What is Potato Chips? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Potato Chips?

Potato chips are thinly sliced potatoes that have been deep fried until crispy and golden, then sprinkled with salt. Some potato chips are baked and some have a variety of flavors, such as salt and vinegar or barbecue. Potato chips are the width and length of a baking potato that has been sliced into thin misshapen rounds. They are crispy, light and a bit oily. The flavor is earthy, savory, mild and salty.

What does Potato Chips Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Umami

Umami is one of five main tastes. It is savory with a depth of flavor. Umami is a taste in many foods, including meat, seafood, beans, and nuts. It is both naturally occurring and created through the specific use of ingredients to create a satisfying taste. Umami is characteristic of proteins and savory dishes.

Ingredients

potato

The potato is a starchy vegetable and tuber that forms under the soil. There are a number of varieties of potato, including Russet potatoes, the yellow colored Yukon Gold, and many others that are purple, red, small and large. All potatoes have a very thin skin, though baking potatoes have a slightly sturdier skin. The potato is hard and inedible until cooked. It can be boiled, baked, fried or cooked any number of ways and is an extremely versatile starch vegetable. The texture of a cooked potato is soft, while holding its shape and has an earthy and sweet flavor that is extremely bland, until salted.

vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is obtained by extracting oil from seeds. Types of vegetable oil include canola, sunflower, corn, and safflower. Light and with a neutral taste, vegetable oils are used to fry foods, or can be used to lightly coat meats and vegetables before roasting. Vegetable oils are also used as ingredients in salad dressings and sauces.

salt

Salt is a mineral composed mostly of sodium chloride. It is the main flavoring used in food and is naturally occurring in certain foods, such as cheese, beets, meat and celery, plus many others. Salt is white and has finer granules than sugar. Many commercial salts include iodide, while others exclude it. Most salts are white, while some are naturally pale pink with minerals. Salt brings out the flavor of something and can create a tangy mouthfeel, if used in excess.

Potato Chips Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 1 oz28g

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	149kcal	7%
Fats	10g	13%
Sat. fats	1g	5%
Mono. Fats	5g	11%
Trans fats	0g	0%
Carbs	15g	5%
Sugars	0g	0%
Fiber	1g	4%
Proteins	2g	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Sodium	148mg	6%

Healthy Level

Unhealthy Level

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Lay's Potato Chips, Classic, 1 Ounce (Pack of 40)

^$15¹⁸

Amazon Fresh, Wavy Potato Chips, 11 Oz (Previously Happy Belly, Packaging May Vary)

^$4³⁷

Amazon Fresh, Classic Potato Chips, 11 Oz (Previously Happy Belly, Packaging May Vary)

^$3⁷⁶

Frito Lay Party Mix Variety Pack, (Pack of 40)

^$22⁴³

Ruffles Potato Chips, Original, 1 Ounce (Pack of 40)

^$15¹⁸

Cape Cod Potato Chips, Original Kettle Chips, 14 Oz Party Size

^$6⁶⁹

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Potato Chips?

1 oz of Potato Chips contains 2 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Potato Chips?

1 oz of Potato Chips contains 15 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Potato Chips?

1 oz of Potato Chips contains 10 g of fat.

How much sugar is in Potato Chips?

1 oz of Potato Chips contains 1 g of sugar.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Potato Chips?

There are 149 calories in 1 oz of Potato Chips.

How many calories are in 1 Chip unit of Potato Chips?

There are 7 calories in 1 Chip unit of Potato Chips.

How many calories are in 1 Bag of Potato Chips?

There are 1208 calories in 1 Bag of Potato Chips.

How many calories are in 1 pound of Potato Chips?

There are 2413 calories in 1 pound of Potato Chips.