Strong Roots Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries — TREAT
Munch or Dump rates Strong Roots Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries by Strong Roots TREAT — score 45/90.
Real sweet potato at 90%, but coated in a stack of refined starches and fried in vegetable oil to engineer the crisp.
Why this verdict
- 90% real sweet potato with no added sugar
- Crispy coating is a stack of four refined starches and flours
- Rapeseed/sunflower oil coating drives most of the fat and calories
- No artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives
- Indulgent fried-style format, not an everyday vegetable
Ingredients (8)
- Sweet Potato (90%) (safe) — A whole vegetable rich in fiber, beta-carotene, and potassium; the dominant ingredient.
- Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed and/or Sunflower) (moderate) — Refined seed oil used to coat and crisp the fries; adds fat and calories.
- potato starch (safe) — Anti-caking agent to keep shreds separate.
- rice flour (moderate) — Refined starch that completes the fast-carb triad.
- Pea Flour (moderate) — Used as a binder/filler; harmless but it's bulking out the meat.
- maize starch (moderate) — Refined starch — pure carbohydrate, no fiber, protein, or nutrients. It's the entire base of this product.
- rice starch (moderate) — Another refined starch adding to the carbohydrate base.
- Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.