Lay's Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Barbecue Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips, Barbecue

Barbecue Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips, Barbecue: 4/5 ingredient safety

Barbecue Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips, Barbecue by Lay's has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 1 of 1 ingredient tracked for Barbecue Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips, Barbecue has a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.

Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.

Where Barbecue Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips, Barbecue sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Potatoes, Expeller-Pressed Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Sea Salt, Organic Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Organic Dextrose, Organic Maltodextrin (Made From Rice), Onion Powder, Organic Paprika, Organic Tomato Powder, Organic Molasses, Spices, Natural Flavors, Torula Yeast, Yeast Extract, Garlic Powder, And Salt.

Product Details

Brand
Lay's
Barcode
0028400018722
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Barbecue Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips, Barbecue above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Barbecue Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips, Barbecue's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Barbecue Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips, Barbecue's 4/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Barbecue Flavored Thick Cut Potato Chips, Barbecue's 4/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.