Potato Crisps, Jalapeno Pepper Jack
Potato Crisps, Jalapeno Pepper Jack by Lay's has 8 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.1 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, 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
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How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Potato Crisps, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, 8 of its 8 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Potato Crisps, Jalapeno Pepper Jack sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.1 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Cottonseed Oil), Unmodified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, And 2% Or Less Of The Following: Salt, Sugar, Mono - And Diglycerides, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Monosodium Glutamate, Citric Acid, Whey, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Corn Starch, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Garlic Powder, Whey Protein Concentrate, Lactose, Sodium Diacetate, Spices (Including Jalapeno Pepper And Red Pepper), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Corn Syrup Solids, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Skim Milk, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Monterey Jack Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Artificial Color (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1), Sodium Caseinate, Disodium Inosinate, And Disodium Guanylate.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Potato Crisps, Jalapeno Pepper Jack: 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: 4.1/5.
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 8.
Product Details
- Brand
- Lay's
- Barcode
- 0028400012881
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Potato Crisps, Jalapeno Pepper Jack above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4.1/5, Potato Crisps, Jalapeno Pepper Jack sits ahead of 58% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Potato Crisps, Jalapeno Pepper Jack's 4.1/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Potato Crisps, Jalapeno Pepper Jack's mapped ingredients average out to 4.1/5, which is 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.