Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Straws Sea Salt — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Straws Sea Salt by Sensible Portions DUMP — score 17/90.

This is fried potato starch and oil wearing a vegetable costume. The 'garden veggies' are trace powders and colorants, and the base is refined starch, refined oil, and added sugar.

Why this verdict

• Base is refined potato starch, potato flour, and oil, not real vegetables
• The 'garden veggies' (spinach, tomato, beet) are trace powders used mostly for color
• Refined starch + refined oil + added sugar hyper-palatable pattern
• Rated NOVA 4, ultra-processed
• Nearly as much fat and salt as regular potato chips

Ingredients (12)

• potato starch (safe) — Anti-caking agent to keep shreds separate.
• Potato Flour (moderate) — More refined potato reinforcing the starch base.
• Canola/Sunflower/Safflower Oil (moderate) — Refined seed oils used for frying; energy-dense with little nutritional upside.
• Corn Starch (moderate) — Refined starch for texture; part of the hyper-palatable structure.
• Cane Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar in the breadcrumb — one of two distinct sweeteners in the list.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (safe) — A salt substitute used to trim sodium; fine for most.
• spinach powder (safe) — Trace vegetable powder used mostly for color, not meaningful nutrition.
• Sea Salt (moderate) — Sodium source; no nutritional edge over regular salt.
• Tomato paste (safe) — Concentrated tomato — a real-food component of the sauce.
• Beetroot Powder (safe) — Used as a natural color, not for nutrition.
• TURMERIC EXTRACT (safe) — Natural yellow-orange color.