Palm Oil Free Chips

We ran 1,875 chips through our palm oil free rules: 24 pass, 12 need a label check, and 113 don't make it.

Crisps are fried in oil, and which oil is the whole question here. Sunflower and rapeseed dominate the European packs; palm shows up in tortilla chips, extruded snacks and many multipacks made for price. When the bag only says "vegetable oil", assume the question is open and look for a named oil on the back.

You can eat these

Cheese & Bacon Balls

Cheese & Bacon Balls

Passes the check
Doritos Thai Sweet Chilli

Doritos Thai Sweet Chilli

Passes the check
DORITOS ORIGINAL SALTED CORN CHIPS

DORITOS ORIGINAL SALTED CORN CHIPS

Passes the check
Cheese Supreme Corn Chips

Cheese Supreme Corn Chips

Passes the check
Wafers

Wafers

Passes the check
Lays Cream and Onion Patato Chips

Lays Cream and Onion Patato Chips

Passes the check
Lay's Potato Chips

Lay's Potato Chips

Passes the check
Salted Egg Chips

Salted Egg Chips

Passes the check
Amaizin organic tortilla chips paprika

Amaizin organic tortilla chips paprika

Passes the check
Spar Tortilla Chips Nacho Cheese

Spar Tortilla Chips Nacho Cheese

Passes the check
Lay's Salted

Lay's Salted

Passes the check
Nature Tortilla chips de maïs

Nature Tortilla chips de maïs

Passes the check
light, 33% weniger Fett, Gesalzen

light, 33% weniger Fett, Gesalzen

Passes the check
Bits Twisties Honey Barbecue 30g

Bits Twisties Honey Barbecue 30g

Passes the check
Paprika chips

Paprika chips

Passes the check
Super chips deep american BBQ flavour

Super chips deep american BBQ flavour

Passes the check
Doritos Flamin' Hot nacho cheese

Doritos Flamin' Hot nacho cheese

Passes the check
Pickles Flavour

Pickles Flavour

Passes the check
Doritos

Doritos

Passes the check
Wokkels paprika

Wokkels paprika

Passes the check
Lays paprika

Lays paprika

Passes the check
Naturel Chips

Naturel Chips

Passes the check
Super Chips Naturel

Super Chips Naturel

Passes the check
Lays Oven Baked roasted paprika

Lays Oven Baked roasted paprika

Passes the check

Where the traps are

What actually disqualifies chips from a palm oil free diet, counted across 60 of the 113 products that fail:

palm oil
21 products
palm oil, flagged by the open food facts ingredient analysis
17 products
palmolein
13 products
palm olein
10 products

Check the label first

For these, the data is incomplete or an ingredient can go either way. We say so instead of guessing. Tap one to see exactly what's unclear.

Eta Spuds Ripple Cut Ready Salted 150G

Eta Spuds Ripple Cut Ready Salted 150G

Check the label
White Corn Tortilla Strips

White Corn Tortilla Strips

Check the label
Honey Soy Chicken Flavoured Potato Chips

Honey Soy Chicken Flavoured Potato Chips

Check the label
Rolled tortilla chips

Rolled tortilla chips

Check the label
KFC original recipe chicken lay's

KFC original recipe chicken lay's

Check the label
Cheetos

Cheetos

Check the label
Smoked paprika potato chips

Smoked paprika potato chips

Check the label
Doritos tex-mex

Doritos tex-mex

Check the label
Sabor Campesinas

Sabor Campesinas

Check the label
Patatas Lay's Sal

Patatas Lay's Sal

Check the label
Farofa de mandioca sabor picanha

Farofa de mandioca sabor picanha

Check the label
Choclitos Limon

Choclitos Limon

Check the label

Verdicts are automated checks based on Open Food Facts data. Formulations change, so always confirm on the physical label.