Are Packaged Potato Chips Really Made From Potatoes? Find Out Here

Not Sliced Potatoes

[{"selector":"#anim-11f04991-0d27-408d-a2ce-93b6e7a257c8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] You may be inclined to think that potato chips are simply made from sliced potatoes, but they’re not. Credits: Unsplash

Packaged Chips

[{"selector":"#anim-c350cb55-d531-4e21-808e-16a48c1e8fa3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(1.4210854715202004e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] If you ever read the ingredients side of packed potato chips, you’ll often find potato starch, potato flakes or potato compounds in the list of ingredients used. Credits: Unsplash

Are They Potatoes?

[{"selector":"#anim-c533a527-7a8e-41b5-ad44-85779c424ae1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Well, technically yes. They are potatoes. Credits: Unsplash

What Are They?

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Shaped Into Slices

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Other Ingredients

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Are They Healthy?

[{"selector":"#anim-16677fde-67d1-4bd2-83bd-91328ccdfdb1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Store-bought chips are in general not healthy. The kind of oil they use for frying, the levels of sodium and other additives make it quite unhealthy. Credits: Unsplash

Home-Made Chips

[{"selector":"#anim-d0415a3b-ec68-4768-91c6-87144c7c738b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Making chips at home is a better alternative as you know what went into its making. Credits: Unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-fd77ab12-d896-416c-b8b8-2c6ff5c12746 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Did you know that packaged potato chips weren’t actually made of sliced potatoes? Credits: Unsplash