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Ruffles Flamin' Hot Cheddar & Sour Cream Flavored Potato Chips: Longevity analysis
Quick answer
Special Occasion Choice
Ruffles flamin' hot cheddar & sour cream flavored potato chips received a Longevity Score of 22 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Fried, ultra-processed snack with seed oils, artificial colors, MSG, and flavorings; minimal fiber and protein for the calories. Strengths include real potato as the base ingredient and modest protein from whey and dairy, while main considerations include fried in seed oils with refined processing, artificial colors (yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5), and ultra-processed flavor system with msg and artificial flavors.
Longevity Score 22/100
What helped the score?
- Contains real potato as the base ingredient
- Modest protein from whey and dairy
What held the score back?
- Fried in seed oils with refined processing
- Artificial colors (Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5)
- Ultra-processed flavor system with MSG and artificial flavors
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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details
Product facts
- Product
- Ruffles Flamin' Hot Cheddar & Sour Cream Flavored Potato Chips
- Brand
- Ruffles
- Category
- Snacks (source: Chips, Pretzels & Snacks)
- GTIN / UPC
00028400695732- Serving size
- 28 g
- 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
Ruffles
Flamin' Hot Cheddar & Sour Cream Flavored Potato Chips
KarbCoach Recommendation
Special Occasion Choice
Fried, ultra-processed snack with seed oils, artificial colors, MSG, and flavorings; minimal fiber and protein for the calories.
What Stands Out
Low Fiber
1g fiber
4% DVArtificial Colors
Yellow 6 Lake
Added Sweetener
lactose
Contains Seed Oils
vegetable oil blend (canola, co…
Whole Foods
potatoes, cheddar cheese
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Key Positives
- Contains real potato as the base ingredient
- Modest protein from whey and dairy
Key Concerns
- Fried in seed oils with refined processing
- Artificial colors (Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5)
- Ultra-processed flavor system with MSG and artificial flavors
- Low fiber and high sodium per serving
Ingredient Signals
Primary protein
Whole-food ingredients
Processing signals
Additives
Seed oils
Artificial colors
Other sweeteners
Ingredients
Ingredient list
POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), SALT, WHEY, YEAST EXTRACT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CITRIC ACID, ONION POWDER, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, BLUE CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTERMILK, SODIUM DIACETATE, GARLIC POWDER, LACTOSE, LACTIC ACID, SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT)
Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.
Macronutrients
Calories
160
8% DVTotal Carbs
15g
5% DVProtein
2g
4% DVSaturated Fat
1.5g
8% DVFiber
1g
4% DVNet Carbs
14g
5% DVSugar
1g
Total Fat
10g
13% DVSodium
190mg
8% DVUnsaturated Fat
8.5g
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Nutrition at a Glance
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 160 | 8% DV |
| Total Carbs | 15g | 5% DV |
| Protein | 2g | 4% DV |
| Saturated Fat | 1.5g | 8% DV |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% DV |
| Net Carbs | 14g | 5% DV |
| Sugar | 1g | — |
| Total Fat | 10g | 13% DV |
| Sodium | 190mg | 8% DV |
| Unsaturated Fat | 8.5g | — |
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.
Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.
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-Spike Stability
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Low fiber (1g)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Heart-Healthy Eating
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Moderate-low sodium (190.1mg)
GLP-1 Eating Support
Watch-outsMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Lower protein (2g)
Low Sugar Lifestyle
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Sweetener signals (lactose)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Athletic Fueling
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Useful energy (160 kcal)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Workout Recovery
MixedAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Lower protein (2g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Strength & Protein Focus
Watch-outsAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Lower protein (2g)
Vegan
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "butter", "cream". See ingredients for details.)
Plant-Based
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "butter", "cream". See ingredients for details.)
Low-Carb Lifestyle
Watch-outsDietary 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 "maltodextrin". See ingredients for details.)
Keto-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Net carbs above typical keto snack range (14g)
Minimally Processed Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (lactose)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Whole-Food Focused Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Whole-Food Focused Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (lactose)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Sweetener signals (lactose)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Paleo-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Paleo-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Grain/legume ingredients (Mentions "corn". See ingredients for details.)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Healthy Fat Focus
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Healthy Fat Focus, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Higher unsaturated fat (8.5g)
Appetite & Portion Awareness
NeutralMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Vegetarian
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Pescatarian
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Pescatarian, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Low Gluten Eating
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Mediterranean-Style Eating
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Mediterranean-Style Eating, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
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Understanding the Longevity analysis
What the Longevity analysis evaluates
The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.
Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients
Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.
Who may prioritize Longevity
People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.
How Longevity differs from Food Integrity
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. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.
Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both
The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.
Common questions about this product
Is Ruffles Flamin' Hot Cheddar & Sour Cream Flavored Potato Chips highly processed?
Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-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?
Ruffles Flamin' Hot Cheddar & Sour Cream Flavored Potato Chips shows about 1.01g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.
Does it contain added sugar?
Ruffles Flamin' Hot Cheddar & Sour Cream Flavored Potato Chips: 1g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include lactose. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.
What helped the Longevity Score?
Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains real potato as the base ingredient; Modest protein from whey and dairy.
What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?
Key concerns noted include: Fried in seed oils with refined processing; Artificial colors (Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5); Ultra-processed flavor system with MSG and artificial flavors.
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.
Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis
- Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
- Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
- How the Longevity Score is calculated
- How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
- Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
- Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
- 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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