Terra Real Vegetable Chips Mediterranean Garlic & Herbs — ENGINEERED

Name: Terra Real Vegetable Chips Mediterranean Garlic & Herbs
Brand: Terra Real

Munch or Dump rates Terra Real Vegetable Chips Mediterranean Garlic & Herbs by Terra Real ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

Real root vegetables lead the list, but they're deep-fried in refined oil and dusted with a built-up seasoning system: maltodextrin (twice), cane sugar, natural flavors and yeast extract. It eats like a wholesome veggie chip, but the flavor is engineered on top of a fried-starch base, not a plain roasted vegetable.

Why this verdict

Root vegetables are fried in refined canola/safflower/sunflower oil, not roasted
Maltodextrin appears twice (seasoning base and vinegar powder) as a cheap carrier/bulking agent
Yeast extract adds a savory glutamate boost on top of natural flavors
Cane sugar is added to a savory chip to round out the seasoning
NOVA 4 seasoning stack — more formulated than a simple vegetable crisp

Ingredients (11)

NGREDIENTS: ROOT VEGETABLES (safe) — An OCR-mangled header fragment ('ingredients: root vegetables') introducing a mix of root vegetables such as sweet potato, parsnip, taro, or beet used to make vegetable chips. The underlying whole vegetables are wholesome, though chip processing adds oil and salt.
EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA ÓIL AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OI. SEASONING (SEA SALT (moderate) — An OCR-garbled run-together of expeller-pressed canola, safflower, or sunflower oil plus a sea-salt seasoning. These are refined cooking oils high in omega-6 fats used for frying and shelf life; acceptable in small amounts but a processed-food signal.
Maltodextrin (moderate) — Highly processed starch-derived carbohydrate used as a carrier and texturizer; spikes blood sugar readily.
CANE SOGAR ONION POWDER (moderate) — An OCR-garbled label fragment reading as cane sugar and onion powder run together. Cane sugar is refined sweetener while onion powder is a dried seasoning; treated together as a refined-plus-seasoning entry.
Spices (safe) — Real seasoning — the flavor comes from spices, not additive flavor systems.
GARLIC POWDER (safe) — Real seasoning.
QRGANIC NONFAT MILK (safe) — An OCR-garbled rendering of organic nonfat (skim) milk, a whole dairy staple providing protein and calcium with the fat removed. A minimally processed real-food ingredient.
Natural Flavors (safe) — Flavor compounds derived from natural sources.
VINEGAR POWDER [MALTODEXTRIN (moderate) — Dried vinegar carried on maltodextrin, used to deliver a tangy, sour flavor in a powdered seasoning. The vinegar is harmless, but the maltodextrin carrier is a refined processing filler typical of flavored snacks.
VINEGARI (safe) — An OCR rendering of vinegar, a dilute acetic-acid solution used to add tang and act as a natural preservative and acidity regulator. A simple, safe traditional ingredient.
CITRIC ACID. YEAST EXTRACT BEET JUICE CONCENTRATE (moderate) — A merged OCR fragment combining three seasoning ingredients: citric acid (a safe acidulant), yeast extract (a natural savory flavor enhancer high in free glutamates), and beet juice concentrate (a natural color and sweetener). Individually benign, though yeast extract functions much like MSG for savory flavor.