Potato Chips, Cheddar

Processing Score

25.8Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

016000175723

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Nutrition data isn't available for this product.

Imported and store-brand products often ship without a structured nutrition label, so we leave it blank rather than estimate.

Ingredients

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ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DEGERMED YELLOW CORN MEAL, WHOLE WHEAT, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA, SOYBEAN, RICE BRAN OR SUNFLOWER), SUGAR, WHEY POWDER. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, BUTTERMILK POWDER, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SOUR CREAM (CREAM, NONFAT MILK, CULTURES), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MALT SYRUP, BAKING SODA, YEAST, ONION POWDER, ANNATTO EXTRACT COLOR, WHEY, YELLOW 6 LAKE, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, MARGARINE (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHEY, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, COLORED WITH BETA-CAROTENE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), YELLOW 5 LAKE, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SOY LECITHIN, DRIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOUR CREAM SOLIDS (SOUR CREAM [CREAM, CULTURES, LACTIC ACID], CULTURED NONFAT DRY MILK SOLIDS, CITRIC ACID), MALTODEXTRIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SPICE. FRESHNESS PRESERVED BY BHT AND SODIUM METABISULFITE.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Potato Chips, Cheddar scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
Artificial Colors (Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
Other Additives (Distilled Monoglycerides): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Other Snacks, this product is more processed than about 65% of the 7,439 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 Potato Chips, Cheddar's 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 (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Canola, Soybean, Rice Bran Or Sunflower), Margarine (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Whey, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Colored With Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Palmitate).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Malt Syrup, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast, Autolyzed Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto Extract Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Trisodium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Disodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Colby Jack vs Cheddar Cheese and American Cheese vs Cheddar comparisons.

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