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Heavy metals in Potato chips

Lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic and total mercury in potato chips: monitoring results, studies, references by form and basis, limits, testing and controls.

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Potato chips in the HMI library has 511 reported results for lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, total mercury, nickel, chromium, aluminium, tin, antimony, uranium, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, V, Ag, Ba, Ca, Mg, Si and Sr from 14 sources.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →3Elsheikh MA, Ali DMH, Alotaibi SH · 2020Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OESAsian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-1278Read source →4Spungen JH, et al. · 2024Infants’ and young children’s dietary exposures to lead and cadmium: FDA total diet study 2018-2020Food Additives & Contaminants: Part ARead source →5Tahboub YR, Massadeh AM, Al-Omari KM · 2025Levels of Acrylamide and Trace Elements in Potato and Corn Chips from the Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry 2025, 20 (Special Issue): 51-60Read source →6Jaradat QM, Tarawneh A · 2014Heavy Metal Content and Health Risk of Potato and Corn Chips Being Sold in Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry Vol. 9 No. 2, 2014, pp. 69-80Read source →

Potato chips overview

Potato chips in the HMI library has 511 reported results for lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, total mercury, nickel, chromium, aluminium, tin, antimony, uranium, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, V, Ag, Ba, Ca, Mg, Si and Sr from 14 sources.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →3Elsheikh MA, Ali DMH, Alotaibi SH · 2020Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OESAsian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-1278Read source →4Spungen JH, et al. · 2024Infants’ and young children’s dietary exposures to lead and cadmium: FDA total diet study 2018-2020Food Additives & Contaminants: Part ARead source →5Tahboub YR, Massadeh AM, Al-Omari KM · 2025Levels of Acrylamide and Trace Elements in Potato and Corn Chips from the Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry 2025, 20 (Special Issue): 51-60Read source →6Jaradat QM, Tarawneh A · 2014Heavy Metal Content and Health Risk of Potato and Corn Chips Being Sold in Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry Vol. 9 No. 2, 2014, pp. 69-80Read source → WHO GEMS/Food submissions reported lead in potato chips, as sold from 46 results in 2 reporting regions, with a subgroup median of 6.5 µg/kg.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source → In the US Total Diet Study, potato chips, as sold had a median lead result below 4 µg/kg across 3 composites from 2018–2020.2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →

Across 3 other studies of ordinary farms and markets, reported lead means and medians on an as-sold or fresh-weight basis ranged from 3.5 µg/kg (Spungen et al. 2024) to 130 µg/kg (Tahboub et al. 2025).4Spungen JH, et al. · 2024Infants’ and young children’s dietary exposures to lead and cadmium: FDA total diet study 2018-2020Food Additives & Contaminants: Part ARead source →5Tahboub YR, Massadeh AM, Al-Omari KM · 2025Levels of Acrylamide and Trace Elements in Potato and Corn Chips from the Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry 2025, 20 (Special Issue): 51-60Read source → For cadmium, 2 studies on an as-sold or fresh-weight basis reported means and medians from 65 µg/kg (Tahboub et al. 2025) to 130 µg/kg (Spungen et al. 2024).4Spungen JH, et al. · 2024Infants’ and young children’s dietary exposures to lead and cadmium: FDA total diet study 2018-2020Food Additives & Contaminants: Part ARead source →5Tahboub YR, Massadeh AM, Al-Omari KM · 2025Levels of Acrylamide and Trace Elements in Potato and Corn Chips from the Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry 2025, 20 (Special Issue): 51-60Read source →

For a buyer the practical points are the form bought, the basis a result is reported on, where the potato chips came from and the laboratory’s reporting limit. Testing finds contamination but does not remove it.

What counts as potato chips

This page covers potato chips, as sold (511 results).1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →3Elsheikh MA, Ali DMH, Alotaibi SH · 2020Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OESAsian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-1278Read source →4Spungen JH, et al. · 2024Infants’ and young children’s dietary exposures to lead and cadmium: FDA total diet study 2018-2020Food Additives & Contaminants: Part ARead source →5Tahboub YR, Massadeh AM, Al-Omari KM · 2025Levels of Acrylamide and Trace Elements in Potato and Corn Chips from the Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry 2025, 20 (Special Issue): 51-60Read source →6Jaradat QM, Tarawneh A · 2014Heavy Metal Content and Health Risk of Potato and Corn Chips Being Sold in Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry Vol. 9 No. 2, 2014, pp. 69-80Read source →

Results stay on the basis each source reports: as sold or fresh weight, dry weight, or unstated. Dry-weight, as-sold and unstated results are never pooled, and no moisture conversion is applied.

Heavy metal contamination profile of potato chips

The table holds every extracted potato chips result: one row for each statistic a source reports for a form, group and metal, 511 rows in all, grouped by metal and form; percentiles, ranges and maxima for the same samples as a mean or median are shown on that row.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →3Elsheikh MA, Ali DMH, Alotaibi SH · 2020Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OESAsian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-1278Read source →4Spungen JH, et al. · 2024Infants’ and young children’s dietary exposures to lead and cadmium: FDA total diet study 2018-2020Food Additives & Contaminants: Part ARead source →5Tahboub YR, Massadeh AM, Al-Omari KM · 2025Levels of Acrylamide and Trace Elements in Potato and Corn Chips from the Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry 2025, 20 (Special Issue): 51-60Read source →6Jaradat QM, Tarawneh A · 2014Heavy Metal Content and Health Risk of Potato and Corn Chips Being Sold in Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry Vol. 9 No. 2, 2014, pp. 69-80Read source → Monitoring medians are HMI calculations from individual submissions; non-detects remain intervals between zero and the reporting limit and are never read as zero.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →

6 rows can be rated against an HMI reference for the same form and basis, 177 rows have a direct same-study comparison, and the rest stay unrated with the reason recorded. 3 values from 2 sources failed a check against their own source and are shown but not compared.3Elsheikh MA, Ali DMH, Alotaibi SH · 2020Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OESAsian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-1278Read source →5Tahboub YR, Massadeh AM, Al-Omari KM · 2025Levels of Acrylamide and Trace Elements in Potato and Corn Chips from the Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry 2025, 20 (Special Issue): 51-60Read source →

Comparison methods and scope

Each row is one statistic a source reports for one form of potato chips, group and metal; percentiles, ranges and maxima reported for the same samples as a mean or median are shown on that row. Different forms and preparation states are kept apart, and dry-weight results never share a reference with as-sold or fresh-weight results. Ratings place a result against an HMI reference built from monitoring results and ordinary-setting medians for the same form and basis. Same-study contrasts compare a contaminated or treated site with its control, targeted with random sampling, a prepared form with the unprocessed one, or one group of a study with the median of its other groups. Held rows failed a check against their own source and are shown but not compared.

About this table
Food formCollection scopeFindingComparisonEvidence
Potato chips findings from monitoring programmes, total diet studies and every extracted field, market and contaminated-site study, in µg/kg with each source’s form, basis, statistic and censoring retained.
Food formCollection scopeFinding (µg/kg)ComparisonEvidence
62 findings · 9 studies · 9 spread figures folded in
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodPAHO2011–2017As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodWPRO2010As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodWPRO2000As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldFDA Total Diet Study1 collection regions2018–2020As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 1Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 2Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 3Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldSpungen et al. 2024all samples2018–2020As sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014all products, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Jordan, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Kuwait, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Lebanon, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Saudi Arabia, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 6,480 µg/kg (minimum); 10,100 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, paprika sticks flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product B, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 12,900 µg/kg (minimum); 17,500 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product C, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 13,000 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product C, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, hot paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, Jordanian market2006max.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, chilli flavor, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, Jordanian market2006max.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006sample value.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,980 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, Jordanian market2006max.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, salted flavor, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, vinegar flavor, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product H, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product H, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product H, Jordanian market2006max.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product I, Jordanian market2006not detected.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product I, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product I, Jordanian market2006max.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product J, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 4,840 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product J, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 4,330 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, simply salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, smoky barbecue flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldCantoral et al. 2024Candy and snacks (retail, Mexico City)2022–2023Basis not statednot detected.
Potato chips, as soldCantoral et al. 2024Candy and snacks (retail, Mexico City)2022–2023Basis not statednot detected.
Potato chips, as soldCentre for Food Safety (Hong Kong) 2013all samples2010–2011Basis not statedmean.
Potato chips, as soldDabeka et al. 19955 city composites1986–1988Basis not statedmedian.
Potato chips, as soldDabeka et al. 19955 city composites1986–1988Basis not statedmean.Same samples: 28.4 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldDabeka et al. 19955 city composites1986–1988Basis not statedmin.
100 findings · 11 studies · 19 spread figures folded in
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodPAHO1999–2018As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodWPRO2010As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodWPRO2000As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldFDA Total Diet Study1 collection regions2018–2020As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 1Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshnot detected.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 2Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshnot detected.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 3Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshnot detected.
Potato chips, as soldSpungen et al. 2024all samples2018–2020As sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014all products, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Jordan, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Kuwait, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Lebanon, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Saudi Arabia, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 180 µg/kg (minimum); 440 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, paprika sticks flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product B, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 120 µg/kg (minimum); 450 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product C, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 430 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product C, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, hot paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 50 µg/kg (minimum); 340 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, chilli flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 30 µg/kg (minimum); 520 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 220 µg/kg (minimum); 960 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 480 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, vinegar flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product H, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 140 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product H, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product I, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 530 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product I, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product J, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 260 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product J, Jordanian market2006min.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 70 µg/kg (minimum); 710 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, simply salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, smoky barbecue flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 1Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 1Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 1Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 1Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 2Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 2Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 2Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 2Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 3Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 3Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 3Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 4Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 4Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 4Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 4Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 5Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 5Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 5Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 5Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 6 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 6 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 6 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 6 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 7Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 7Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 7Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 7Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 8 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 8 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 8 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 8 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 9 (ketchup flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 9 (ketchup flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 9 (ketchup flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 9 (ketchup flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 10 (cheese flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 10 (cheese flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 10 (cheese flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 10 (cheese flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 11Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 11Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 11Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 11Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 12Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 12Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 12Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 12Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldCantoral et al. 2024all samples (single foodstuff, duplicate mean)2022–2023Basis not statedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldCantoral et al. 2024all samples (single foodstuff, duplicate mean)2022–2023Basis not statedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldCentre for Food Safety (Hong Kong) 2013all samples2010–2011Basis not statedmean.
Potato chips, as soldDabeka et al. 19955 city composites1986–1988Basis not statedmedian.
Potato chips, as soldDabeka et al. 19955 city composites1986–1988Basis not statedmean.Same samples: 63.6 µg/kg (minimum); 130 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldSpungen 2019all samples, TDS market baskets 2014-20162014–2016Basis not statedmean.
6 findings · 4 studies
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodWPRO2000As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldFDA Total Diet Study1 collection regions2018–2020As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 1Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshnot detected.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 2Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshnot detected.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 3Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshnot detected.
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
2 findings · 2 studies
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodWPRO2010As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldCentre for Food Safety FEHD HKSAR 2012all samples (4 sampling occasions, composites)2010–2011Basis not statedmean.
4 findings · 3 studies
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodWPRO2000As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldFDA Total Diet Study1 collection regions2018–2020As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldDabeka et al. 2003Ottawa composite (retail Oct-Nov 2000)1998–2000As sold / freshsample value.
Potato chips, as soldDabeka et al. 2003Whitehorse composite (retail Jan-Feb 1998)1998–2000As sold / freshsample value.
7 findings · 5 studies
Potato chips, as soldFDA Total Diet Study1 collection regions2018–2020As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 1Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 2Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 3Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldCentre for Food Safety (Hong Kong) 2013all samples2010–2011Basis not statedmean.
Potato chips, as soldDabeka et al. 1995Montreal composite1986–1988Basis not statedsample value.
2 findings · 2 studies
Potato chips, as soldFDA Total Diet Study1 collection regions2018–2020As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
5 findings · 3 studies
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 1Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 2Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 3Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldCentre for Food Safety (Hong Kong) 2013all samples2010–2011Basis not statedmean.
2 findings · 2 studies
Potato chips, as soldWHO GEMS/FoodWPRO2010As sold / freshmedian.
Potato chips, as soldCentre for Food Safety (Hong Kong) 2013all samples2010–2011Basis not statedmean.
1 finding · 1 study
Potato chips, as soldCentre for Food Safety (Hong Kong) 2013all samples2010–2011Basis not statedmean.
1 finding · 1 study
Potato chips, as soldFDA Total Diet Study1 collection regions2018–2020As sold / freshmedian.
1 finding · 1 study
Potato chips, as soldDabeka et al. 1995Montreal composite1986–1988Basis not statedsample value.
34 findings · 2 studies · 22 spread figures folded in
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014all products, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Jordan, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Kuwait, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Lebanon, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Saudi Arabia, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,920 µg/kg (minimum); 3,580 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, paprika sticks flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product B, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 1,340 µg/kg (minimum); 2,210 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product C, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 480 µg/kg (minimum); 1,060 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, hot paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 1,300 µg/kg (minimum); 2,140 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, chilli flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 1,840 µg/kg (minimum); 3,900 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,970 µg/kg (minimum); 3,690 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 790 µg/kg (minimum); 3,780 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, vinegar flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product H, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,470 µg/kg (minimum); 3,360 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product I, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,470 µg/kg (minimum); 3,330 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product J, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 1,120 µg/kg (minimum); 2,030 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 870 µg/kg (minimum); 2,360 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, simply salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, smoky barbecue flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
82 findings · 3 studies · 22 spread figures folded in
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014all products, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Jordan, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Kuwait, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Lebanon, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Saudi Arabia, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 9,760 µg/kg (minimum); 27,300 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, paprika sticks flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product B, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 13,100 µg/kg (minimum); 17,000 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product C, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 7,400 µg/kg (minimum); 9,630 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, hot paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 7,140 µg/kg (minimum); 8,140 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, chilli flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 5,580 µg/kg (minimum); 8,740 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 7,640 µg/kg (minimum); 13,600 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 3,770 µg/kg (minimum); 17,400 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, vinegar flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product H, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 9,260 µg/kg (minimum); 12,300 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product I, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 8,210 µg/kg (minimum); 15,200 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product J, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 9,220 µg/kg (minimum); 14,400 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 4,960 µg/kg (minimum); 16,100 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, simply salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, smoky barbecue flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 1Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 1Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 1Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 1Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 2Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 2Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 2Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 2Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 3Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 3Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 3Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 3Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 4Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 4Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 4Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 4Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 5Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 5Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 5Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 5Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 6 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 6 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 6 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 6 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 7Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 7Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 7Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 7Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 8 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 8 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 8 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 8 (salted), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 9 (ketchup flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 9 (ketchup flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 9 (ketchup flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 9 (ketchup flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 10 (cheese flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 10 (cheese flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 10 (cheese flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 10 (cheese flavor), Elajelat and Sabratha marketsCollection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 11Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 11Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 11Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 11Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 12Collection date unreportedmean.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 12Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 12Collection date unreportedsample value.
Potato chips, as soldSaeid et al. 2022retail product 12Collection date unreportedsample value.
37 findings · 3 studies · 22 spread figures folded in
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 1Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 2Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 3Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014all products, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Jordan, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Kuwait, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Lebanon, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Saudi Arabia, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,900 µg/kg (minimum); 3,240 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, paprika sticks flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product B, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,940 µg/kg (minimum); 3,880 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product C, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 1,510 µg/kg (minimum); 2,410 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, hot paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,500 µg/kg (minimum); 2,960 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, chilli flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,440 µg/kg (minimum); 3,380 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 3,570 µg/kg (minimum); 4,880 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 1,380 µg/kg (minimum); 3,910 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, vinegar flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product H, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 3,210 µg/kg (minimum); 4,660 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product I, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,890 µg/kg (minimum); 4,170 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product J, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,190 µg/kg (minimum); 3,510 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 1,710 µg/kg (minimum); 19,300 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, simply salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, smoky barbecue flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
34 findings · 2 studies · 22 spread figures folded in
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014all products, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Jordan, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Kuwait, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Lebanon, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014made in Saudi Arabia, sold on the Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 5,040 µg/kg (minimum); 6,440 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product A, paprika sticks flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product B, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 4,020 µg/kg (minimum); 7,880 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product C, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 4,460 µg/kg (minimum); 6,850 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, hot paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 7,200 µg/kg (minimum); 9,730 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product D, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, chilli flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 8,130 µg/kg (minimum); 12,100 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E, paprika flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product E2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 9,370 µg/kg (minimum); 12,400 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product F2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 3,050 µg/kg (minimum); 12,600 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, tomato ketchup flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G, vinegar flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product G2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product H, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 6,960 µg/kg (minimum); 8,750 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product I, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 8,250 µg/kg (minimum); 11,600 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product J, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 6,360 µg/kg (minimum); 8,210 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, Jordanian market2006mean.Same samples: 2,890 µg/kg (minimum); 9,280 µg/kg (maximum)
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, simply salted flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
Potato chips, as soldJaradat et al. 2014potato chips product K, smoky barbecue flavor, Jordanian market2006mean.
4 findings · 2 studies
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 1Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 2Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 3Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldCentre for Food Safety (Hong Kong) 2013all samples2010–2011Basis not statedmean.
1 finding · 1 study
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
4 findings · 2 studies
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 1Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 2Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 3Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
1 finding · 1 study
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
1 finding · 1 study
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
3 findings · 1 study
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 1Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 2Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Potato chips, as soldElsheikh et al. 2020retail brand 3Collection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
1 finding · 1 study
Potato chips, as soldTahboub et al. 2025potato chipsCollection date unreportedAs sold / freshmean.
Shared dataset methods and interpretation

Source summaries retain their original statistic, material, basis and censoring. Each source drawer identifies methods and overlapping samples. No matched reference or pooled distribution is inferred.

HMI potato chips Pb reference · Potato chips, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips Pb reference · Potato chips, as sold. Potato chips, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference≤4≤42–9.2 (bounded)
Alternative weighting≤4≤42–9.2 (bounded)

11 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
WHO GEMS/Food850%
FDA Total Diet Study350%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

2 sampling families with different designs; none is a probability sample of world supply. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-1d5932a43665:d20a37218781

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

HMI potato chips Pb reference · Potato chips, as sold, dry weight

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips Pb reference · Potato chips, as sold, dry weight. Potato chips, as sold; Dry weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference≤133≤133≤133
Alternative weighting≤133≤133≤133

16 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
Jaradat et al. 201416100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a dry weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

Jaradat et al. 2014 is the only compatible sampling family for potato chips, as sold on this basis in the completed potato chips ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-a75ec25e7a42:ef9811c1da42

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

HMI potato chips Cd reference · Potato chips, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips Cd reference · Potato chips, as sold. Potato chips, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference≤5.179100
Alternative weighting≤5.179100

27 reference units; 3 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
WHO GEMS/Food2133%
FDA Total Diet Study333%
Elsheikh et al. 2020333%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

3 sampling families with different designs; none is a probability sample of world supply. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-27cc83051638:f3ea7b9125a5

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

HMI potato chips tAs reference · Potato chips, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips tAs reference · Potato chips, as sold. Potato chips, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference≤3≤4.7≤5.4
Alternative weighting≤3≤4.7≤5.4

6 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
FDA Total Diet Study350%
Elsheikh et al. 2020350%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

2 sampling families with different designs; none is a probability sample of world supply. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-1081aa58c12d:c1fa690856f5

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

HMI potato chips iAs reference · Potato chips, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips iAs reference · Potato chips, as sold. Potato chips, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference8.58.58.5
Alternative weighting8.58.58.5

1 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
WHO GEMS/Food1100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

WHO GEMS/Food is the only compatible sampling family for potato chips, as sold on this basis in the completed potato chips ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-cb659ae8de03:12a3fc19d8b7

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

HMI potato chips tHg reference · Potato chips, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips tHg reference · Potato chips, as sold. Potato chips, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference≤0.3450.055–0.79 (bounded)0.345–1 (bounded)
Alternative weighting≤0.3450.055–0.79 (bounded)0.345–1 (bounded)

5 reference units; 2 sampling families. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
FDA Total Diet Study350%
Dabeka et al. 2003250%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

2 sampling families with different designs; none is a probability sample of world supply. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-0416a9cb3087:e0b0d2dcdaa1

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

HMI potato chips Ni reference · Potato chips, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips Ni reference · Potato chips, as sold. Potato chips, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference63120160
Alternative weighting63120160

3 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
FDA Total Diet Study3100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for potato chips, as sold on this basis in the completed potato chips ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-5afdadc03702:908abd5b35f1

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

HMI potato chips Cr reference · Potato chips, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips Cr reference · Potato chips, as sold. Potato chips, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference≤50≤50≤50
Alternative weighting≤50≤50≤50

3 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
FDA Total Diet Study3100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for potato chips, as sold on this basis in the completed potato chips ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-6ecd6f2f6435:8418d8e94a43

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

HMI potato chips Sn reference · Potato chips, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips Sn reference · Potato chips, as sold. Potato chips, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference5.5–10.5 (bounded)5.5–10.5 (bounded)5.5–10.5 (bounded)
Alternative weighting5.5–10.5 (bounded)5.5–10.5 (bounded)5.5–10.5 (bounded)

1 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
WHO GEMS/Food1100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

WHO GEMS/Food is the only compatible sampling family for potato chips, as sold on this basis in the completed potato chips ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-d7816410ac50:8aff15b082b0

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

HMI potato chips U reference · Potato chips, as sold

Reference and scope

HMI potato chips U reference · Potato chips, as sold. Potato chips, as sold; As sold, as eaten or fresh weight, µg/kg; no moisture conversion. Distribution of subgroup median concentration values.

Reference (µg/kg)Q1MedianQ3
Primary HMI reference≤1≤1≤1
Alternative weighting≤1≤1≤1

3 reference units; 1 sampling family. Counts describe evidence units, not independent studies or certainty.

Contributing familyReference unitsWeight
FDA Total Diet Study3100%

Methods

HMI pools subgroup medians for potato chips, as sold on a as sold, as eaten or fresh weight basis: monitoring results summarized as one median per reporting region, sampling type and collection year, total diet composites and printed sample values as single observations, and printed subgroup medians from ordinary farms or markets. Each sampling family has equal total weight. Non-detects stay as zero-to-limit intervals, so quartiles carry lower and upper bounds. Means, ranges and maxima never enter as observations. Other forms, other bases, targeted sampling and results from mining, industrial, wastewater-affected, experimental, fertiliser or manufacturer settings are kept out of this reference.

Inverse weighted empirical CDF; midpoint at exact cumulative-weight boundaries. At least four reference units and a definitely positive Q1 to Q3 spread are required. This is a display eligibility rule, not statistical validation.

Limitations

FDA Total Diet Study is the only compatible sampling family for potato chips, as sold on this basis in the completed potato chips ledger, so this single-family reference cannot represent other markets. Reporting regions and purchase markets are not growing areas. Non-detects with differing limits widen the bounds. A position is descriptive concentration, not a safety or compliance judgment.

Admitted source families

Reference version and interpretation

Frozen evidence selection: 2026-10-22. Method: hmi-pooled-reference-v2.

hmi-pooled-reference-v2:potato-chips-66dab1e89633:8926f0da2b67

The reference is computed by HMI from admitted evidence, not copied from a study baseline. It describes the evidence currently in this scope; it is not a worldwide or current-lot benchmark. Source, year and region filters do not change it. Different HMI scopes are not one common ranking.

1 dataset

How metals reach potato chips

No study in the library compared potato chips from contaminated and ordinary settings, so the routes by which metals reach it are not measured here.

Which forms and regions measured lower

The HMI reference for lead in potato chips, as sold pools 11 subgroup units from 2 sampling families, with a median of below 4 µg/kg and a middle half spanning below 4 (lower quartile) and between 2 and 9.2 µg/kg (upper quartile).1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source → For lead in potato chips, as sold, the reference median was below 133 µg/kg, with a middle half from below 133 to below 133 µg/kg across 16 units.6Jaradat QM, Tarawneh A · 2014Heavy Metal Content and Health Risk of Potato and Corn Chips Being Sold in Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry Vol. 9 No. 2, 2014, pp. 69-80Read source → For cadmium in potato chips, as sold, the reference median was 79 µg/kg, with a middle half from below 5.1 to 100 µg/kg across 27 units.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →3Elsheikh MA, Ali DMH, Alotaibi SH · 2020Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OESAsian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-1278Read source →

Among GEMS/Food reporting regions, potato chips, as sold had the lowest cadmium subgroup median in PAHO (74.5 µg/kg) and the highest in WPRO (120 µg/kg); reporting regions are markets, not growing areas.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →

Targeted potato chips, as sold samples in WPRO had cadmium lower at 110 µg/kg, against 120 µg/kg for WPRO in the same study.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →

In one study, lead across 16 groups of potato chips ranged from 1,540 µg/kg (potato chips product K, smoky barbecue flavor, Jordanian market) to 15,500 µg/kg (potato chips product B, Jordanian market); the lowest is the lowest observed in that study, not an established sourcing preference.6Jaradat QM, Tarawneh A · 2014Heavy Metal Content and Health Risk of Potato and Corn Chips Being Sold in Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry Vol. 9 No. 2, 2014, pp. 69-80Read source →

Processing, cooking and preparation

No processing study for metals in this food is in the library yet.

Mitigation for potato chips

Lot testing against the applicable limit is the check that can be verified.

No measured way to lower metals in this food is in the library yet.

Trade-offs and limits of controls

Metals do not move together, so a lot that passes a lead limit says little about cadmium, arsenic or nickel unless those are tested as well.

Testing potato chips for metals

Results depend on the method and its reporting limit. Reporting limits for lead ranged from 2 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food) to 4,000 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food), so a non-detect from a less sensitive method says much less.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source → Reporting limits for cadmium ranged from 1 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food) to 7 µg/kg (Jaradat et al. 2014), so a non-detect from a less sensitive method says much less.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →6Jaradat QM, Tarawneh A · 2014Heavy Metal Content and Health Risk of Potato and Corn Chips Being Sold in Jordanian MarketJordan Journal of Chemistry Vol. 9 No. 2, 2014, pp. 69-80Read source → Reporting limits for total arsenic ranged from 2 µg/kg (WHO GEMS/Food) to 5.4 µg/kg (Elsheikh et al. 2020), so a non-detect from a less sensitive method says much less.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →3Elsheikh MA, Ali DMH, Alotaibi SH · 2020Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OESAsian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-1278Read source →

A useful lot result names the form, the basis and a quantification limit well below the limit that applies.

Buying and verifying potato chips

No maximum level for metals in potato chips was verified from primary text for this page; buyers should confirm the limit that applies in the destination market.

Exposure from potato chips

No source in the library converted potato chips concentrations into a verified estimate of intake for a defined population. Concentrations describe the food, not individual risk.

Evidence review and remaining gaps

Every source record that names potato chips was decided on its content: 14 occurrence extracted, 14 records in all. The occurrence table renders every extracted result; held values remain visible with their reason.

References identify the sources used in these answers. The Sources index preserves additional discovery links; inclusion there does not mean a source has been reviewed for this assessment. Corrections, completed searches, new direct evidence and changes in requirements should reopen the relevant answer.

Potato chips FAQs

What heavy metals are found in potato chips?

The library reports lead, cadmium, total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, total mercury, nickel, chromium, aluminium, tin, antimony, uranium, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, V, Ag, Ba, Ca, Mg, Si and Sr in potato chips, most often lead, cadmium and total arsenic.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →2U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2022FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsFDA Total Diet StudyRead source →3Elsheikh MA, Ali DMH, Alotaibi SH · 2020Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OESAsian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-1278Read source →4Spungen JH, et al. · 2024Infants’ and young children’s dietary exposures to lead and cadmium: FDA total diet study 2018-2020Food Additives & Contaminants: Part ARead source → WHO GEMS/Food submissions reported lead in potato chips, as sold from 46 results in 2 reporting regions, with a subgroup median of 6.5 µg/kg.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →

Which regions report the lowest levels in potato chips?

Among GEMS/Food reporting regions, potato chips, as sold had the lowest cadmium subgroup median in PAHO (74.5 µg/kg) and the highest in WPRO (120 µg/kg); reporting regions are markets, not growing areas.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →

How much of the arsenic in potato chips is inorganic?

Inorganic arsenic, the more toxic form, was measured in 2 results from 2 sources, far fewer than total arsenic.1World Health Organization · 2026GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsGEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeRead source →7Centre for Food Safety FEHD HKSAR · 2012The First Hong Kong Total Diet Study: Inorganic ArsenicCentre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionRead source → Centre for Food Safety FEHD HKSAR 2012 reported inorganic arsenic at 8 µg/kg (mean) in potato chips, as sold from all samples (4 sampling occasions, composites).7Centre for Food Safety FEHD HKSAR · 2012The First Hong Kong Total Diet Study: Inorganic ArsenicCentre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionRead source →

References

Works cited on this page, in citation-number order. See Sources for this page’s source inventory. Each title links to a source record with bibliographic details, reported findings, and document provenance.

  1. GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exportsWorld Health Organization · GEMS/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment Programme · 2026 · extranet.who.intDataset
  2. FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical ResultsU.S. Food and Drug Administration · FDA Total Diet Study · 2022 · www.fda.govDataset
  3. Evaluation of Some Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in Children Foods and Infant Formulae by Using ICP-OESElsheikh MA, Ali DMH, and Alotaibi SH · Asian Journal of Chemistry 32(6):1273-1278 · 2020 · doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2020.22499Peer-reviewed
  4. Infants’ and young children’s dietary exposures to lead and cadmium: FDA total diet study 2018-2020Spungen JH and et al. · Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A · 2024 · doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2024.2396910Peer-reviewed
  5. Levels of Acrylamide and Trace Elements in Potato and Corn Chips from the Jordanian MarketTahboub YR, Massadeh AM, and Al-Omari KM · Jordan Journal of Chemistry 2025, 20 (Special Issue): 51-60 · 2025 · doi.org/10.47014/20.s.5Peer-reviewed
  6. Heavy Metal Content and Health Risk of Potato and Corn Chips Being Sold in Jordanian MarketJaradat QM and Tarawneh A · Jordan Journal of Chemistry Vol. 9 No. 2, 2014, pp. 69-80 · 2014 · doi.org/10.12816/0026471Peer-reviewed
  7. The First Hong Kong Total Diet Study: Inorganic ArsenicCentre for Food Safety FEHD HKSAR · Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region · 2012 · www.cfs.gov.hkGovernment

Sources

Browse Potato chips Sources for sources cited on this page and additional discovery candidates. The searchable index distinguishes verified citation use from discovery relationships whose relevance has not been established.

Update history

22 October 2026: Rebuilt from every potato chips record in the library: 14 occurrence sources, references by form and basis, same-study contrasts.