Lay's Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries

Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries: 4/5 ingredient safety

Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries by Lay's has 3 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.

  • 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 Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries, 3 of its 3 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 Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries 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 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
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, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil), West Coast Truffle Fries Seasoning (Salt, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Maltodextrin [Made From Corn], Spices [Including Parsley], Sunflower Oil, Garlic Powder, Lactose, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey, Natural Flavor, Corn Syrup Solids, Romano Cheese (Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Butter [Cream, Salt], Caramel Color, Yeast Extract, Buttermilk, Skim Milk, Duck Fat, Chicken Fat, Sodium Caseinate, Sugar, Black Truffle, Lactic Acid, And Parmesan Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes]).

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries: 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.

Product Details

Brand
Lay's
Barcode
0028400634489
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries's safety score compare to other products?

Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries 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 Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries's 4/5 score be read?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 4/5 average places Wavy Potato Chips, Truffle Fries 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.