Also called: Tortilla chips and salsa, chips with dip, totopos con salsa, chips com molho, chips aur salsa, चिप्स और साल्सा, چپس اور سالسا, chips ebong salsa, চিপস এবং সালসা, chips matrum salsa, சிப்ஸ் மற்றும் சல்சா, chips mariyu salsa, చిప్స్ మరియు సల్సా, chips ate salsa, ਚਿਪਸ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਲਸਾ, chips ane salsa, ચિપ્સ અને સાલસા, chips ani salsa, चिप्स आणि साल्सा, chips mattu salsa, ಚಿಪ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಲ್ಸಾ, chipsum salsayum, ചിപ്സും സാൽസയും, yumi pian pei salsa jiang, 玉米片配萨尔萨酱, chippu to sarusa, チップスとサルサ, chipseu wa salsa, 칩스와 살사, chips lae salsa, ชิปส์และซัลซ่า, chips kai salsa, τσιπς και σάλσα, chips wa salsa, تشيبس وصلصة, chips va salsa, چیپس و سالسا, chips ena salsa, ቺፕስ እና ሳልሳ, chipsy s salsoy, чипсы с сальсой, chipsy z salsoyu, чипси з сальсою
Nutrient score: Fair
Goodness for its calories, 25 to 100.
How is this worked out?
The nutrient score shows how much goodness a food gives for its calories, from 25 to 100. Every food gets at least 25. It is the same for everyone.
It adds up how much of 11 nutrients people need the food gives for its calories: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. Each counts up to a full day’s worth for the calories. It then takes points off for saturated fat, added sugar and sodium above a fair share for the calories.
75 and over: Excellent. 60 to 74: Very good. 45 to 59: Good. 35 to 44: Fair. 25 to 34: Low.
The formula (from the food’s values per 100 g):
- Share of the day: the food’s kcal per 100 g ÷ 2,000 (under 40 kcal per 100 g, such as a herb or tea, counts as 40 kcal).
- 11 nutrients to encourage: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. For each: amount ÷ (Daily Value × share), at most 1. Add them up.
- 3 nutrients to limit: saturated fat, added sugar and sodium, each with its U.S. FDA daily limit. For each: amount ÷ (limit × share) − 1, only when above 0 and at most 3. Add them up.
- Result = 100 × (step 2 − 2 × step 3) ÷ 11, kept between 0 and 100.
- Score = 25 + 0.75 × result, rounded. The scale runs from 25 to 100 instead of 0 to 100: every edible food gets at least 25, and the order doesn’t change.
It follows the Nutrient Rich Foods index (NRF 9.3) with the U.S. FDA Daily Values for a 2,000 kcal day. Different from the published index: folate and zinc are added (11 nutrients instead of 9), the nutrients to limit count double and each at most three times its share, the 40 kcal floor, and the 25 to 100 scale. When some of the values it needs are unknown, the score is shown as “about”.
A food’s values are estimates.
Sources: Drewnowski A. Defining nutrient density: development and validation of the Nutrient Rich Foods index. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009;28(4):421S-426S; U.S. FDA, Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.
A low score doesn’t make a food bad: treats and festive dishes have their place. Use the score to compare similar foods. In the GapPlate app you also see how much of the gaps in your day a serving fills.
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