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Open Nature Potato, Tomato, Spinach Veggie Sticks Made With Sea Salt: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Open Nature

Quick answer

Mixed integrity

Open Nature potato, tomato, spinach veggie sticks made with sea salt received a Food Integrity Score of 74 out of 100 (mixed integrity). This reflects moderately processed and moderate additive load. This is a moderately engineered veggie snack that uses real vegetable powders alongside refined starches, oil, and added sugar. The vegetable content is more of a flavor and color accent than a whole-food base. It reads better as an occasional snack than an everyday staple. Main considerations include refined starches and added cane sugar, refined seed oil, sunflower and/or canola, and color additives used for visual appeal. Simpler options: Look for roasted vegetable chips with only vegetables, oil, and salt; choose snacks that name a specific oil and avoid added sugar.

Food Integrity Score 74/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Moderately processed
  • Moderate additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Refined starches and added cane sugar
  • Refined seed oil, sunflower and/or canola
  • Color additives used for visual appeal

Simpler options to consider

  • Look for roasted vegetable chips with only vegetables, oil, and salt
  • Choose snacks that name a specific oil and avoid added sugar

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Open Nature Potato, Tomato, Spinach Veggie Sticks Made With Sea Salt
Category
Snacks (source: Chips, Pretzels & Snacks)
GTIN / UPC
00021130302574
Serving size
28 g (1 oz)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Food Integrity results

Potato, Tomato, Spinach Veggie Sticks Made With Sea Salt

Open Nature

Mixed integrity

Warning Signs

Canola and/or sunflower oil, cane sugar, and potato starch show up as refined inputs in this snack.

Consider This

Potato starch, potato flour, corn starch, and color additives like turmeric and beetroot powder are typical of factory-formulated snack builds.

Good Substitutes

Try roasted vegetable chips or homemade baked veggie crisps using whole vegetables, a little olive oil, and sea salt.

Overall Assessment

Mixed integrity

This is a moderately engineered veggie snack that uses real vegetable powders alongside refined starches, oil, and added sugar. The vegetable content is more of a flavor and color accent than a whole-food base. It reads better as an occasional snack than an everyday staple.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Refined starches and added cane sugar
  • Refined seed oil, sunflower and/or canola
  • Color additives used for visual appeal

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Cane Sugar — Refined added sweetener
  • Vegetable Oil (Sunflower and/or Canola Oil) — Refined seed oil, type unspecified

Highest concern ingredients

  • Vegetable Oil (Sunflower and/or Canola Oil) (6/10) — Refined seed oil with unspecified type.
  • Cane Sugar (4/10) — Refined added sweetener.
  • Potassium Chloride (4/10) — Mineral salt substitute functioning as a formulation helper.

Better choice tips

  • Look for roasted vegetable chips with only vegetables, oil, and salt.
  • Choose snacks that name a specific oil and avoid added sugar.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

VEGGIE STICKS (POTATO STARCH, POTATO FLOUR, TOMATO PASTE, CORN STARCH, SALT, CANE SUGAR, SPINACH POWDER, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, TURMERIC [COLOR], BEETROOT POWDER [COLOR]), VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL), SEA SALT.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Vegetable Oil (Sunflower and/or Canola Oil)Concern 6/10 — Moderate concernRefined oilWatchlist · Vague label term

    What this is

    Refined oil

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Refined seed oils are a common watchlist item for many users.

    Additional note

    Refined seed oil; exact oil type unspecified.

    Family watchlist

    Refined seed oil, unspecified type.

  2. Cane SugarConcern 4/10 — Mild concernSweetenerWatchlist

    What this is

    Sweetener

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Added refined sugar is worth noting for users tracking sweeteners.

    Additional note

    Refined sweetener added to the veggie sticks.

    Family watchlist

    Refined added sweetener.

  3. Potassium ChlorideConcern 4/10 — Mild concernMineral saltAdditive

    What this is

    Mineral salt

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Additive load

    Why it matters

    Functions as a formulation helper rather than a whole food.

    Additional note

    Mineral salt substitute used for sodium reduction or flavor.

  4. Potato StarchConcern 3/10 — Mild concernRefined starch

    What this is

    Refined starch

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Refined starch adds bulk and crispness rather than whole-food nutrition.

    Additional note

    Refined starch extracted from potatoes.

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  1. Corn StarchConcern 3/10 — Mild concernRefined starch

    What this is

    Refined starch

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Added starch supports crisp texture in a refined way.

    Additional note

    Refined starch used for texture.

  2. Turmeric [Color]Concern 3/10 — Mild concernColor additiveAdditive

    What this is

    Color additive

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Additive load

    Why it matters

    Listed as a color, so it serves a visual formulation role.

    Additional note

    Listed as a color additive.

  3. Beetroot Powder [Color]Concern 3/10 — Mild concernColor additiveAdditive

    What this is

    Color additive

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Additive load

    Why it matters

    Listed as a color, so it serves a visual formulation role.

    Additional note

    Listed as a color additive.

  4. Potato FlourConcern 2/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Milled potato is a fairly recognizable base ingredient.

    Additional note

    Dried and milled potato ingredient.

  5. Tomato PasteConcern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Tomato paste is a recognizable whole-food ingredient.

    Additional note

    Concentrated tomato, a recognizable food.

  6. Spinach PowderConcern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Processed

    Why it matters

    Spinach powder is a recognizable vegetable ingredient.

    Additional note

    Dried and powdered spinach.

  7. SaltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Salt is a simple seasoning ingredient.

    Additional note

    Basic seasoning.

  8. Sea SaltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Sea salt is a simple seasoning ingredient.

    Additional note

    Basic seasoning.

Food Integrity is an ingredient-based estimate of how simple and recognizable a food's formulation appears. It is not a medical safety rating. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

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  • Vegetarian

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "spinach", "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

  • Vegan

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegan, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "spinach", "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Plant-Based

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "spinach", "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low-Carb Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "potato starch", "corn starch". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

  • Keto-Style Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "potato starch", "corn starch". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Open Nature Potato, Tomato, Spinach Veggie Sticks Made With Sea Salt highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Moderately processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Open Nature Potato, Tomato, Spinach Veggie Sticks Made With Sea Salt shows about 1.01g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Open Nature Potato, Tomato, Spinach Veggie Sticks Made With Sea Salt: 1g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Cane sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains some vegetable-derived ingredients (tomato paste, spinach powder); Modest fiber at about 1g per serving; Relatively short ingredient list.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined potato and corn starches as primary base; Sunflower/canola oil is a prominent seed oil; Turmeric and beetroot color additives.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same snacks differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

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Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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