Where Does Food Come From?: Veggie ChipsBy Alyssa, Karen & Brendan

What are the key ingredients in your product?

What other ingredients stand out for you and why?

Veggie chips ( potato flour, potato starch, tomato paste, spinach powder, salt, sugar, beet root powder, palm oil, turmeric) canola and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil, sea salt.

Palm oil is an ingredient of note. Unsustainable Palm oil production is now one of the worlds leading causes of rain forest destruction according to the Rainforest Action Network.

What are the key ingredients in your product?

What other ingredients stand out for you and why?

Veggie chips ( potato flour, potato starch, tomato paste, spinach powder, salt, sugar, beet root powder, palm oil, turmeric) canola and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil, sea salt.

Palm oil is an ingredient of note. Unsustainable Palm oil production is now one of the worlds leading causes of rain forest destruction according to the Rainforest Action Network.

How and where are the key ingredients grown?

Potato Flour- domestically grown Potato Starch- domestically grown

Both potato flour and potato starch are highly processed and many of the nutrients found in potatoes are removed during these processes.

How and where are the key ingredients grown?

Potato Flour- domestically grown Potato Starch- domestically grown

Both potato flour and potato starch are highly processed and many of the nutrients found in potatoes are removed during these processes.

Where is the company that produced this product?

Where do they get their ingredients?

Hain Celestial Inc. Headquarters located in Lake Success, New York (Various manufacturing plants located throughout the U.S.) Vegetable chips manufactured in Mountville, PA Source: securities and exchange commission

Key Ingredients are Domestically produced Palm Oil likely from Indonesia and Malaysia Salt is most likely from U.S.

Where is the company that produced this product?

Where do they get their ingredients?

Hain Celestial Inc. Headquarters located in Lake Success, New York (Various manufacturing plants located throughout the U.S.) Vegetable chips manufactured in Mountville, PA Source: securities and exchange commission

Key Ingredients are Domestically produced Palm Oil likely from Indonesia and Malaysia Salt is most likely from U.S.

Do you know how this product is produced and or distributed?

How far did this product travel to get to you?

Produced and distributed by the Hain Celestial Group, Inc out of New York, but manufactured in Mountville, PA

This product traveled approx. 378 miles from Mountiville, PA to Cambridge, MA

Mountville plant

The individual ingredients traveled over 11,000 miles from their various production points to the manufacturing plant in Mountville.

The CO2 produced during the transportation of the ingredients needed to make this produce is over 15.5 tons.

Do you know how this product is produced and or distributed?

How far did this product travel to get to you?

Produced and distributed by the Hain Celestial Group, Inc out of New York, but manufactured in Mountville, PA

This product traveled approx. 378 miles from Mountiville, PA to Cambridge, MA

Mountville plant

The individual ingredients traveled over 11,000 miles from their various production points to the manufacturing plant in Mountville.

The CO2 produced during the transportation of the ingredients needed to make this produce is over 15.5 tons.

Does the production or distribution of this product impact the environment in any way?

We were initially concerned about the Palm oil, but according to the company website 90 percent of the Palm oil is certified sustainable by RSPO (round table on sustainable Palm oil)

Does the production or distribution of this product impact the environment in any way?

We were initially concerned about the Palm oil, but according to the company website 90 percent of the Palm oil is certified sustainable by RSPO (round table on sustainable Palm oil)

What message would you like to send to others about this product?

We would tell others that this product is a good alternative to traditional potato chips because Hain Celestial, Inc. uses sustainably sourced ingredients and packaging practices.

What message would you like to send to others about this product?

We would tell others that this product is a good alternative to traditional potato chips because Hain Celestial, Inc. uses sustainably sourced ingredients and packaging practices.

Notes ~ Questions ~ Thoughts

Notes ~ Questions ~ Thoughts