Beef Tallow Kettle Chips

Common questions

Is Beef Tallow Kettle Chips healthy?

Beef Tallow Kettle Chips scores 65/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. This product uses beef tallow as a cooking fat, which is a less processed and more stable option compared to seed oils, contributing positively to its score.

How processed is Beef Tallow Kettle Chips?

Beef Tallow Kettle Chips is NOVA Group 3: Processed Foods.

Which ingredients drive Beef Tallow Kettle Chips' score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Potatoes, Beef Tallow, Garlic Powder count in its favor; Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, Yeast Extract are flagged as ingredients of concern. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

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Beef Tallow Kettle Chips

Norse Roots
65 Fair

Analysis updated July 2026 · How Scout scores

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Beneficial ingredients 3
Harmful ingredients 3
Owned by SnackCo of America
Category Snack Bars
Summary

This product uses beef tallow as a cooking fat, which is a less processed and more stable option compared to seed oils, contributing positively to its score. However, the presence of maltodextrin and natural flavors, which are highly processed ingredients, detracts from its overall healthiness. The product is moderately processed, which limits its potential score despite the use of a healthier fat.

Key ingredients 8

Potatoes
Good

Beneficial ingredient — whole-food or functional value in this product class.

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Beef Tallow
Good

Traditional stable cooking fat that is heat-resistant and free from industrial seed oils.

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Garlic Powder
Good

Concentrated whole-food seasoning.

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Salt
Neutral

Standard culinary seasoning used for flavor enhancement and preservation.

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Onion Powder
Neutral

Dried whole food seasoning used to add savory depth of flavor.

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Maltodextrin
Bad

Processed additive flagged under Scout's ingredient doctrine.

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Natural Flavors
Bad

Umbrella term that can hide dozens of undisclosed synthetic constituents.

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Yeast Extract
Bad

Concentrated glutamate source — MSG-adjacent flavor enhancer.

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Processing

Group 3 · Processed

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