Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 15)

Lay's Cheddar & Sour Cream Flavored Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), WHEY, SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, BUTTERMILK, SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SODIUM CASEINATE, YEAST EXTRACT, LACTOSE, CITRIC ACID, SKIM MILK, BLUE CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), LACTIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACTS, GARLIC POWDER, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, MILK PROTIEN CONCENTRATE, AND ANNATTO EXTRACTS.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Seeded Crackers
Ingredients: brown rice, quinoa, flax seeds, sesame seeds, tamari (water, soybeans, salt, vinegar), sea salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Avocado Oil Spicy Green Chili Kettle Style Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, AVOCADO OIL, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, GREEN BELL PEPPER POWDER, CHILI PEPPER, YEAST EXTRACT, JALAPEÑO PEPPER POWDER, ONION POWDER, SPICES, GARLIC POWDER, VINEGAR, CITRIC ACID, PARSLEY, TOMATO POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS. Scan here for more food information 161
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Jalapeño Popper
Ingredients: yellow corn, sunflower oil, maltodextrin, whey, cheddar cheese, salt, enzymes, garlic powder, onion powder, green bell pepper powder, potassium salt, cream cheese, cheese cultures, vinegar
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crunchy Pops
Ingredients: POTATO STARCH, PEA FLOUR, OLIVE OIL, CORN FLOUR, SALT, TURMERIC, NATURAL FLAVOR
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Date and apricot artisan crackers
Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Linseeds, Diced Dates, Rice Flour, Raw Sugar, Dried Apricots, Honey, Greek Yogurt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Jalapeño Flavor
Ingredients: POTATOES*, VEGETABLE OIL (SAFFLOWER OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, DEXTROSE, ORGANIC WHEY, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, JALAPENO PEPPER, TORULA YEAST, GREEN BELL PEPPER POWDER, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, SPICES, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA (COLOR), LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Truffle Oil And Sea Salt Potato Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola, Safflower, Soybean and/or Sunflower), Sea Salt, Rice Flour, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Yeast Extract, Sugar, Spices, Citric Acid, Truffle Oil (Sunflower Oil, Truffle Extract), Natural Flavors.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Gf Sesame Crackers
Ingredients: rice flour, chickpea flour, sesame seeds, potato starch, safflower oil, sea salt, natural flavor
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Garden veggie chips
Ingredients: potato flour, potato starch, expeller pressed canola oil and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil, salt, cane sugar, dehydrated spinach, dehydrated tomato, potassium chloride, beetroot powder (color), turmeric (color), sea salt
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

super seed crackers
Ingredients: Sunflower seeds, Sesame seeds. Flaxseed, Pumpkin seeds, Coconut oil, Psyllium seed husk, Chia seeds, Fennel seed, Black cumin, Sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheese crisps
Ingredients: Parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Wavy Lightly Salted Potatoe Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, OR CANOLA OIL), SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mexican street corn tortilla chips
Ingredients: organic whole ground yellow corn, vegetable oils (sunflower and/or safflower and/or canola and/or soybean), corn seasoning (salt, sugar, buttermilk, organic sour cream [organic nonfat milk, organic cultured cream], corn maltodextrin, milk, nonfat milk, paprika [color], spices, whey, garlic powder, lactic acid, natural flavors, parsley, cheddar cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], vinegar, citric acid, lime extract)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mesquite BBQ Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Ingredients: NON-GMO POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN, COTTONSEED, SUNFLOWER, OR CANOLA OIL), NON-GMO SUGAR, NON-GMO BROWN SUGAR, SALT, NON-GMO TOMATO POWDER, NON-GMO NATURAL EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, NON-GMO CITRIC ACID, NON-GMO ONION POWDER, NON-GMO NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, NON-GMO GARLIC POWDER, NON-GMO PAPRIKA, NON-GMO SPICES.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Heirloom blue corn and multigrain tortilla chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC GROUND BLUE CORN, AVOCADO OIL, ORGANIC MULTIGRAIN BLEND (ORGANIC BROWN FLAX SEED, ORGANIC BROWN RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEEDS), SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Soft Pretzel Bites Original Hawaiian Sweet
Ingredients: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Margarine [Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Contains 2% or less of: Butter, Sweet Cream Buttermilk Solids, Mono - & Diglycerides,, Soybean Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate), Salt, Eggs, Contains 2% or Less of the Following:, Wheat Gluten, Sodium Silicoaluminate, Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (One or More of the Following: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil,, and Cottonseed Oil), Pea Protein, Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Potato Flour, Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid, Whey, Corn Flour, Monocalcium Phosphate, Enzymes, Soy Flour, Nonfat Milk, Monocalcium Phosphate Monohydrate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Flavor, DATEM, Calcium Silicate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Mono - & Diglycerides, Sodium Hydroxide, Calcium Sulfate, Ammonium Sulfate, Calcium Phosphate, Wheat Starch
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pretzels
Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, corn syrup, vegetable oil (may contain one or more of the following: corn, canola, cottonseed, soybean), sodium bicarbonate, yeast.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Sesame crackers
Ingredients: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, WHEAT GERM AND NONFAT WHEAT GERM, SESAME SEEDS, CANE SUGAR, SEA SALT, WHEAT BRAN, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA), NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mini pretzels
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), tapioca malt syrup (tapioca syrup, malt extract), salt, vegetable oils (canola, palm, soy, and/or sunflower), cane sugar, yeast, soda
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mini Pretzels
Ingredients: enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, tapioca malt syrup, tapioca syrup, malt extract, salt, vegetable oils, canola oil, palm oil, soy oil, sunflower oil, cane sugar, yeast, soda
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips Farmstand Ranch
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Canola, Sunflower and/or Safflower), Nonfat Milk, Salt, Whey, Lactic Acid, Cream, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Vinegar Powder (Maltodextrin, Vinegar), Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Natural Flavoring, Parsley, Spices.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Multigrain Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: INGREDIENTS: Organic Ground Yellow Corn, Organic Ground White Corn, Organic Vegetable Oil (Sunflower and/or Safflower and/or Canola Oil), Organic Brown Flax Seeds, Organic Brown Rice Flour, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Sunflower Seeds, Sea Salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Gluten Free Pretzel In Milk Chocolate
Ingredients: milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter**, milk, cocoa liquor**, soy lecithin and/or sunflower lecithin, vanilla), gluten-free pretzels (starch (corn, potato), rice flour, fiber blend (soluble corn, lemon, pea, potato, psylium, sea weed), canola oil fava bean protein, salt, cane sugar, cellulose gum, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate), canola lecithin, yeast extract, rosemary extract), organic butter oil, **rainforest alliance certified, find out more at ra,org, s tastes best at 70°f, store at 55-65°f, made in boulder, co k contains milk, soy, made in a facility that also processes eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts, chocolove p,o, box 18357, boulder, co 80308 call toll-free 1,888,246,2656 www,chocolove,com dairy with belgian chocolate tainar total carb, | ||
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut
- ● High Sugar Content

Mini Pretzel Braids Maui Monk
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), seasoning (onion and garlic powder), dextrose, sugar, salt, yeast extract, mable acid, citric acid, natural flavour, sea salt, malt tapioca blend (tapioca syrup, malt extract), vegan butter (corn maltodextrin, gum acacia, hydrolized barley flour), contains: wheat.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pretzel Braids
Ingredients: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Malted Barley Flour, Canola Oil, Vegan Butter (Corn Maltodextrin, Gum Acacia), Malt Tapioca Blend (Tapioca Syrup, Malt Extract), Sea Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Jalapeño Flavor Kettle Potato Chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (safflower oil and/or sunflower oil), maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, organic whey, onion powder, yeast extract, jalapeno pepper, torula yeast, green bell pepper powder, white distilled vinegar, spices, garlic powder, paprika, extractives of paprika (color), lactic acid, natural flavor
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips Pepperoncini
Ingredients: Potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower and/or canola oil, maltodextrin, sea salt, salt, green bell pepper powder, garlic powder, sugar, yeast extract, spices, vinegar, jalapeno powder, onion powder, parsley powder, citric acid, natural flavors, parsley flakes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cauliflower Sour Cream & Onion Veggie Potato Chips
Ingredients: Plant-based flour blend (potato, cauliflower, rice, carrot, beet, spinach, broccoli tomato, shiitake mushroom), vegetable oil (sunflower, safflower, canola and/or olive oil), potato starch, tapioca maltodextrin, sea salt cane sugar, cassava starch, garlic, onion, tomato, green onion, lactic acid, citric acid, yeast extract, dill, parsley, black pepper, natural flavors.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
