Lay's
Lays cheddar imp
Avoid · Flagged- Barcode
- Size
- 155g
- Sold in
- USA
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Why it’s rated Avoid
A product’s rating follows its most concerning indexed ingredient. Each ingredient links to its science card and the research behind it. How ratings work
- Corn Oil Industrial Seed Oil / GMO & OxidationAvoid
- Cottonseed Oil Industrial Seed Oil / Heavy Pesticide Residue & GossypolAvoid
- Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & AllergyAvoid
- Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Adrenal & Behavior StressAvoid
- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG – Synthetic) Concentrated Excitotoxin / Glutamate Receptor Over-stimulationAvoid
- Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.Avoid
- Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory ResponseUse Caution
- Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.Use Caution
- Dextrose Refined corn-derived sugar.Use Caution
- Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).Use Caution
- Maltodextrin Highly processed starch filler; high glycemic.Use Caution
- Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.Use Caution
- Soy Lecithin Usually solvent-extracted from conventional soy. (Sunflower lecithin is the cleaner alternative.)Use Caution
- Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).Clean
- Spices Ground spices and herbs.Clean
- Onion Powder Dried onion.Clean
Ingredients
On the label
Ingredients
Dried Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed, Sunflower, And/Or Corn Oil), Unmodified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, And Less Than 2% Of The Following: Salt, Sugar, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Mono - And Diglycerides, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey, Monosodium Glutamate, Onion Powder, Corn Syrup Solids, Buttermilk, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Artificial Color (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5), Lactic Acid, Spice, Lactose, Sodium Caseinate, Skim Milk, Disodium Inosinate, And Disodium Guanylate. CONTAINS MILK AND SOY INGREDIENTS.
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