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Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Potato Chips

Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Potato Chips

per 18 chips (28 g):
15g
net carbs
9g
fats
2g
protein
150
calories

Is Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Potato Chips Keto?

Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Potato Chips is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like sugar, canola oil, and red #40.

Too Much Carbs!

Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Potato Chips should be avoided on keto because it is very high in net carbs (53.57g of net carbs per 100g serving).

It is important to limit your net carb consumption to 20g - 30g per day to stay in ketosis. You can calculate your ideal daily net carb allowance by using this keto macros calculator.

As an alternative, you may look for other chips that are low in net carbs.

Contains High-Glycemic Sweeteners

Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Potato Chips contains high-glycemic sweeteners like sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and maltodextrin. These sweeteners can raise your blood sugar level and prevent you from reaching ketosis.

As an alternative, you may look for other chips that use keto-friendly sweeteners like stevia, monk fruit, or erythritol.

You can check out our full list of best and worst sweeteners for keto here.

Contains Highly Refined Oils

Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Potato Chips contains highly refined canola oil, corn oil, and sunflower oil. These refined oils are prone to oxidation and may cause inflammation in the body.

Highly refined oils are usually extracted using high heat and chemicals. This process strips out the nutrients from the oil and replaces them with harmful chemicals.

It is important to get your fats from healthy sources so your body can burn clean fuel while on ketosis. You may check out our list of best and worst oils for keto here.

Contains Harmful Food Additives

Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Potato Chips contains red #40, yellow #5, and yellow #6 which are included in our list of food additives to avoid for keto.

Food additives are potentially harmful to health and should be avoided as much as possible.

Most of your diet should come from minimally processed foods to achieve a healthy weight loss on keto.

Net Carb Calculator

Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Potato Chips
15 g
net carbs
16 g
carbs
1 g
fiber / sugar alcohol
9 g
fats
2 g
protein
150
calories

Ingredients Checker

Ingredients

Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn And/Or Canola Oil), Flamin' Hot Seasoning (Salt, Yeast Extract, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Citric Acid, Sunflower Oil, Whey, Skim Milk, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin [Made From Corn], Artificial Color [Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake], Onion Powder, Sugar, Buttermilk, Corn Syrup Solids, Lactose, And Garlic Powder).

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