Mesquite Bbq Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq
Mesquite Bbq Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq by Lay's has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.
- Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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How This Score Is Built
Mesquite Bbq Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq 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). 3 of its 3 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 Mesquite Bbq Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
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
Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil), Bbq Seasoning (Sugar, Dextrose, Salt, Spices, Tomato Powder, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Natural Flavor, Lactose, Yeast Extract, Torula Yeast, Gum Arabic, Garlic Powder, Corn Starch, Paprika Extracts, Malted Barley Flour, Sunflower Oil, Skim Milk, Buttermilk, And Citric Acid).
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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Mesquite Bbq Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq: 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: 4.3/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 3.
Product Details
- Brand
- Lay's
- Barcode
- 0028400324915
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Mesquite Bbq Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Mesquite Bbq Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Mesquite Bbq Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq's 4.3/5 score be read?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Mesquite Bbq Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq's 4.3/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.
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