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Veggie Straws

Moderate concern

Despite marketing implying a vegetable serving, veggie straws are nutritionally similar to potato chips: high in refined starch, sodium, and added oil, with negligible vegetable content. Frequent consumption contributes to the same dietary concerns as other fried or baked refined-starch snacks.

What it is

A processed snack product made primarily from potato starch and potato flour with small amounts of vegetable powders (tomato, spinach) for color.

Sold as a finished snack; the term may appear as a compound ingredient in multi-pack snack assortments.

Why it's flagged

High in sodium and refined starch
Minimal actual vegetable content despite branding
Often fried in oils high in linoleic acid

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Conventional food

European Union — EFSA

Conventional food

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