nutrition 66 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more saturated fat (12 g), less protein (2 g); no added sugar per 100 g
Ingredients 100 · 2 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 60 · Plantain chips made with palm oil
Sourcing 75 · Plantains are stated to be grown in Ecuador and hand-harvested
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list, Ecuador origin and hand-harvesting stated
Contains palm oil
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Ripe plantains Palm oil
2 ingredients 1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
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