- Brand
- Jays
- Made by
- The Campbell's Company
- Kind
- potato chips
- Barcode
- 00041200104938
Jays
Jays Hot Stuff Potato Chips
Spicy red-seasoned potato chips; the seasoning is coloured with Red 40 Lake and annatto.
Label check
- Synthetic dyesRed 40
- Corn syrupNone listed
- Artificial sweetenersNone listed
- Seed oilsCanola oil, Soybean oil, Corn oil, Sunflower oil, Safflower oil
- PreservativesNone listed
Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.
What was flagged, and the words it was read from
| Ingredient | Check | On the label as |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | Synthetic dyes | RED 40 |
| Canola oil | Seed oils | VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SAFFLOWER, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER) |
| Soybean oil | Seed oils | VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SAFFLOWER, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER) |
| Corn oil | Seed oils | VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SAFFLOWER, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER) |
| Sunflower oil | Seed oils | VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SAFFLOWER, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER) |
| Safflower oil | Seed oils | VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SAFFLOWER, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER) |
Ingredients as listed
POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SAFFLOWER, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER), SUGAR, SALT, ONION, SPICES, PAPRIKA (COLOR), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, RED 40 LAKE, NATURAL FLAVORING, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR.
Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2722339). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.
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