Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 23)

Fiesta dippin' tortilla chips
Ingredients: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Contains one or more of the following: Canola, Corn, Cottonseed, Safflower, and/or Soybean Oil), Sea Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Popping Corn Chips
Ingredients: CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OLEIN OIL, TOCOPHEROL, OLEORESIN ROSEMARY), PALM OLEIN OIL, SUGAR, CORN FLAVOR SEASONING [SALT FLOUR (SALT, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (TRIBASIC)), DEXTRIN, COMPOSITE SEASONING (GLUCOSE, DEXTRIN, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN, YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM 5'-INOSINATE), TASTE ENHANCER (MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DEXTRIN, GLUCOSE, SOY SAUCE POWDER (DEFATTED SOYBEAN, WATER, SALT, CORN STARCH SYRUP), HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN), MIXED FORMULATION (TAPIOCA STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN), SALT, MIXED AMINO ACID (WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTRIN, SALT, CITRIC ACID ANHYDROUS, DL-MALIC ACID), UMAMI ENHANCER (MONOSODIUM L-GLUTAMATE, SALT), SILICON DIOXIDE], SALT, ACIDITY REGULATOR (SODIUM BICARBONATE)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sea Salty Crackers with hidden veggies
Ingredients: Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Expeller-Pressed Sunflower Oil, Organic Sweet Potato Powder, Sea Salt, Organic Pumpkin Powder, Organic Tomato Powder, Organic Cane Sugar, Salt, Organic Barley Malt Extract, Organic Corn Starch, Organic Carrot Powder, Organic Natural Flavor, Organic Dry Yeast, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Organic Yeast
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Popped Water Lily Seeds - Himalayan Pink Salt
Ingredients: WATER LILY SEEDS, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, HIMALAYAN PINK SALT, ROSEMARY
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sea Salt and Vinegar Pistachios
Ingredients: Pistachios, sunflower oil, sea salt, vinegar, citric acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pretzel Crisps Original Thin, Crunchy Pretzel Crackers
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, salt, malt syrup (tapioca syrup, malt extract), soda. contains: wheat. produced in a facility that handles milk and soy.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Cheddar Chex Mix
Ingredients: enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, peanut butter, roasted peanuts, vegetable oils, soybean oil, palm oil, canola oil, dextrose, sugar, salt, corn syrup, leavening, monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, cheddar cheese, milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, yellow 6, soy lecithin, whey
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Cheese Curls
Ingredients: CORNMEAL, EXPELLER PRESSED VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER, AND/OR CANOLA), CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY POWDER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, SALT, ANNATTO AND TURMERIC EXTRACTS (FOR COLOR), NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Frito-lay
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, and/or Canola Oil), Maltodextrin (Made from , Salt, Spices, Molasses, Onion Powder, Brown Sugar, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Yeast Extract, Tomato Powder, Aruricial Color (Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake), Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Diacetate, Natura! Flavors (Contains Milk and Animal Ingredients), and Garlic Powder CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Tortilla Chips Original White Restaurant Style
Ingredients: ground white corn, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following : corn, sunflower, safflower or canola oil), salt
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola, Sunflower, Safflower, and/or Soybean), Sea Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Goldfish Baked Snack Crackers, Flavor Blasted Extra Cheddar
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEDDAR CHEESE ([CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ANNATTO). CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, WHEY, CORN FLOUR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, TORULA YEAST, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), SPICES, CELERY, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES SALT, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, MILKFAT, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Cooked Flamin’ Hot Flavored
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, corn, and/or canola oil), salt, yeast extract, cheddar cheese milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), citric acid, whey, skim milk, natural flavors, maltodextrin (made from corn), artificial color (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake), onion powder sugar, buttermilk, corn syrup solids, lactose, and garlic powder. contains milk ingredients. smartlabel
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Organic Veggie & Flaxseed Corn Tortilla Chips Flavored With Carrot, Tomato, Red Beet, Spinach, Garlic And Onion, Carrot, Tomato, Red Beet, Spinach, Garlic And Onion
Ingredients: Organic Stone Ground Corn, Organic Expeller Pressed Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Safflower And /Or Canola), Organic Brown Flax Seeds, Organic Carrot Powder, Organic Tomato Powder, Organic Red Beet Powder, Organic Spinach Powder, Sea Salt, Organic Dried Parsley Flakes, Organic Garlic Powder, Organic Onion Powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

sunflower butter filled pretzels
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUNFLOWER BUTTER (ROASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SALT), POWDERED SUGAR (CANE SUGAR, CORN STARCH), SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP. CONTAINS: WHEAT.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Cheddar sour cream flavored potato chips
Ingredients: potatoes, veg sunflower, corn, and/or canola oil), and salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Barbecue potato chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN, SUNFLOWER, OR CANOLA OIL), SUGAR, SALT, DEXTROSE, MOLASSES, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), TOMATO POWDER, ONION POWDER, SPICES, TORULA YEAST, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVORS (INCLUDING NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORING), PAPRIKA, CARAMEL COLOR, SEED OIL, EXTRACTS (COLOR), YEAST EXTRACT, MUSTARD.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Wise Honey BBQ
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, cottonseed, sunflower or ocanola oil), sugar, salt, honey, fructose, dextrose monohydrate, wheat starch, monosodium glutamate (flavor enhancer), tomato powder, onion powder, maltodextrin, yellow 6lake, garlic powder, extractives of paprika soybean oil, citric acid, natural flavor, barley malt flour. contains wheat ingredient.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sea Salt Pita Crackers
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high oleic sunflower oil and/or high oleic canola oil with rosemary extract and ascorbic acid for freshness, yeast, contains 2% or less of sea salt, wheat starch, ascorbic acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Garden vegetable
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL (ROSEMARY EXTRACT, TOCOPHE - ROLS, ADDED AS ANTIOXIDANTS), DEHYDRATED VEGETABLE SEASONING (CARROT, ONION, SEA SALT, PARSLEY, CARROT POWDER, TOMATOES, RED BELL PEPPER, ONION POWDER, GREEN BELL PEPPER, BREWERS YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SILICON DIOXIDE), SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: INVERT SUGAR, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, ENZYMES. CONTAINS: WHEAT. MAY CONTAIN SESAME SEEDS. DIST. & SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: ALDI BATAVIA, IL 60510 PRODUCT OF CANADA ALDI Twice as Nice GUARANTEE ✔ item replaced 04520 PAPER PLASTIC money refunded BOX WRAPPER 3745 how2recycle.info
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Goldfish Baked Snack Crackers, On The Go Packs
Ingredients: made with smiles, unbleached enriched wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheddar cheese, cultured milk, salt, enzymes, vegetable oils, canola, sunflower, palm, contains 2 percent or less of salt, yeast, sugar, spices, leavening, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda, onion powder, autolyzed yeast extract, paprika, paprika extract, celery, annatto extract, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda, onion powder, autolyzed yeast extract, paprika, paprika extract, celery, annatto extract
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Baked Original
Ingredients: Dried potatoes, Corn starch, corn oil, suger, sea salt, soy lecithin, Dextrose, and annatto extracts
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheetos Puffs White Cheddar
Ingredients: Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sunflower Oil, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Sour Cream (Cultured Cream, Skim Milk), Torula Yeast, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Teether crackers
Ingredients: ORGANIC JASMINE RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, ORGANIC AMARANTH FLOUR, ORGANIC RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC MANGO POWDER, ORGANIC PUMPKIN POWDER, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cinnamon Graham Animal Crackers imp
Ingredients: whole wheat flour, enriched flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cane sugar, palm oil, invert sugar, less than 1% of: leavening, baking soda, calcium phosphate, cinnamon, salt, soy lecithin, iron, ferric orthophosphate, vitamin E, alpha tocopheryl acetate
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Pepperlicious - Roasted Red Pepper Freeze Dried Snacks
Ingredients: RED PEPPERS SUNFLOWER OIL SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

3 Seed Sweet Potato Crackers
Ingredients: Stone ground yellow corn, Vegetable oil (sunflower oil, safflower oil, corn oil and/or canola oil), sweet potato, stone ground white corn, flaxseed, poppy seeds, chia seeds, sea salt. ALLERGY INFORMATION: Made in a facility that uses dairy, soy. Made in a peanut-free facility.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut
