Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries Flavored Potato Chips, West Coast Truffle Fries
Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries Flavored Potato Chips, West Coast 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
Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries Flavored Potato Chips, West Coast Truffle Fries 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 Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries Flavored Potato Chips, West Coast 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
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), 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]).
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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries Flavored Potato Chips, West Coast 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.
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: 3.
Product Details
- Brand
- Lay's
- Barcode
- 0028400135528
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries Flavored Potato Chips, West Coast Truffle Fries's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries Flavored Potato Chips, West Coast Truffle Fries's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4/5 rating on Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries Flavored Potato Chips, West Coast Truffle Fries?
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 West Coast Truffle Fries Flavored Potato Chips, West Coast Truffle Fries in the Low Risk tier.
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