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Lay's Stax Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps

Lay's Stax Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps

per 12 crisps (28 g):
16g
net carbs
8g
fats
1g
protein
140
calories

Is Lay's Stax Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps Keto?

Lay's Stax Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like sugar, corn oil, and modified starch.

Too Much Carbs!

Lay's Stax Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps should be avoided on keto because it is very high in net carbs (57.14g 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 Stax Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps contains high-glycemic sweeteners like sugar, dextrose, 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 Stax Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps contains highly refined corn oil, cottonseed 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 Modified Starch

Modified Starch is a controversial additive that is 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 Stax Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps
16 g
net carbs
17 g
carbs
1 g
fiber / sugar alcohol
8 g
fats
1 g
protein
140
calories

Ingredients Checker

Ingredients

Dried Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed, Sunflower, And/Or Corn Oil), Unmodified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, And Less Than 2% Of The Following: Sugar, Salt, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Sodium Diacetate, Lactose, Mono- And Diglycerides, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Monosodium Glutamate, Malic Acid, Skim Milk, Buttermilk, Disodium Inosinate, And Disodium Guanylate.

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