Chips and puffed snacks
Chips and puffed snacks sold in Japanese supermarkets and specialty stores (2 products reviewed; 0 with zero food additives, averaging 4.5 additives per item). Every ingredient on the back of the package is transcribed in Japanese as printed and explained in English.
Chips and puffed snacks
2 products
カルビー じゃがりこ サラダ
じゃがいも(国産)、植物油、乾燥じゃがいも、脱脂粉乳、粉末植物油脂、乳等を主要原料とする食品、食塩、乾燥にんじん、パセリ、こしょう/乳化剤(大豆由来)、調味料(アミノ酸等)、酸化防止剤(V.E、V.C、チャ抽出物)、香料、乳成分・大豆
東ハト キャラメルコーン 70g
コーングリッツ(国内製造)、砂糖、植物油脂、落花生、マーガリン、麦芽糖、食塩、カラメルソース、キャラメルペースト/ソルビトール、カラメル色素、香料、調味料(アミノ酸等)、カロチノイド色素、(一部に乳成分・落花生・アーモンド・大豆を含む)
How to read Japanese chips and puffed snacks labels
When comparing chips and puffed snacks (スナック菓子) sold in Japan, the mandatory label block on the back or side of the package provides the exact ingredient breakdown required under Japan's Food Labeling Standards (or Household Goods Quality Labeling Act for detergents and cosmetics). On Urayomi, we photograph or verify the official manufacturer disclosure for each item and separate base ingredients from food additives.
Products reviewed on this shelf include カルビー じゃがりこ サラダ (カルビー, 4 additives) and 東ハト キャラメルコーン 70g (東ハト, 5 additives).
- How many chips and puffed snacks products on Urayomi contain no food additives?
- Out of 2 chips and puffed snacks products whose Japanese back-of-package labels we have transcribed on Urayomi, 0 products are made with zero food additives, and 2 contain one or more food additives (an average of 4.5 food additives per product).
- What ingredients and food additives appear most often on Japanese chips and puffed snacks labels?
- The most common primary ingredients across these 2 products are 食塩, じゃがいも, 植物油, 乾燥じゃがいも, 脱脂粉乳. Frequently used food additives include 調味料(アミノ酸等), 香料, 乳化剤(大豆由来), 酸化防止剤(V.E、V.C、チャ抽出物), ソルビトール.
- How do you check for food additives on a Japanese chips and puffed snacks package?
- Under Japan's Food Labeling Standards, food ingredients are listed first in descending order by weight, followed by a full-width slash (/) or line break, after which all food additives (such as emulsifiers, seasonings, or preservatives) are listed.
To paste and analyze any Japanese ingredient list (原材料名) yourself, use the Ingredient Checker, or browse our Ingredients A–Z and Food Additive Database comparing Japan's rules with EU (EFSA) and US regulations.