“You can call these winning chips” – The nutritionist found two really good bags of chips

Are there any differences in the nutritional values ​​of the chips? Is one chip healthier than another, so to speak? Dietitian Kirsi Englund At Iltalehti’s request, Terveytalos went through the nutritional values ​​and ingredient lists of 11 different chip bags and found two winners that stood out among the rest.

Englund paid particular attention to the amount of salt and saturated fat contained in crisps, as these two are generally related to Finns’ health challenges.

The winners were two Finnish potato chips, one seasoned with just salt and the other seasoned with black garlic and chili. After the two winners, the rest of the compared products are presented in the story in random order.

Shared 1st place: Taffel Sips salted potato chips

Ingredients: Potato (EU), vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed), salt. May contain small amounts of MILK PROTEIN.

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 2343 kJ / 561 kcal

Fat 33 g

of which saturated 2.7 g

Carbohydrates 58 g

of which sugars 0.4 g

Dietary fiber 4.5 g

Protein 6.4 g

Salt 1.3 g

– I could call these winning chips. These have a really short ingredient list. Although it has something to do with nutrition, not necessarily. But the basic assumption is that the more spices, the more salt. These chips have the most moderate amount of salt, and the amount of saturated fat is also reasonable.

Shared 1st place: Oikia Musta Melody garlic & chili

Ingredients: Finnish potato, vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed) in varying proportions, spice mix (maltodextrin, salt, onion, sugar, spices (e.g. garlic, paprika, caramelized garlic), yeast extract, chili, acidity regulator (citric acid), flavorings (e.g. licorice), spice extract).

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 2275 kJ / 546 kcal

Fat 34 g

of which saturated 2.8 g

Carbohydrates 51 g

of which sugars 2.7 g

Dietary fiber 3.3 g

Protein 6.1 g

Salt 1.2 g

– Here’s another one I can call a winner. There is salt in these in moderation. The amount of total fat is quite high, but the amount of saturated fat is the most moderate of the chips compared. Compared to these, it’s an okay product.

Estrella Manhattan Sour Cream & Onion

Ingredients: Potato, sunflower and rapeseed oil in varying proportions, spice mixture (salt, onion powder (yellow and red onion), WHEY POWDER (from MILK), natural flavoring, sugar, BUTTERY MILK POWDER, yeast extract, CREAM POWDER, parsley, garlic powder, acids (lactic acid, citric acid)).

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 2147 kJ / 516 kcal

Fat 33 g

of which saturated 2.7 g

Carbohydrates 46 g

of which sugars 2.9 g

Dietary fiber 5.1 g

Protein 6.1 g

Salt 1.5 g

– Based on the salt, this is a slightly worse option. The amount of saturated fat is at the same level as in many other foods.

Taffel Kartano chips 180g dill & sour cream seasoned potato chip

Ingredients: Potato (Finland), vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed), seasoning mix (salt, onion, LACTOSE, dextrose, MILK POWDER, maltodextrin, YOGURT POWDER (from MILK), CHEESE POWDER (from milk), flavors, CREAM POWDER, acidity regulators (citric acid, lactic acid), spices, yeast extract, spice extract (dill)).

Nutritional content per 100 g

Product at the time of sale

Energy 2230 kJ / 550 kcal

Fat 30 g

of which saturated 2.5 g

Carbohydrates 62 g

of which sugars 2.2 g

Dietary fiber 4 g

Protein 7.2 g

Salt 1.6 g

– The amount of salt is quite high, otherwise quite an average product. The closer the salt is to one gram, the better.

Pringles Paprika

Ingredients: Vacuum-dried potatoes, sunflower oil, WHEAT FLOUR, corn flour, rice flour, paprika spice mix (sugar, paprika powder, flavor enhancers {monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate}, dextrose, yeast powder, onion powder, salt, broth powder {salt, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, sunflower oil}, flavors, garlic powder, color {paprikaute}, acid {citric acid}, sweet whey powder {MILK}), maltodextrin, emulsifier (E471), salt, color (annatto norbixin). Contains milk, wheat. May contain soy

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 2152 kJ / 515 kcal

Fat 29 g

of which saturated 2.9 g

Carbohydrates 55 g

of which sugars 3.4 g

Dietary fiber 3.8 g

Protein 6.7 g

Salt 1.3 g

– First I was happy that the amount of salt is moderate. There is also a fair amount of saturated fat, but the total energy is quite a lot. The number of carbohydrates is at the highest end. This is a compound product and not a sliced ​​potato, so it’s understandable that the ingredient list is long.

Taffel Cheese Snacks

Ingredients: Corn flour, vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed), CHEESE POWDER 13% (EU and non-EU), salt, MILK POWDER, colors (beta-carotene, paprika extract), potato starch, maltodextrin (corn), BUTTERMILK POWDER, dextrose. May contain small amounts of WHEAT.

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 2295 kJ / 550 kcal

Fat 33 g

of which saturated 6.2 g

Carbohydrates 51 g

of which sugars 3.6 g

Protein 10 g

Salt 1.8 g

– The amount of salt is almost at the highest end. There is also quite a lot of saturated fat. There is, of course, cheese powder, which increases the amount of hard fat. It is more than double compared to others. In general, the recommendation for prepared foods is that saturated fat should be no more than one third of the total fat. Compared to that, the amount is low, because the chips are basically fried in vegetable oil. A substitute for fat can come from milk powder, for example.

Weekend Snacks Mix Cream and herb flavored potato snacks

Ingredients: Potato flakes 40% (eu), potato starch, potato flour, rapeseed oil, spice mixture [suola, perunatärkkelys, sipuli,PIIMÄJAUHE, valkosipuli, JUUSTOJAUHE, maltodekstriini, happamuudensäätöaineet (sitruunahappo, maitohappo), persilja, aromi, hiivauute,paprikauute]salt, sugar, color (beta-carotene), turmeric, paprika.

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 2076 kJ / 496 kcal

Fat 24 g

of which saturated 1.8 g

Carbohydrates 65 g

of which sugars 0.7 g

Protein 3.1 g

Salt 2.3 g

– This mixed product with 40 percent potato. Mixed product. The amount of fat is not among the highest in the comparison. The amount of carbohydrates is higher, perhaps maltodextrin is one reason for that. There is a lot of salt in these, the most of the compared products.

Estrella Linssisnacks Cheddar Cream cheese and onion

Ingredients: Lentil flour (30%), corn flour, sunflower and rapeseed oil in varying proportions, CHEESE powder (9%, of which cheddar 30%), BUTTERMILK powder, WHEY powder (MILK), salt, sugar, onions (garlic, yellow onion, chives, barberry) dextrose, MILK powder, paprika extract, potassium chloride, maltodextrin, yeast extract, acids (lactic acid, citric acid), tomato, natural aroma. May contain small amounts of PEANUTS and GLUTEN.

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 2017 kJ / 483 kcal

Fat 28 g

of which saturated 4.7 g

Carbohydrates 41 g

of which sugars 5.1 g

Dietary fiber 3.3 g

Protein 16 g

Salt 1.8 g

– The amount of protein is clearly higher than in other crisps, but lentil crisps are not health products. Salt and saturated fat are at the highest end of these. If you want a change, it’s a nice product, but adding lentils to your diet in this form is not fun and I don’t see any health benefits. Finns don’t have a shortage of protein either, so the amount doesn’t matter here either.

Taffel Raffel

Ingredients: Potato starch (EU), potato flour, vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed), salt. May contain small amounts of MILK PROTEIN.

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 2047 kJ / 489 kcal

Fat 22 g

of which saturated 1.8 g

Carbohydrates 67 g

of which sugars 2.5 g

Dietary fiber 3.9 g

Protein 3 g

Salt 2.2 g

– I assumed that these would be the winning tips, but the amount of salt is really high. It is almost twice as much compared to the least salty. The amount of fat is quite low. However, the total amount of energy is not terribly different from other products.

Estrella Unisipsi Cream cheese & onion

Ingredients: Potato powder (60%), starch (corn), vegetable oils (sunflower and rapeseed in varying proportions), spice mixture (onion powder, salt, natural flavoring, sweet WHEY powder (from MILK), BUTTERMILK powder, sugar, potassium chloride, parsley, yeast extract, CREAM powder, yeast powder, acid (citric acid), garlic powder, colors (paprika, curcumin)), sugar, emulsifier (lecithins), acidity regulator (calcium phosphate), raising agent (sodium carbonate), salt, black tea extract. May contain small amounts of SESAME SEED and GLUTEN.

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 1719 kJ / 408 kcal

Fat 9.3 g

of which saturated 1.3 g

Carbohydrates 73 g

of which sugars 7.5 g

Dietary fiber 4.3 g

Protein 6.2 g

Salt 1.7 g

– There is clearly less fat in these. Fat is a plus, but the high amount of salt is a downside.

Taffel Lentils Sourcream&3onion

Ingredients: Lentil flour 38% (EU), vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed), corn flour, rice flour, potato starch, corn starch, salt, sugar, green pepper powder, maltodextrin (corn, potato), dextrose (corn), onion, garlic, yeast extract, acidity regulators (lactic acid, citric acid), parsley, tomato, horseradish, aroma. May contain small amounts of MILK PROTEIN.

Nutritional content per 100 g

Energy 1913 kJ / 456 kcal

Fat 19 g

of which saturated 1.7 g

Carbohydrates 57 g

of which sugars 3.4 g

Protein 13 g

Salt 2.2 g

– Clearly less saturated fat than many others, but there is a lot of salt. This is the saltiest of all the products in the comparison. I think of this as one chip option among others. You can buy these if you want something new for the sake of taste, but in terms of health, these are no better than others.