Chester'S
Chester’s Fries
Avoid · Flagged- Barcode
- Size
- 5.25 oz
- Sold in
- USA
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- Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.Avoid
- Sunflower Oil Industrially refined seed oil (same rule as canola/soybean).Avoid
- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG – Synthetic) Concentrated Excitotoxin / Glutamate Receptor Over-stimulationAvoid
- Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Adrenal & Behavior StressAvoid
- Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & AllergyAvoid
- Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral DisruptionAvoid
- Canola Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Industrial Seed Oil / High Linoleic Acid & Processing OxidationAvoid
- Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).Use Caution
- Natural Flavors (Undisclosed) Proprietary Mixture LoopholeUse Caution
- Maltodextrin Highly processed starch filler; high glycemic.Use Caution
- Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory ResponseUse Caution
- Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.Use Caution
- Garlic Powder Dried garlic.Clean
- Onion Powder Dried onion.Clean
- Added Vitamins & Minerals Standard fortification nutrients — no toxic-burden concern.Clean
- Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).Clean
Ingredients
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Ingredients
enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), salt, maltodextrin (made from corn), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), potassium salt, tomato powder, whey, buttermilk, artificial color (red 40 lake, yellow 6, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5), romano cheese (cow's milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, corn syrup solids, yeast extract, onion powder, buttermilk, natural flavor, lactic acid, citric acid, sugar, skim milk, garlic powder, sodium caseinate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate
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