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Jabsons

Banana Chips Simply Salted

Name: Banana Chips Simply Salted
Brand: Jabsons

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NOVA 3minimal ingredientsno artificial additiveszero trans fatcontains palm oilhigh sodiumfasting friendlylactose-freegluten-freediabetic-safenut-freepregnancy-safeenjoy in moderation

Serving

30 g

Pack

—

Ingredients

Barcode

8904067709529

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01 — Ingredient mix

What’s in the box, ranked from most concerning.

Each ingredient gets a tier from our researched dossier. The list sorts worst-first; the donut summarises the distribution. Tap any ingredient for its full dossier.

Caution · 2 ingredients shown

Caution2 of 3 ingredients

Refined Palmolein OilCaution

Rock Salt (Sendha Namak)Caution

Cleared 1▾

BananaCleared

02 — Claims audit

Every label claim, fact-checked.

We treat each claim as a question — does what’s inside back it up? Tap a claim for the reasoning.

9/10

claims fully supported

“Made with Rock Salt (Sendha Namak)”true

Rock salt (Sendha Namak) is listed at 1.3% in the ingredient declaration, and rawLabelData confirms it contains no anticaking agents.

“Can be consumed in Fasting (Vrat)”true

Sendha Namak is traditionally permitted during Hindu religious fasts; the product contains no onion, garlic, or other ingredients typically prohibited during vrat, consistent with this claim.

“No Artificial Colour, Flavour, Preservative”true

The full ingredient list is banana, refined palmolein oil, and rock salt — no artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives are present.

“No Onion”true

Onion does not appear in the ingredient list.

“No Garlic”true

Garlic does not appear in the ingredient list.

“Zero Trans Fat”true

Trans fat is declared as 0.0 g per serving and 0.0 g per 100 g in both the primary nutrition panel and rawLabelData.

“Zero Cholesterol”true

Cholesterol is declared as 0.0 mg per serving and 0.0 mg per 100 g in rawLabelData.

“Rich in Traditions”unverified

This is a subjective brand-heritage marketing statement with no verifiable factual standard; no third-party certification or measurable criterion exists to evaluate it.

“HACCP Certified”true

HACCP Certified is explicitly listed in the certifications field of EXTRA INFORMATION.

“Product of India”true

countryOfManufacture and countryOfOrigin are both confirmed as India; manufacturer address is in Bharuch, Gujarat.

03 — The fuller picture

Read the whole thing if a one-line verdict isn’t enough.

What’s in favour, and what’s working against it

In favour

Only three ingredients — extremely clean label
No artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives
Zero trans fat confirmed
Zero cholesterol confirmed
Rock salt contains no anticaking agents
HACCP certified manufacturing

Working against

Refined palmolein oil generates carcinogenic GE and 3-MCPD process contaminants (EFSA)
High sodium: ~812 mg per 100 g (rawLabelData) — 41% of WHO daily limit
High total fat: ~40.5 g per 100 g, including ~9.9 g saturated fat
High calorie density: ~580 kcal per 100 g
Primary nutrition panel likely mislabelled as per 100 g but reflects per-serving (30 g) values — consumer confusion risk
Contains palm oil — environmental and cardiovascular concern

Who should approach with care

Infants — Refined palmolein oil is enriched in GE and 3-MCPD process contaminants; EFSA found formula-fed infants may already exceed the 3-MCPD TDI, making additional palmolein exposure from any food source inadvisable.

Children — EFSA identified potential health concerns from GE and 3-MCPD exposure in younger age groups due to lower body weight, and high sodium from rock salt may promote elevated blood pressure from an early age.

Pregnancy — EFSA's genotoxic and carcinogenic classification of GE contaminants from refined palmolein warrants precautionary reduction during pregnancy, and excess sodium raises the risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia.

Hypertension — At ~812 mg sodium per 100 g, this snack contributes significantly to sodium load; excess sodium directly and continuously raises blood pressure, worsening hypertension and increasing stroke risk (WHO).

Kidney Disease — Impaired kidneys cannot efficiently excrete excess sodium (causing fluid retention and accelerated renal decline) or potassium from banana, raising hyperkalemia risk — both WHO and NIDDK identify kidney disease as high-risk.

Heart Disease — High sodium promotes fluid retention and cardiac workload; palmolein's palmitic acid may adversely alter lipoprotein profiles; and banana's potassium load can cause hyperkalemia in patients on ACE inhibitors or potassium-sparing diuretics.

Elderly — Renal sodium excretion capacity declines with age, making the elderly disproportionately susceptible to hypertension and cardiovascular harm from this snack's high sodium content (FDA).

Other — Individuals with banana allergy (IgE-mediated, affecting ~0.6% of the general population and up to 67% of asthmatic individuals) may experience symptoms ranging from oral allergy syndrome to anaphylaxis (PMID:35661960).

The full analysis

This product is a popular Indian namkeen snack bought by consumers seeking a simple, fasting-friendly chip without artificial additives. The ingredient list is admirably short — banana, refined palmolein oil, and rock salt — making it a relatively cleaner fried snack by category standards. However, a critical data discrepancy exists: the primary nutrition panel appears to report per-serving (30 g) values mislabelled as per-100 g, because the rawLabelData per-100 g figures (580 kcal, 40.5 g fat, 812 mg sodium) differ dramatically from the headline values (174 kcal, 12.1 g fat, 244 mg sodium). At its true 100 g density, this is a high-calorie, high-fat, high-sodium snack — and the use of refined palmolein oil carries process-contaminant concerns (GE and 3-MCPD) flagged by EFSA, particularly for children and pregnant women. The most useful single sentence: enjoy in small portions and treat the per-serving sodium (≈244 mg) as a meaningful fraction of your daily budget.

FSSAI licence

10014007000081

Manufacturer

Heritage Namkeens Pvt. Ltd.

Region

Source

MANUAL

Analysis

Independently researched