Lay's · Chips, Pretzels and Snacks
Potato Chips
One 1/2 oz (42.5g) serving of Potato Chips by Lay's has 230 calories, 2g of sugars and 220mg of sodium, as submitted by Frito-Lay Company to USDA (FoodData Central 1594176, record updated Jul 14, 2017). A newer USDA record of this product, under another barcode, is FoodData Central 1663991.
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1594176, available Mar 19, 2021; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Frito-Lay Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 42.5g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 028400629577
- Category
- Chips, Pretzels and Snacks
- Records
- 3 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other chips, pretzels and snacks
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 75% of the 10,242 chips, pretzels and snacks products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 35% of them.
Where the calories come from: 40% carbohydrate, 55% fat and 5% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among chips, pretzels and snacks: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 4.7 g | 3.6 g | 75% |
| Sodium | 518 mg | 607 mg | 35% |
| Protein | 7.1 g | 7.1 g | 26% |
| Calories | 541 | 500 | 90% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 10,242 products, one per barcode.
Other chips in this aisle
6,887 of the 10,242 chips, pretzels and snacks products are named chips. Per 100 g their median is 533 calories, 571 mg of sodium and 7.1 g of protein; 2,790 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Simply Balanced, Organic Spinach Corn Tortilla Chips SIMPLY BALANCED | 411 mg | 500 |
| Traditional Tortilla Chips LOS CANTORES | 411 mg | 500 |
| Blue Corn Tortilla Chips NOT A BRANDED ITEM | 411 mg | 500 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "chips", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, CORN, AND/OR CANOLA OIL), TZATZIKI SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN [MADE FROM CORN], NATURAL FLAVORS [INCLUDING NATURAL DILL FLAVOR, NATURAL CUCUMBER FLAVOR, AND NATURAL YOGURT TYPE FLAVOR], SALT, WHEY, DEXTROSE, ONION POWDER, SOUR CREAM [CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK], SPICES [INCLUDING PARSLEY], GARLIC POWDER, GUM ARABIC, CANOLA OIL, AND SUNFLOWER OIL)
The statement lists 3 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (sunflower, Corn. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jul 14, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Frito-Lay Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1594176).
More Lay's chips, pretzels and snacks
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay's, Potato Chips, Chinese Szechuan Chicken | 541 | 4.71 g | 494 mg |
| Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips | 541 | 7.06 g | 682 mg |
| Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips, Sour Cream; Onion | 541 | 4.71 g | 682 mg |
| Lay's, Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Indian Tikka Masala | 540 | 5.14 g | 540 mg |
| Crunchy Bbq Flavored Potato Chips | 540 | 4 g | 400 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Lay's Potato Chips?
230 per 1 1/2 oz (42.5g) serving, and 541 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Lay's Potato Chips?
220mg per serving (10% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Frito-Lay Company submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 14, 2017. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov