Eta Uppercuts Deli Cut Peking Duck $ 2.50 for 140g.

As these are chips you would expect the main ingredient to be potatoes. Like the Copper Kettle chips, these are cooked with sunflower oil which means that trans fats should be eliminated and there is a low saturated fat content. But looking at the nutrition information I see that there is some trans fats in here. Per 35g serving you will get 1g of saturated fat, less than 1g of trans fat, less than 1g of polyunsaturated fat and 9.2g of monounsaturated fat. That’s a total of 11.3g of fat per serving.

So this is where it gets interesting, in my opinion. The rest of the packet, once you have put in the potatoes and oil is made up entirely of flavourings to imitate the taste of Peking Duck. Let’s take a moment to think about what Peking Duck actually is. It’s a Chinese dish of crispy skinned roast duck served with pancakes, spring onions, cucumber and sauces.

So how do we imagine that might taste in a chip? I guess that’s why we have people called Flavour Chemists.

Spoiler alert — there is no duck in this mix. This is a standard addition to potato chips. You will get 241mg of sodium per 35g serve. This is a glucose made from starch. Maltodextrin is a white powder made from corn, rice, potato starch, wheat and also tapioca. It i s made by cooking the starch then adding acids or enzymes to break it down. The result is a white powder that is water- soluble and has a neutral taste. It can be used as a thickener, a filler and a preservative in processed foods. There’s not too much sugar in here at just 1.2g per 35g serve.