Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 21)

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Organic blue corn, high oleic sunflower oil and/or safflower oil and/or canola oil, brown rice flour, flax seeds, cane sugar, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, sea salt, quinoa.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

BBQ Original Style Protein Chips
Ingredients: PROTEIN BLEND (MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE), VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), CALCIUM CASEINATE, CORN STARCH, SALT, PSYLLIUM HUSK, SUGAR. 2% TOMATO POWDER, PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, SPICE, NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST, CALCIUM CARBONATE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC OLEORESIN (COLOR), CITRIC ACID, MOLASSES, YEAST EXTRACT, STEVIA (SWEETENER), LECITHIN (SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, CANOLA LECITHIN, SOY LECITHIN).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

American Style Corn Chips
Ingredients: White Corn, Blue Organic Corn, Organic Palm Olein Oil, Water, Sea Salt, Lime, FD&C Red 40.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Sea Salt Pita Chips
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR HACH, REDUCE MID-OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL (ROSEMARY EXTRACT AND ASCOABIC AD PRESERVE FRESHNESS), YEAST, SEA SALT, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR ONTAINS WHEATMANUFACTURED IN A FACLIT I t MADE WITH PRIDE AND CARE FOR H-E-BOD, SAN ANTONE QDUCT OF CANADA KEEP IN A COOL DRY PLACE IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE RIBOFLAVIN. AMYLASE FOUCION, TX 78204 T DU Ou DACKAGE
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Classic
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable o (sunflower, corn and/or canola oilad salt. manufactured for pepsico, inc. by:
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ritz Crackers
Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola and/or palm and/or partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil), sugar, salt, leavening (baking soda and/or calcium phosphate), high fructose corn syrup, soy lecithin, malted barley flour, natural flavor,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Animal crackers
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), sugar, soybean oil, invert sugar, salt, baking soda (for leavening), soy lecithin, natural flavor, spice,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Cheddar feelgood
Ingredients: Yellow corn, sunflower oil, natural cheddar cheese flavor (whey, reduced lactose whey, maltodextrin, cheddar and blue cheese (cultured milk, salt, and enzymes), canola oil, salt, disodium phosphate, citric acid, lactic acid).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Multi-grain tortilla chips
Ingredients: Stone ground corn, high oleic sunflower and/or safflower oil, organic sprouted flax seed, organic sprouted quinoa, organic sprouted brown rice, organic sprouted daikon radish seed, sprouted chia seed, sprouted broccoli seed, pure sea salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sea Salt & Cracked Black Pepper Rice Crackers
Ingredients: Brown rice flour, potato starch, safflower oil, whole grain sorghum flour, quinoa seeds, sesame seeds, sea salt & pepper seasoning (sea salt, potassium chloride, black pepper, natural flavors), millet, flax seeds, amaranth seeds.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Gratify gluten free EVERYTHING THINS Pretzels
Ingredients: Corn starch, canola oil, soy flour, rice flour, sugar, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dehydrated onion, sea salt, cellulose gum, soy lecithin, dry yeast, dehydrated garlic, leavening agent (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Olive oil & sea salt crackers
Ingredients: Enriched unbleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), buttermilk (cultured lowfat milk, sodium citrate, salt, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), expeller pressed non-gmo canola oil, cane sugar, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, baking soda, kosher salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chili Lemon Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Stone ground white corn treated with trace of lime, water, contains one or more of the following non-hydrogenated oils: (corn oil, palm oil, canola oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, and/or sunflower oil), chili pepper, sea salt and dehydrated lime juice
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Hydrogenated Oil

Avocado Oil Kettle Chips - Lime Ranch imp
Ingredients: Potatoes, Avocado Oil, Whey, Salt, Lime Juice (Maltodextrin, Lime Juice), Sugar, Dextrose, Vinegar Powder (Maltodextrin, White Distilled Vinegar), Citric Acid, Buttermilk Powder, Spices, Malic Acid
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Popped corn
Ingredients: Non-gmo popcorn, non-gmo sunflower oil, cheddar cheese [(pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto), cream, sodium phosphate, salt]
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Corn, water, lime, monosodium glutamate (flavor enhancer), salt, black pepper, garlic, paprika, comino and corn oil.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mini Croccantini Whole Wheat Crackers
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), expeller pressed canola oil and extra virgin olive oil, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mini Croccantini Rosemary Crackers
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), expeller pressed canola oil and extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, dried rosemary.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, sunflower, or cottonseed oil), cheddar and sour cream seasoning (whey, maltodextrin, salt, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, buttermilk, sour cream solids [cream, nonfat milk, cultures], cheddar cheese solids [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], partially hydrogenated soy bean oil, garlic powder, citric acid, artificial sour cream flavor [with edta, bha], artificial color [including yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, yellow 5, yellow 6], butter [cream, salt], natural cheddar cheese flavor [with yeast extract, whey, annatto (color), natural flavor], disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, extractive of paprika [color], sodium citrate, natural butter flavor [with annatto and turmeric], natural flavoring), and salt.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ridged potato chips cheddar sour cream potato
Ingredients: Dried potato, sunflower and/or safflower oil, seasoning (whey powder, buttermilk powder, maltodextrin, salt, dried butter [cream, salt], cheddar cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], autolyzed yeast extract, onion powder, nonfat dry milk, natural flavors, annatto, garlic powder, citric acid, dried milkfat, paprika oleoresin [color], turmeric, gum arabic), rice flour, potato starch.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
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), water, salt, malt (tapioca syrup, malt extract), cane sugar, canola oil*, yeast, soda.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Yellow corn tostados round tortilla chips, yellow corn
Ingredients: Yellow corn, vegetable oil (consisting of one or more of the following: corn, canola, sunflower or soybean oil), oat fiber, salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, canola and/or sunflower oil, whey, contains two percent or less of: lactose, salt, onion powder, buttermilk powder, sour cream (cream and/or skimmed milk and/or whole milk, bacterial culture), sugar, yeast extract, parsley, citric acid, disodium phosphate, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Tuscan Crackers
Ingredients: Wheat flour, olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, brewer's yeast, rosemary.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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