Lay's Classic Potato Chips — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates Lay's Classic Potato Chips by Lay's TREAT — score 45/90.

Just three simple ingredients, but it's a deep-fried, salty snack with almost no nutrition to offer.

Why this verdict

• Only 3 ingredients: potatoes, oil, salt, with nothing artificial
• Deep-fried in refined seed oil makes it calorie- and fat-dense
• Salty and hyper-snackable with almost no fiber or protein
• An indulgent treat, fine occasionally, not an everyday food

Ingredients (3)

• potatoes (safe) — A whole-food base, though deep-frying turns it starchy, oily, and calorie-dense.
• Vegetable Oil (sunflower, corn and/or canola) (moderate) — Refined seed oil used for frying; drives up calorie density and the omega-6 load with no nutritional upside.
• Salt (moderate) — Added for taste and mild preservation. Fine in small amounts but adds to daily sodium.