Lay’s Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips

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Barcode: 0 28400 73742 5
Size: 18 oz
Sold in: USA

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Monosodium Glutamate (MSG – Synthetic) Concentrated Excitotoxin / Glutamate Receptor Over-stimulation
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Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.
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Sunflower Oil Industrially refined seed oil (same rule as canola/soybean).
Avoid
Canola Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Industrial Seed Oil / High Linoleic Acid & Processing Oxidation
Avoid
Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Adrenal & Behavior Stress
Avoid
Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & Allergy
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Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue FCF) Coal-Tar Synthetic Dye / Blood-Brain Barrier Penetration
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Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral Disruption
Avoid
Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.
Use Caution
Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).
Use Caution
Natural Flavors (Undisclosed) Proprietary Mixture Loophole
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Caramel Color Some classes (III/IV) can contain 4-MEI, a possible carcinogen; the class is rarely disclosed.
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Maltodextrin Highly processed starch filler; high glycemic.
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Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory Response
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Dextrose Refined corn-derived sugar.
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Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.
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Garlic Powder Dried garlic.
Clean
Onion Powder Dried onion.
Clean
Added Vitamins & Minerals Standard fortification nutrients — no toxic-burden concern.
Clean
Spices Ground spices and herbs.
Clean
Yeast Whole yeast (not to be confused with yeast extract, a hidden-MSG source).
Clean
Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).
Clean

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Ingredients

CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), AND LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, CORN STARCH, TOMATO POWDER, LACTOSE, WHEY, SKIM MILK, ONION POWDER,, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, POTASSIUM SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), DEXTROSE, MALIC ACID, CORN SYRUP, SOLIDS, BUTTERMILK, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SODIUM ACETATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5), SPICES, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE, AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), CORN MALTODEXTRIN, AND LESS THAN 2% OF CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES),, SALT, WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, BUTTERMILK, ROMANO CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM SALT, CORN FLOUR,, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DEXTROSE, TOMATO POWDER, LACTOSE, SPICES, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40), LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, SKIM MILK,, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), AND LESS THAN 2% OF WHEY, SALT, SPICES (INCLUDING CHILI PEPPER), CORN MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT,, ENZYMES), POTASSIUM SALT, TOMATO POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), DEXTROSE, SUGAR BUTTERMILK, SODIUM CASEINATE, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CITRIC ACID, SUNFLOWER OIL, GARLIC POWDER, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, CARAMEL COLOR, AND YEAST EXTRACT, POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SKIM MILK, SALT, WHEY, ONION POWDER, PARSLEY, SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK),, DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), NATURAL FLAVORS, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, LACTOSE, AND CITRIC ACID, POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SUGAR, SALT, DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), MOLASSES, TORULA YEAST, NATURAL, FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, SPICES, TOMATO POWDER, PAPRIKA, CORN STARCH, PAPRIKA EXTRACTS, CARAMEL COLOR, YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER, AND MUSTARD SEED OIL, ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), WHEY,, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, LACTIC ACID,, CITRIC ACID, AND ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6)

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