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Frito Lay's Potato Chips Classic, Party Size
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Frito Lay's Potato Chips Classic, Party Size

Lay's
13 oz
Available at Foodtown
160
Calories
2g
Protein
1g
Sugars
170mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
11
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Lay's Frito Lay's Potato Chips Classic, Party Size is a familiar staple in the snack aisle: large, glossy yellow packaging bearing an iconic red-and-white logo. You'd find it on eye-level shelves in the chip and salty snack section, often displayed beside dip mixes, pretzels, tortilla chips, and party-sized sodas. It reads as an every-occasion item — thrown into carts for weekend gatherings, picked up for game-day spread, or added to a road-trip snack stash. The brand leans into all-American comfort and mainstream familiarity, positioned toward a broad demographic from parents planning birthday parties to teens grabbing something crunchy between classes; marketing emphasizes fun, sharing, and casual celebration rather than health. The label is straightforward: a short ingredient list (potatoes, vegetable oil, and salt) that can create a mild “simple ingredients” halo, though there are no organic or natural certifications and no child-specific mascots — the appeal is brand recognition and nostalgia more than health claims. In plain terms, these are industrially made, ready-to-eat potato chips: potatoes are sliced, fried in a blended vegetable oil, salted, and packaged at scale. Sensory details include a thin, crisp, brittle texture that shatters in the mouth, a clean salty hit with faint potato aroma, and a greasy sheen from frying; the party-size bag invites ritual — tear, pour into a communal bowl, crunch while watching sports or movies. Its role in American grocery culture is as a default, crowd-pleasing crunchy snack that signals casual togetherness.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 15.0
Servings per Container: 13
Calories160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat10g13%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Sodium170mg7%
Total Carbohydrate15g5%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars1g
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Potatoes,, Vegetable, Oil, (Canola,, Corn,, Soybean,, and/or, Sunflower, Oil),, and, Salt..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Corn - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Despite a short ingredient list, the product is an industrial, ready-to-eat formulation produced by large-scale frying and packaging processes, placing it in NOVA group 4 as an ultra-processed food.

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Common Questions about Frito Lay's Potato Chips Classic, Party Size

That depends on your definition of healthy! These chips are certainly not a health food, but they can fit into a balanced diet when enjoyed in moderation. With 160 calories and 10g of fat per serving, they’re more of an occasional treat than a daily staple.

Perfect For

game-day-prep
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

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