20120805 - Nutritional balance of potato chips - 2012

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(Note: A revised version of this article exists³)
[<Normal page] [PEREZGONZALEZ Jose D (2012). Nutritional balance of potato chips. Journal of Knowledge Advancement & Integration (ISSN 1177-4576), 2012, pages 237-241.]

Table of Contents

Potato chips' BNI

International standards

Generalization potential

Potato chips' BNI

Perezgonzalez assessed the nutritional balance of potato chips in 2012, as part of a research on the nutritional composition of snacks in New Zealand.

Potato chips had, on average, a highly unbalanced nutritional composition (BNI 70.12f), being particularly biased towards excess of fat. They were also low in sugar, high in saturated fat and sodium, and low in protein, carbohydrate and fiber.

Illustration 1: Nutrition information (potato chips)

BNI	70.12f	0.00

Food, 100g	2012	Ideal
Protein	5.9	25.9
Carbohydrate	50.6	71.3
Sugar	1.7	< 13.0
Fat	32.5	14.4
Saturated fat	11.9	< 5.8
Fiber	4.4*	7.8
Sodium	0.369	< 0.519
Kcal	518.5	518.5
kJul	2169.4	2169.4
() Fiber content estimated from USDA database.*

Illustration 2: Nutritional profile (potato chips)

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max		s	sf		na
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ideal % = grey cells; actual % = asterisk (*)

International standards

Potato chips appeared as moderately to highly unbalanced according to international Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDIs).

Illustration 3: Nutritional balance across international RDIs

Potato chips	(dietIndex)	70.12	67.18	56.64	57.27	46.16

Product100g	Company	BNI	WHO	US/CAN	AUS/NZ	UK
Bluebird Light Plus sour cream & chives	Bluebird	65.36	65.36	51.58	51.58	51.58
Copper Kettle Chips vintage cheddar & red onion	Copper Kettle Chips	71.86	71.86	59.62	59.62	59.62
Copper Kettle Chips wood fired BBQ	Copper Kettle Chips	71.91	71.91	59.62	59.62	59.62
Copper Kettle Chips sea salt	Copper Kettle Chips	73.04	73.04	63.04	63.04	63.04
Heartland Potato Chips sour cream & chives	Heartland	77.31	77.31	66.48	66.48	66.48
Eta Kettles honey soy chicken	Griffin's	77.99	77.99	64.21	64.21	64.21
Pams Kettle Fried Chips ready salted	Pams	79.09	79.09	69.09	69.09	69.09
Eta Kettles ready salted	Griffin's	79.09	79.09	69.09	69.09	69.09
Pams Classic chicken	Pams	79.24	79.24	69.15	69.15	69.15
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Ripple Cut chicken	Griffin's	79.48	79.48	68.95	68.95	68.95
Heartland Potato Chips chicken	Heartland	79.58	79.58	66.12	66.12	66.12
Eta Kettles BBQ	Griffin's	79.75	79.75	65.90	65.90	65.90
Pams Classic salt & vinegar	Pams	79.84	79.84	69.84	69.84	69.84
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Ripple Cut sour cream & chives	Griffin's	80.00	80.00	70.00	70.00	70.00
Heartland Potato Chips shouthern salt	Heartland	80.05	80.05	70.05	70.05	70.05
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Thick Cut sour cream & onion	Griffin's	80.07	80.07	68.09	68.09	68.09
Eta Kettles Krinkle Cut black pepper & salt	Griffin's	80.16	80.16	65.85	65.85	65.85
Bluebird Thick Cut crispy bacon	Bluebird	80.51	80.51	68.06	68.06	68.06
Eta UpperCuts Delicut sea salt & balsamic vinegar	Griffin's	81.04	81.04	70.47	70.47	70.47
Pams Classic sour cream & chives	Pams	81.21	81.21	69.21	69.21	69.21
Signature Range Crinkle Cut sour cream & chives	SR Brands	81.21	81.21	69.21	69.21	69.21
Signature Range Crinkle Cut chicken	SR Brands	81.39	81.39	69.34	69.34	69.34
Pams Classic cheese & onion	Pams	81.53	81.53	69.99	69.99	69.99
Eta UpperCuts Delicut chargrilled chicken & herb	Griffin's	81.59	81.59	70.12	70.12	70.12
Bluebird Thin Cut stuffed baked potato	Bluebird	81.70	81.70	68.88	68.88	68.88
Bluebird Original ready salted	Bluebird	82.09	82.09	72.09	72.09	72.09
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Thin Cut ready salted	Griffin's	82.17	82.17	72.17	72.17	72.17
Pams Classic ready salted	Pams	82.38	82.38	72.38	72.38	72.38
Signature Range Crinkle Cut ready salted	SR Brands	82.38	82.38	72.38	72.38	72.38
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Ripple Cut ready salted	Griffin's	82.38	82.38	72.38	72.38	72.38
Solay Potato Crisps sea salt	Solay	82.38	82.38	72.38	72.38	72.38
Pams Classic green onion	Pams	82.65	82.65	69.08	69.08	69.08
Signature Range Crinkle Cut green onion	SR Brands	82.65	82.65	69.08	69.08	69.08
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Ripple Cut spring onion	Griffin's	82.65	82.65	69.08	69.08	69.08
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Thin Cut chicken	Griffin's	82.68	82.68	68.76	68.76	68.76
Freedom Foods potato chips no added salt	Freedom Foods	83.23	83.23	73.23	73.23	73.23
Eta UpperCuts Delicut sweet chilli relish	Griffin's	83.73	83.73	70.61	70.61	70.61
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Ripple Cut the works	Griffin's	83.80	83.80	69.89	69.89	69.89
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Thick Cut ready salted	Griffin's	83.96	83.96	70.88	70.88	70.88
Eta Kettles Krinkle Cut rack of ribs	Griffin's	84.27	84.27	69.37	69.37	69.37
Solay Potato Crisps sour cream & chives	Solay	84.41	84.41	71.46	71.46	71.46
Eta UpperCuts Delicut sea salt	Griffin's	84.49	84.49	74.49	74.49	74.49
Pams Classic BBQ	Pams	85.26	85.26	71.02	71.02	71.02
Eta Kettles roast lamb & mint	Griffin's	85.47	85.47	71.03	71.03	71.03
Eta Kettles spare ribs	Griffin's	87.12	87.12	72.22	72.22	72.22
Countdown Crinkle Cut Jumbo Bag ready salted	SR Brands	90.99	90.99	80.99	80.99	80.99
Heartland Potato Chips green onion	Heartland	92.46	92.46	76.92	76.92	76.92
Bluebird Original salt & vinegar	Bluebird	92.61	92.61	77.14	77.14	77.14
Copper Kettle Chips sea salt & vinegar	Copper Kettle Chips	92.73	92.73	76.56	76.56	76.56
Bluebird Local Harvest chicken	Bluebird	94.29	94.29	79.04	79.04	79.04
Bluebird Thick Cut sour cream & chives	Bluebird	96.03	96.03	80.44	80.44	80.44
Bluebird Local Harvest salt & vinegar	Bluebird	98.26	98.26	82.75	82.75	82.75
Bluebird Thin Cut chicken	Bluebird	98.35	98.35	83.12	83.12	83.12
Heartland Potato Chips salt & vinegar	Heartland	98.60	98.60	82.38	82.38	82.38
Bluebird Original chicken	Bluebird	98.77	98.77	83.45	83.45	83.45
Bluebird Original green onion	Bluebird	100.15	100.15	84.74	84.74	84.74
Eta Kettles Krinkle Cut extreme salt & vinegar	Griffin's	105.29	105.29	87.99	87.99	87.99
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Thin Cut salt & vinegar	Griffin's	105.88	105.88	89.29	89.29	89.29
Pams Kettle Fried Chips salt & vinegar	Pams	107.57	107.57	90.39	90.39	90.39
Eta Kettles salt & vinegar	Griffin's	107.57	107.57	90.39	90.39	90.39
Solay Potato Crisps salt & vinegar	Solay	109.54	109.54	93.02	93.02	93.02
Signature Range Crinkle Cut salt & vinegar	SR Brands	110.47	110.47	93.29	93.29	93.29
Eta UpperCuts Spuds Ripple Cut salt & vinegar	Griffin's	115.85	115.85	97.96	97.96	97.96
(Source: Perezgonzalez, 2012²)

Methods

Research approach

Exploratory study.

Data

The research sample included 63 potato chip products², collected in a convenient manner.

Materials & analysis

Relevant data were collated, then assessed using the Balanced Nutrition Index™ (BNI™) technology (see Perezgonzalez, 2011¹). SPSS-v18 was used for the computation of variables, including BNI and international indexes, and statistical analyses.

Generalization potential

Most of the products were either produced locally or imported from Australia. The results of this study may, thus, be generalizable to the following populations (in order of decreasing generalization power):

Australia.
Internationally, if one assumes potato chip products to be of approximately similar nutritional composition anywhere.

References

1. PEREZGONZALEZ Jose D (2011). Balanced Nutrition Index™ (BNI™). Journal of Knowledge Advancement & Integration (ISSN 1177-4576), 2011, pages 20-21.

2. PEREZGONZALEZ Jose D (2012). Tasty taytos. The Balanced Nutrition Index (ISSN 1177-8849), 2012, issue 5.

+++ Notes +++

3. The second edition revises the interpretations of unbalance.

Want to know more?

BNI™ database: The database offers individual nutrition analyses for food, including the foods referred to in above article.
BNI™ journal (2012, issue 5) - Tasty taytos: This issue of the Balanced Nutrition Index™ journal collates all BNI™ nutrition information about the original sample in a single book.
Wiki of Science - Nutritional balance of foods: This Wiki of Science page collates information about several foods on a single page and provides useful links to the appropriate files.