Garlic Flavored Plantain Chips
The processing score reflects 14 ingredients, including natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium and total fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
14 listed · 5 flagged for reviewPLANTAINS, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SALT, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), DRIED GARLIC, ONION POWDER, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES, TAPIOCA SYRUP SOLIDS, CITRIC ACID.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Garlic Flavored Plantain Chips scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Other Additives (Medium Chain Triglycerides): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Chips & Crisps, this product is more processed than about 56% of the 10,682 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Garlic Flavored Plantain Chips' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, And/Or Sunflower Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Dextrose, Sugar, Tapioca Syrup Solids.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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About our scores and this content
Processing and Nutrition Scores reflect the ingredient lists and nutrient data we observe; they are our analysis, not absolute measures of health. Read the full methodology. This information is provided for general nutrition education and is not medical, health, or dietary advice. Product formulations change often, so check the actual label before purchasing, and consult a registered dietitian or your physician for personal guidance.
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