Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 22)

Pretzel Thins
Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], salt, malt, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: cottonseed, corn, soybean), yeast, soda.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Gluten Free Original with Flax Crackers
Ingredients: Corn starch, arrowroot flour, canola and coconut oil, green lentil flour, rice bran, flax seeds sugar, salt, sesame seeds, natural flavor, leavening (ammonium bicarbonate, baking soda), xanthan gum, whey (a milk ingredients), soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Salted microwave popcorn
Ingredients: Organic popcorn, organic palm oil. contains 2% or less of each of the following: salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Smart Fries - Classic Sea Salt
Ingredients: potato sticks (potato flour, rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, salt), sunflower oil, sea salt, best ey 17 jan 2021 n5-21bhnv 690 14:29 0
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Veggie flats
Ingredients: ORGANIC ZUCCHINI, ORGANIC GARBANZO BEANS, ORGANIC PUMPKIN SEEDS, ORGANIC CARROT, ORGANIC FLAX SEEDS, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEEDS, ORGANIC SESAME SEEDS, ORGANIC RED BELL PEPPER, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE, ORGANIC MINCED ONION, ORGANIC CHIA SEEDS, ORGANIC POPPY SEEDS, ORGANIC ONION POWDER, ORGANIC GARLIC POWDER, HIMALAYAN SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Rosemary crackers
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), high oleic sunflower oil, rosemary seasoning (dextrose, spices [rosemary, black pepper], onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, dehydrated garlic, sunflower oil, natural flavor), leavening (ammonium bicarbonate, baking soda, calcium phosphate, yeast), extra virgin olive oil. contains 2% or less of salt, malted barley extract, sodium metabisulfite.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Metabisulfite

Olive Oil Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, Classic Sea Salt
Ingredients: Potatoes, olive oil, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips Krinkle Cut Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper
Ingredients: Potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower and/or canola oil, rice flour, salt, black pepper, yeast extract, spice, garlic powder, onion powder, citric acid, spice extract, jalapeno powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Chickpea Snacks Barbeque
Ingredients: Chickpeas, sunflower oil, barbeque seasoning (sea salt, evaporated cane sugar, yeast extract, paprika, onion powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, citric acid, natural smoke flavor, paprika extract, cayenne pepper), brown rice syrup
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Peanut Butter filled pretzels
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts, sugar, salt), salt, malt, canola oil. contains: peanuts, wheat.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Chickpea Puffs, Nacho
Ingredients: chickpea flour, rice flour, yellow pea flour, sunflower oil, salt, sugar, natural flavor, garlic powder, onion powder, citric acid, paprika extract, spices, yeast extract, rosemary extract,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

kettle cooked chips sea salt and cracked pepper
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oils (canola, sunflower and/or safflower), corn syrup solids, whey, salt, buttermilk, spices, cracked black pepper, dry vinegar (maltodextrin, vinegar solids), sugar, sea salt, citric acid, natural flavor, garlic powder, onion powder, cornstarch, torula yeast. contains: milk.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

WILDE Protein Chips Sea Salt & Vinegar
Ingredients: 100% natural chicken, native tapioca starch, high oleic expeller pressed sunflower oil, egg whites, chicken bone broth, white distilled vinegar, sea salt, maltodextrin, citric acid, natural flavors, sodium citrate, spices, gum acacia
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original White Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: GROUND WHITE CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN, SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER, OR CANOLA OIL), SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Slim Jim monster mild single
Ingredients: beef, pork, chicken, water, textured soy flour, corn syrup, salt, dextrose, natural flavors, paprika, extractives of paprika, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy protein, lactic acid starter culture, barley malt extract, citric acid, soy lecithin, sodium nitrate
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

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

Pork crackling dippers
Ingredients: fried out pork fat with attached skin, salt, seasoning, monosodium glutamate, spice and spice extractives including paprika, soybean oil, silicon dioxide
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

CHEESE CRACKERS CHEDDAR BLAST
Ingredients: polydextrose calcium caseinate, butter( cream, natural flavor), whey protein isolate, cheddar cheese (milk , cheese culturas, salt, enzimes), whole oat flour( contains wheat) , vegetable oil (sunflower oil, Canola oil, safflower oil, and or soybean oil), whey powder, water. Contains less than 2% of the following: salt, buttermilk powder, tomate powder, xantham gum, natural flavors, yeast extractor, baking soda, locus bean gum, turmeric oleoresin (color), annatto extract( color), paprika extract( color)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bagel Crisps Plain
Ingredients: WHEAT FLOUR, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANE SUGAR, OAT FIBER, ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, YEAST, ROSEMARY EXTRACT (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), ASCORBIC ACID (ANTIOXIDANT)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crunchy Corn Chips
Ingredients: ground corn. vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, sunflower, safflower, or canola oil), salt.
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

Wavy HeluvaGood French Onion
Ingredients: Potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: cottonseed oil, corn oil and/or sunflower oil), onion powder, salt, palm shortening, dextrose, butter, buttermilk, whey protein concentrate, whey, natural flavors (including mustard), whey, parsley, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), yeast extract, nonfat milk, citric acid, maltodextrin, lactic acid, cultured nonfat milk
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

White Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: WHITE CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, SUNFLOWER), SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Baked mini Oyster Crackers
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high oleic canola and/or soybean oil (tbhq and citric acid [preservatives), salt, contains 2% or less of: baking soda, yeast, malted barley flour, enzymes. contains: wheat. may contain: milk, eggs, soy. c c for using
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Rice crackers
Ingredients: brown rice flour, potato starch, four cheese seasoning (whey powder, salt, maltodextrin, whey, whey protein concentrate, sour cream powder (cream, nonfat dry milk, cultures), cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), skim milk powder, yeast extract, buttermilk powder, mozzarella cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, natural flavoring, citric acid, romano cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), onion powder, pármesan cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), annatto [color], spice and coloring [contains turmeric), safflower oil, whole graîn sorghum flour, quiñoa, sesame seeds, flax seeds, millet, amaranth, rice bran, contains: milk,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

multigrain rice crackers
Ingredients: brown rice flour, whole grain yellow cornmeal, potato starch, safflower oil, cane sugar, flax seeds, sesame seeds, millet, sea salt,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Vegan cheese twists
Ingredients: Potato flakes, potato starch, high oleic sunflower oil, yellow lentil flour, corn flour, sea salt, maltodextrin (corn), plant fiber, cane sugar, onion, corn protein extract, yeast extract, vegan cheese flavor, turmeric, paprika, rosemary extract
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheez-It Original
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), vegetable oil (soybean and palm oil with tbhq for freshness), cheese made with skim milk (skim milk, whey protein, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract color), salt. contains 2% or less of whey, paprika, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, tomato powder, garlic powder, monosodium glutamate, yeast, onion powder, paprika extract color, 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, yellow 5, yellow 6, soy lecithin. contains wheat, milk and soy ingredients. cheez-it® original 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, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin. contains wheat, milk and soy ingredients. cheez-it white cheddar ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), vegetable oil (soybean and palm oil with tbhq for freshness), white cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes). contains 2% or less of salt, whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), monosodium glutamate, whey protein concentrate, butter (cream, salt), baking soda, yeast, natural and artificial flavor, lactic acid, calcium lactate, disodium phosphate, citric acid, turmeric extract color, annatto extract color, soy lecithin. contains wheat, milk and soy ingredients. k 192815 000
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Grain free crackers
Ingredients: cassava flour, avocado oil, almond, vegan cheddar seasoning (tapioca solids, sea salt, onion powder, natural flavor, tomato powder, garlic powder, yeast, extract, green bell powder, paprika spices, paprika extract, lactic acid, citric acid, white distilled vinegar, jalapeno pepper), tapioca starch, contains: treenuts (almonds), packed in a facility that processes on shared equipment with other treenuts (coconut), sesame seeds, soy and milk, the
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
