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Popchips Potato Chips  Barbeque
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Popchips Potato Chips Barbeque

Popchips
5 oz
Available at Foodtown
130
Calories
2g
Protein
2g
Sugars
190mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
41
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Popchips Potato Chips Barbeque (5 oz) sits squarely in the supermarket snack aisle alongside other chips, crisps, and pretzels — often near light or better-for-you chip alternatives and curated endcaps for party snacks. You’ll spot it on family grocery runs, game-day shopping, or when someone grabs a single bag for a movie night or road trip. The brand positions itself as a modern, slightly healthier take on traditional chips: youthful, convenience-oriented, and geared toward millennial and Gen Z shoppers who want indulgence with a perceived lighter footprint (the familiar “popped not fried” positioning is part of Popchips’ cultural identity). Packaging tends to carry health-halo cues — bright colors, flavor callouts, and wording that suggests simplicity — but there’s no organic certification listed on the ingredient panel provided. In plain language, this is an industrially made, ready-to-eat savory snack with added flavoring and texturizing ingredients. Sensory experience is immediately accessible: a light, airy crunch rather than a dense fry, with a tangy-sweet barbeque seasoning profile (sweet notes from brown sugar and sugar, tomato and smoky paprika, garlic and onion powder for savoriness). The 5 oz foil-lined bag is designed for grab-and-go convenience and sharing; ritual uses include passing the bag at parties, tucking one into a lunch, or pairing with sandwiches for an on-the-go lunch. Overall, it reads as a casual, social snack product that balances taste and convenience while relying on industrial processing and flavor systems to deliver a consistent barbeque chip experience.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0 oz
Servings per Container: 5
Calories130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat4.5g6%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium190mg8%
Total Carbohydrate20g7%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars2g
Added Sugars2g4%
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

Potato,, Rice, Flour,, Vegetable, Oil, (Sunflower,, Safflower, and/or, Expeller, Pressed, Canola),, Potato, Starch,, Sugar,, Tapioca, Maltodextrin,, Salt,, Brown, Sugar,, Tomato, Powder,, Garlic, Powder,, Onion, Powder,, Spices,, Natural, Flavors,, Citric, Acid, (a),, Paprika, Extract, [Color],, Paprika., (a)Citric, Acid, is, Added, for, Flavor..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Safflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Paprika Extract - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo Additive

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?

Contains industrially processed ingredients like maltodextrin and 'natural flavors' and is a ready-to-eat packaged snack, which fits the NOVA ultraprocessed category. The product formulation and manufacturing deliver a hyper-palatable, shelf-stable snack typical of NOVA 4 foods.

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Common Questions about Popchips Potato Chips Barbeque

Healthy can be a bit of a moving target, right? These chips are lower in calories compared to traditional fried chips, with only 130 calories per ounce. However, they're still a processed snack, so while they can fit into a balanced diet, they shouldn't be your main source of nutrition.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
road-trip

Vibe:

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