Potato chips

as eaten · per 100 g: 532 kcal · 6.4 g protein · 3.1 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Fat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

5% of kcal

4% water

6 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

32%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 532
Protein: (5%); 6 g
Fat: (56%); 34 g
Carbohydrates: (39%); 54 g
of which sugar: <1 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sodium: 527 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Salty snacks

Higher-scoring salty snacks, ranked by fullness per calorie.

Compare Potato chips with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #169677 — listed by USDA as “Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.