Frito-Lay, Inc.

Is Frito-Lay Flavored Chips made with normal ingredients?

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Too many artificial colors, flavors, and additives!

Mamma mia! 37 ingredients for a bag of chips? And with artificial colors, flavors, and maltodextrin? Nonna's chips are just potatoes, good olive oil, and salt!
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All 36 ingredients, analyzed.

Scanned Apr 15, 2026·1 scans·CHIPS

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Is Frito-Lay Flavored Chips made with normal ingredients?
No. Frito-Lay Flavored Chips contains 7 industrial ingredients that wouldn't exist without a factory: CORN MALTODEXTRIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6), and 4 more.
What ingredients are in Frito-Lay Flavored Chips?
Frito-Lay Flavored Chips by Frito-Lay, Inc. contains 36 ingredients: CORN, VEGETABLE OIL, CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, BUTTERMILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM SALT, CORN FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVORS, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DEXTROSE, TOMATO POWDER, LACTOSE, SPICES, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6), ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 5), ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40), LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, SKIM MILK, RED BELL PEPPERS, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE.
What should I buy instead of Frito-Lay Flavored Chips?
We found 3 CHIPS products made with real ingredients: Potato Chips by Unknown, Everything But Bagel Yogurt Chips by Fahrish LLC, Organic Ground White Corn Tortilla Chips by Trader Joe's. All of them passed Nonna's kitchen test.

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