LAY'S® STAX® Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins
LAY'S® STAX® Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins by Lay's has 5 tracked ingredients, 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, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Snacks / Cereals and potatoes / Salty snacks / Appetizers / Chips and fries / Crisps / Potato crisps / Flavoured potato crisps
How This Score Is Built
LAY'S® STAX® Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 5 of its 5 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where LAY'S® STAX® Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins 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
- Monosodium Glutamate - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), POTATO STARCH, RICE FLOUR, AND LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, ONION POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS (INCLUDING SESAME), BUTTERMILK, CANOLA OIL, ROMANO CHEESE (PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, BLUE 1, RED 40), LACTIC ACID, SKIM MILK, GARLIC POWDER, SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), BLUE CHEESE (WHOLE MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), AND BACON FAT.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for LAY'S® STAX® Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 5.
Product Details
- Brand
- Lay's
- Barcode
- 0028400092500
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- Germany,United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is LAY'S® STAX® Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins above or below average on ingredient safety?
LAY'S® STAX® Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins scores 4 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 80% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should LAY'S® STAX® Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins'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; LAY'S® STAX® Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins's 4/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.
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