Lay's Classic Salted — TREAT

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

Just potatoes, refined oil, and salt — but deep-fried into a hyper-palatable, salt-and-fat snack you won't stop eating.

Why this verdict

• Deep-fried in refined palmolein oil — very fat- and calorie-dense
• Thin fried potato spikes blood sugar fast (high glycemic)
• Salt and crunch make it hyper-palatable and easy to overeat
• Clean 3-ingredient list, but that doesn't make fried chips nutritious

Ingredients (3)

• potato (safe) — Whole potato is the base, but deep-frying turns it into a high-glycemic, oil-soaked chip.
• Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmolein Oil, Rice Bran Oil) (moderate) — Refined frying oils high in saturated/omega-6 fat; deep-frying makes the product very calorie- and fat-dense.
• Salt (1%) (moderate) — Adds sodium and drives palatability so you keep reaching for more.