Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 17)

Lightly salted potato chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, cottonsee sunflower), salt. herr foods, inc., p.o.box 300 nottingham, pa 19362-0300 usa 1-800-523-5030 send herr's anywhere: www.herrs.com
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Air Fried Himalayan Salt Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SAFFLOWER), HIMALAYAN PINK SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), sugar, sodium diacetate, tomato powder, salt, dextrose, onion powder, spices, monosodium glutamate, molases, yeast extract, paprika, sodium acetate, maltodextrin (made from corn), corn syrup solids, artificial color (yellow 6 lake, red 40 lake, blue 2 lake), garlic powder, malic acid, natural flavors (including milk), disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate contains milk ingredients. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 ⓒ2022 frito-lay north america, inc. frito lay dontfed fresh is on us.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Cheez-It Extra Toasty Cheddar Jack Snack Crackers
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B₁ [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), vegetable oil (high oleic soybean, soybean, palm, and/or canola oil with TBHQ for freshness), cheese made with skim milk (skim milk, whey protein, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract color). Contains 2% or less of salt, dextrose, whey, paprika, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, tomato powder, garlic powder, monosodium glutamate, yeast, onion powder, monterey jack cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sugar, malic acid, annatto extract color, natural and artificial flavors, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, spice extract, yeast extract, paprika extract color, yellow 5, yellow 6, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Barbecue flavored potato chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, sunflower), seasoning (sugar, corn flour, dextrose, salt, paprika, monosodium glutamate, rice flour, maltodextrin, torula yeast, spices, onion powder, garlic powder, extractive of paprika, natural smoke flavor), salt
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Spicy Sweet Chili Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Corn vegetable ojl (Corn, Canola, And/or sunflower oil), Salt, Sugar, Monosodium glutamate, Fructose, Sodium diacetate, Soy sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Onion powder, Maltodextrin (Made from corn), Hydrolyzed soy protein, Hydrolyzed corn protein, Garlic powder, Torula yeast, Malic acid, Extractives of paprika, Spices, Caramel color, Disodium inosinate, Disodium guanylate, Dextrose, Natural flavor
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

wavy potato chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, palm oil, salt
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Cheese it's snack mix classic
Ingredients: CHEESE CRACKERS (ENRICHED FLOUR WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B₁ THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, PALM, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, AND/OR CANOLA OIL WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS, CHEESE MADE WITH SKIM MILK (SKIM MILK, WHEY PROTEIN, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES ANNATTO EXTRACT COLORI, SALT, PAPRIKA, YEAST, PAPRIKA EXTRACT COLOR, SOY LECITHIN), PRETZELS (ENRICHED LOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B₁ THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID), SALT, CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN SYRUP, BAKING SODA, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, YEAST), BREAD SLICES (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B₁ (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SALT, SUGAR, EAST, MALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE POWDER (MOLASSES, VINEGAR, CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, SPICE, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, BAKING SODA, CARAMEL COLOR), WHEAT SQUARES (WHOLE WHEAT, SUGAR, SALT, CORN SYRUP, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT). CHEESE FLAVORED RICE BALLS (RICE MEAL, VEGETABLE OIL ICANOLA RICE, SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL),
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Kettle cooked chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN, COTTONSEED, SUNFLOWER), SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Creepy Crisps Original Flavor Potato Crisps
Ingredients: dried potato flakes, palm oil (vitamin e), tapioca starch, alkalized cocoa, salt, fruit and vegetable juice for color (maltodextrin, carrot concentrate, hibiscus concentrate, citric acid), sugar, white pepper powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tortilla chips
Ingredients: CORN FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL), SALT, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, SPICE, GARLIC POWDER, DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER, TOMATO POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, DEHYDRATED GREEN BELL PEPPER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, TORULA YEAST, SMOKE FLAVORING
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Salt & Vinegar Flavored Kettle Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES*, VEGETABLE OIL (SAFFLOWER OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), MALTODEXTRIN, SEA SALT, ORGANIC WHEY, WHITE, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, MILK
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ridged Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: COTTONSEED OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SAFFLOWER OIL, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SALT, NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY POWDER, ONION POWDER, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SOUR CREAM (CREAM, NONFAT MILK, CULTURES), BUTTERMILK POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST EXTRACT, ACACIA GUM, PAPRIKA EXTRACTIVES (COLOR), SUGAR, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Water Crackers
Ingredients: ORGANIC ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), ORGANIC PALM OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Goldfish Baked Snack Crackers, Colors Cheddar
Ingredients: flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheddar cheese, cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto, vegetable oils, canola, sunflower, soybean, salt, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, spices, celery, onion powder, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda, colors, beet, huito, watermelon juice concentrates, paprika, turmeric extracts
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Wheat bite size crackers
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL (ROSEMARY EXTRACT TOCOPHEROLS [ADDED AS ANTIOXIDANTS]), WHEAT GERM, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OF LESS OF: WHEY POWDER, SALT, WHEAT SEASONING, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, WHEAT BRAN, ENZYMES. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK MANUFACTURED ON EQUIPMENT THAT PROCESSES SESAME MADE WITH PRIDE AND CARE FOR H-E-B, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 782 LOT NO. AND BEST BY DATE: ON PACKAGE
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crav'n Flavor Rich & Crisp Crackers
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high oleic oil (canola oil, soybean oil, tbhq, citric acid), sugar, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, cornstarch, soy lecithin, sodium sulfite
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Super Seed Jalapeno
Ingredients: Brown rice, quinoa, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, onion, garlic, jalapeño powder, sea salt, poppy seeds
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ripples Original
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Cottonseed Oil, Corn Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil), Salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ridged Potato Chips Sour Cream and Onion
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: COTTONSEED OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SAFFLOWER OIL, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY POWDER, SALT, ONION POWDER, DEXTROSE, SOUR CREAM (CREAM. NONFAT MILK, CULTURES), BUTTERMILK POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT. NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICE, POTATO MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR. CONTAINS: MILK MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT PROCESSES SOY MADE WITH PRIDE AND CARE BY H-E-BOD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78204 KEEP IN A COOL, DRY PLACE LOT NO. AND BEST BY: ON PACKAGE INGREDIENTES: PAPA, ACEITE VEGETAL [CONTIENE UNO O MAS DE LOS SIGUIENTES ACEITES: ALGODON, MAIZ, SOYA, CARTAMO, YIO GIRASOL), LECHE DESCREMADA EN POLVO SUERO DE LECHE EN POLVO, SAL, CEBOLLA EN POLVO, DEXTROSA, CREMA AGRIA (CREMA, LECHE DESCREMADA, CULTIVOS). SUERO DE MANTEQUILLA EN POLVO, EXTRACTO DE LEVADURA, SABORIZANTE NATURAL, ESPECIA, MALTODEXTRINA DE PAPA, AZUCAR CONTIENE LECHE APORADO EN UNA FABRICA QUE PROCESA SOYA CUIDADO POR H-E-BO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7820 ECO NUMERO DE LOTE Y FECHA DE CO
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sourdough Specials
Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Salt, Corn Oil, Sunflower Oil, Canola Oil, Soy Oil, Palm Oil, Yeast, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Baking Soda
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Street corn chips
Ingredients: Ground Corn, Vegetable Oil (Contains One or More of the Following: Corn, Sunflower, or Canola Oil), Corn Maltodextrin, Sugar, Salt, Chipotle Pepper Powder, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cultured Lowfat Buttermilk (Skim Milk, Lactic Acid, Cultures), Spices, Natural Flavoring, Citric Acid, Corn Powder, Turmeric Extract (Color), Habanero Pepper Powder, Natural Siroke Flavor.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Roasted chicken wing flavor lays chips
Ingredients: 马铃薯、植物油、烤鸡翅味调味料(含食用香精、柠檬酸、5'-呈味核苷酸二钠、阿斯巴甜(含苯丙氨酸))、TBHQ。
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Knotty Pretzels
Ingredients: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Salt, Soybean Oil, Barley Malt Extract, Leavening (Yeast, Sodium Bicarbonate, and/or Ammonium Bicarbonate), Mustard Powder (Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, White Wine, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Spices, Maltodextrin, Natural Modified Food Starch, Flavor), Sugar, Onion, Spices, Savory Extractives (Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin), Spice Dextrose, Garlic, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Salt, Contains: Soy, Wheat
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Jumbo Brat & Sausage Rolls
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, soybean oil, salt, monoglycerides, wheat gluten, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, wheat starch, sesame, enzymes, ascorbic acid
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Market pantry
Ingredients: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SODIUM BICARBONATE (LEAVENING), WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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