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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What’s actually inside
All 36 ingredients, analyzed.
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- VEGETABLE OIL
Industrial seed oil
- CORN OIL
Industrial seed oil
- CANOLA OIL
Industrial seed oil
- SOYBEAN OIL
Industrial seed oil
- SUNFLOWER OIL
Industrial seed oil
- CORN MALTODEXTRIN
Industrial additive
- NATURAL FLAVORS
Undisclosed blend
- ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
Deceptive label
- DEXTROSE
Industrial sweetener
- SPICES
Generic unnamed blend
- ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6)
Artificial dye
- ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 5)
Artificial dye
- ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40)
Artificial dye
- DISODIUM INOSINATE
Industrial additive
- DISODIUM GUANYLATE
Industrial additive
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
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 4 CHIPS products made with real ingredients: Potato Chips by Unknown, Cape Cod Potato Chips by Cape Cod, Kettle Brand Sea Salt Potato Chips by Kettle Brand, and more. All of them passed Nonna's kitchen test.
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