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

Frito Lay's Potato Chips Lightly Salted, Party Size

Lay's
12.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
160
Calories
2g
Protein
1g
Sugars
70mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
11
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Lay's Frito Lay Potato Chips Lightly Salted, Party Size (12.5 oz) is the familiar, easy-to-grab large bag you’ll spot in the supermarket snack aisle, stacked on endcaps or shelves near other potato chips, pretzels, party dips, and soft drinks. It’s positioned for gatherings and high-traffic impulse buys — often placed close to checkout displays or the party foods section. This product fits weekend game days, movie nights, road trips and casual backyard gatherings; shoppers pick the party size for groups or to stock up for events. Brand positioning leans on American mainstream recognition: Lay’s markets ubiquity, portability, and simple flavor, appealing to families, hosts, and snack lovers who want a reliable, crowd-pleasing chip. The label highlights “Lightly Salted” to suggest a gentler sodium profile — a mild health halo — but there are no organic or natural certification badges; branding is straightforward rather than child-focused, with bright, recognizable yellow packaging that reads as wholesome and familiar rather than artisanal. In plain processing context: these are commercially made, cooked potato chips produced by large-scale frying and packaging operations. Sensory details: thin, crisp ridgeless chips with a dry, crunchy snap, a clean potato aroma and a subtle salt finish; the large polyethylene-lined bag is designed for portability and sharing, with the ritual of opening, passing around the bag, and reaching in with fingers or napkins at parties. The product’s story is one of convenience and tradition — a staple chip for communal moments where simple, crunchy satisfaction is the goal.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 15.0
Servings per Container: 13
Calories160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat10g13%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Sodium70mg3%
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?

Although made from simple-sounding ingredients (potatoes, vegetable oil, salt), the chips are industrially processed (frying, flavor and shelf-life management, large-scale packaging), which places them in the NOVA 4 ultra-processed category.

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

Well, 'healthy' can mean different things to different people. These chips are a fun snack option with a relatively low sodium level (just 70mg per serving) and no added sugars or preservatives. If you're looking for something to enjoy at a party or as a crunchy sidekick to your sandwich, they fit the bill nicely!

Perfect For

game-day-prep
movie-night
road-trip

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