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Pictsweet Sweet Potato Waffle Fries
Frozen Foods
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Pictsweet Sweet Potato Waffle Fries

Pictsweet Farms
20 oz
Available at Foodtown
170
Calories
2g
Protein
3g
Sugars
160mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
18
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Pictsweet Farms Sweet Potato Waffle Fries arrive in the frozen aisle, grouped with other frozen fries, sweet potato sides and packaged vegetables—usually near branded frozen vegetables and ready-to-heat sides. They read as an easy upgrade to grocery carts headed for casual dinners, weeknight sides, or weekend game-day spreads. Shoppers buy them on convenience-focused trips, for busy family meals, or to round out a BBQ or potluck. The brand leans on a farm-to-freezer story: Pictsweet positions itself as a legacy vegetable producer offering “100% All Natural Vegetables,” so marketing skews toward practical, family-oriented consumers who want a straightforward, slightly healthier alternative to typical frozen fries. Packaging highlights natural claims (sea salt, “all natural”) and a photo-forward look; there’s no organic badge and the product uses simple, family-friendly language—its waffle shape and bright orange color also have mild kid appeal. Label characteristics emphasize simplicity and minimal seasoning rather than bold kid-targeted mascots. In plain processing context, these are pre-cut, frozen sweet potatoes treated with oils, wheat flour/starch and a small amount of stabilizer and color—made for consistent texture and crisping in an air fryer or oven. Sensory notes: expect a pronounced sweet potato aroma, a tender, sweet interior and crisp, ridged edges that brown in high heat; the waffle cut gives extra crunch surface area. Packaging is a resealable frozen bag designed for easy storage; ritual use often involves popping a batch straight into an air fryer or oven while preparing burgers, sandwiches or a family-style meal.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 5
Servings per Container: 7
Calories170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat9g12%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Sodium160mg7%
Total Carbohydrate20g7%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars3g
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

Sweet, Potatoes,, Soybean, Oil,, Unbleached, Wheat, Flour,, Unmodified, Wheat, Starch,, Sea, Salt,, Extractive, of, Paprika, (Color),, Guar, Gum..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Extractive of Paprika (Color) - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo Additive

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains industrial additives (guar gum, added starches), refined wheat flour and oil in a ready-to-heat frozen format—characteristics consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed).

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Common Questions about Pictsweet Sweet Potato Waffle Fries

Healthiness can be pretty subjective! These waffle fries are made primarily from sweet potatoes, which are packed with nutrients, but they do contain some added ingredients like soybean oil and unbleached wheat flour. If you're looking for a tasty side that’s not loaded with preservatives or artificial sweeteners, they fit the bill, but they’re not exactly a superfood.

Perfect For

game-day-prep
weekend-brunch
movie-night

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