Stacy's Sea Salt Pita Chips — OKAY

Munch or Dump rates Stacy's Sea Salt Pita Chips by Stacy's OKAY — score 58/90.

Baked, short and recognizable ingredient list, but the base is refined enriched wheat flour with a little added sugar and oil, so it's fine as a snack, not a health food.

Why this verdict

• Refined enriched wheat flour is the #1 ingredient, ahead of whole wheat
• Baked not fried, and no artificial colors or flavors
• Short, recognizable list with no emulsifiers, maltodextrin, or modified starch
• Small amount of added cane sugar plus refined oil keeps it from being clean
• Sea salt only for seasoning, sodium is moderate

Ingredients (10)

• Enriched wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour stripped of bran then fortified - the crust base.
• Sunflower oil and/or canola oil (moderate) — Refined vegetable oil used to make the cheese dust adhere; fine in small amounts.
• Sea Salt (moderate) — Sodium source; no nutritional edge over regular salt.
• WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (safe) — Adds a little fiber and whole-grain content.
• organic cane sugar (caution) — Straight added sugar — second sweetener in the stack.
• Oat Fiber (safe) — Isolated fiber that bumps the fiber number.
• yeast (safe) — Leavening agent for bread rising.
• Malted Barley Flour (safe) — Traditional dough conditioner; contains gluten.
• ascorbic acid (moderate) — A common refined oil that adds to calorie content.
• Rosemary Extract (safe) — Natural antioxidant used to keep the oil fresh.