Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips - Nutrition and Ingredients
Nutrition & Ingredients Summary
One ounce of Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips (28 grams) contains 140 calories and 1 grams of protein. It consists of 71% carbohydrates, 4% protein, 21% fat, and less than 1% of water. Jump to Nutrition Analysis
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips contains 13 ingredients, which is similar to the average chips.
The recommended serving size is 1 ounce, or 28 grams, which is a smaller portion compared to the serving size of the average chips. Jump to Ingredient Analysis
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips have 140 calories per ounce or 500 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and fat.
58% of calories in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips are from carbohydrates, 39% of calories are from fat and 3% of calories are from protein.
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips contains 3% less calories than the average chips.
Carbohydrates
The majority, or 58% of the calories in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips are from carbohydrates.
The carbs are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (50% and 50%).
Sugar
One ounce of Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips has 2 grams of sugar or about 7% of daily recommended intake.
Compared to the average chips, Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips has 124% more sugar.
Fat
A substantial amount, or 39% of the calories in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips are from fat. It are high in total fat, with 6 grams or 9% of recommended daily values per ounce. Most of the fat in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips are healthier unsaturated fats.
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips are cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Compared to the average chips, Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips has 27% less total fat.
Protein
One ounce of Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips has 1 grams of protein or about 2% of daily recommended intake.
Sodium
One ounce of Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips has 170 milligrams of sodium or about 11% of daily recommended intake.
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips has about the same amount of sodium as the average chips.
Nutrition Facts
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Nutrition calculations are from Harvard Medical's nutrient guidelines [1] and USDA's food central database (2019) [2]. We calculated values from 2000 kCal daily recommended diet.
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Nutrition Comparison to Other Chips
Here is a table of nutritional differences between Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips and the average chips.
Comparing by equal weight (one
serving or 28 grams):
Nutrition comparison between Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips and the average chips,
1 serving (28g).
Nutrient
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips
Difference
Average/Median Chips
Calories
140kcal
-3%
142kcal
/
145kcal
Carbohydrates
20g
+23%
16g
/
16g
Sugar
2g
+124%
1g
/
1g
Dietary Fiber
2g
+55%
1g
/
1g
Total Fat
6g
-27%
8g
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8g
Saturated Fat
3g
+133%
2g
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1g
Trans Fat
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0g
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~
Cholesterol
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1mg
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~
Sodium
170mg
+1%
183mg
/
172mg
Protein
1g
-50%
2g
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2g
Calcium
38mg
+302%
18mg
/
9mg
Potassium
200mg
-25%
240mg
/
265mg
Ingredients
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips contains 13 ingredients, which is similar to the average chips (17.4 ingredients).
Its top ingredient is purple sweet potato, unlike most chips, where the top ingredient tends to be potato.
This chips contains sugar, salt, maltodextrin and citric acid, which are also common ingredients in many other chips.
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips contains palm oil or palm derivatives, unlike most chips, which are palm free.
Ingredients Compared to Other Chips
The ingredients in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips versus how frequently they appear in other chips:
How common the ingredients in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips are compared to other chips
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Ingredient
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Common
Very Common
Nearly Universal
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Purple Sweet Potato
2
Palm Olein Oil
3
Cane Sugar
4
Sea Salt
5
Maltodextrin
6
Yeast Extract
7
Garlic
8
Paprika
9
Parsley
10
Pepper
11
Rosemary
12
Onion
13
Citric Acid
FAQ
How much sugar is in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips?
One ounce of Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips has 2 grams of sugar or 7.1 grams per 100g.
Source: USDA
How many calories are in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips?
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips have 140 calories per ounce or 500 calories for every 100 grams.
Source: USDA
How healthy is Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips?
On the positive side, Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips has 55% more dietary fiber, 27% less total fat and 302% more calcium than the average chips. Unfortunately, it also has 124% more sugar, 133% more saturated fat, 1% more sodium, 50% less protein and 25% less potassium than the average chips.
Source: USDA
Is Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips vegan?
Verified vegan by the manufacturer, Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips does not contain any non-vegan ingrediennts.
Is Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips gluten-free?
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips is verfied gluten-free by the manufacturer.
Does Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips contain MSG?
Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips does not contain MSG (monosodium glutamate) in the ingredient list.
Source: USDA
What is the top ingredient in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips?
The top ingredient in Wai Lana Sweet Potato Chips is purple sweet potato.
Source: USDA
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SouperSage calculates the frequency of an ingredient in a category of branded foods, in this case chips.
For each item, we count each ingredient from the ingredients list provided to us from USDA's Food Central Database. [1] Then, we create a distribution of how common an ingredient shows up for that type of food.
The buckets for each ingredient category:
Nearly Universal - shows up in over 75% of items in the category
Very Common - shows up in 50-75% of items
Common - shows up in 20-50% of items
Uncommon - shows up in 10-20% of items
Very Uncommon & Extremely Uncommon - shows up in 10% or less of items
Nutrition Distributions
SouperSage calculates average nutritional content of a category of branded foods, in this case chips.
For each nutrient, we calculate the averages, medians and distribution of that nutrient in this category of food using data from USDA's Food Central Database. [1]
The differences marked in green are generally considered to be good for that category, less sugar, less sodium and more vitamins or minerals.
The differences marked in red are generally considered to be bad for that category, more saturated fat, more cholestrol and less vitamins and minerals.