Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 27)

Jerk-Style Plantain Chips
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The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Doritos Dinamita
Ingredients: corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), and 2% or less of the following: maltodextrin (made from corn), salt, citric acid, sugar, monosodium glutamate, artificial color (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake), hydrolyzed corn gluten, yeast extract, sodium diacetate, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), modified corn starch, natural flavor, onion powder, whey, corn syrup solids, garlic powder, romano cheese (part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, whey protein concentrate, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate, contains milk ingredients,
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Original Thin Wheat Crackers
Ingredients: wholegrain flour (whole wheat flour, wheat germ), sunflower oil, sugar, invert syrup, cornstarch, sea salt, barley malt extract, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, enzyme
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Flavor Twists Honey BBQ Flavored
Ingredients: Corn, Corn Oil, Honey BBQ Seasoning (Salt, Maltodextrin [Made from Corn], Sugar, Brown Sugar, Onion Powder, Monosodium Glutamate, Dextrose, Honey Solids, Spices, Tomato Powder, Molasses Solids, Yeast Extract, Artificial Color [Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1], Natural and Artificial Flavors, Garlic Powder, Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Disodium Inosinate, and Disodium Guanylate).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Tiny Twists Original Pretzels
Ingredients: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALT, CORN OIL, CORN SYRUP AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, MALT EXTRACT, YEAST.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Multigrain tortilla chips
Ingredients: Stone ground corn, high oleic sunflower oil and/or safflower oil and/or canola oil, brown rice flour, flax seed, sesame seed, sunflower seeds, quinoa, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheetos Puffs
Ingredients: ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL. FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE. RIBOFLAVIN. FOLIC ACID). VEGETABLE 01L (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), CHEESE SEASONING (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], CANOLA OIL, MALTODEXTRIN [MADE FROM CORN]. NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR [YELLOW 6] AND SALT.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Turtles Baked Cheddar Snack Crackers
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract [color]), high oleic canola oil, contains 2% or less of: salt, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), sugar, spices, leavening (yeast, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), yeast extract, onion powder, autolyzed yeast extract, sodium sulfite, annatto extract (color), contains: wheat, milk,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Sulfite

Thin Crisps Parmesan Garlic
Ingredients: whole grain wheat, canola oil, salt, whey powder*, natural flavor, cheddar cheese powder* (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), garlic powder, parmesan cheese powder* (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), maltodextrin, nonfat milk solids, sunflower oil, onion powder, gum arabic, calcium lactate, spice,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sandwich crackers, real peanut butter
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), peanut butter (roasted peanuts), vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: soybean oil, palm oil, canola oil), dextrose, sugar, salt, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium bicarbonate), corn syrup, deproteinized dairy whey, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), yellow 6, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Deluxe Whole Cashews
Ingredients: cashews, vegetable oil (peanut oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil), sea salt.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Cauliflower Crackers
Ingredients: cauliflower flour, wholegrain rice flour, cassava flour, potato starch, rice flour, potato flakes, cassava starch, rspo palm oil*, salt, sugar, baking powder, rice fibers, sunflower lecithin, paprika, onion powder, lentil flour, vegetable blend powder (spinach, broccoli, carrot, tomato, beet, shiitake mushroom), garlic powder, rosemary extract,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Export Sodas
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, contains two percent or less of leavening (yeast, baking soda), corn syrup, sa
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Scooby-Doo Baked Graham Cracker Snacks Cinnamon
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), sugar, soybean and palm oil, honey. contains 2% or less of salt, baking soda, cinnamon, maltodextrin, soy lecithin, bht for freshness.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Pretzel Crisps
Ingredients: corn starch, potato starch, long grain white rice flour, corn fiber, palm oil, sugar, cellulose gum, salt, sunflower lecithin, yeast extract, baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid, chicory root extract,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Himalayan pink salt lentil chips imp
Ingredients: Lentil flour, sunflower and/or safflower oil, corn flour, rice flour, potato starch, corn starch, sea salt, cane sugar, himalayan pink salt, green pepper powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Goldfish Mix, Xtra Cheddar + Prezel
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR. NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE ([CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ANNATTO), SALT, COÑTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SUGAR, WHEY, YEAST, CORN FLOUR, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), AUTOLYZED YEAST, TORULA YEAST, BAKING SODA, MALTÉD BARLEY FLOUR, DEXTROSE, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), PAPRIKA EXTRACT FOR COLOR, ONION POWDER, SPICES, CELERY, YEAST EXTRACT, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, MILK FAT, NONFAT MILK.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Thin In Thin
Ingredients: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, GLUCOSE, PROCESSED STARCH, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, MARGARINE(SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, WATER, WHEY, SALT, LECITHIN (SOY), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR)), PROCESSED SKIM MILK POWDER, MODIFIED STARCH, BLACK SESAME, REFINED SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, COCOA POWDER, CINNAMON POWDER, CARAMEL POWDER
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Crackers
Ingredients: Top Seedz Mix (Organic Sesame Seeds, Organic Sunflower Seeds, Organic Pumpkin Seeds, Organic Flax Seeds, Organic Chia Seeds, Organic Hemp Seeds), Organic Arrowroot, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Smoked Snack Stick
Ingredients: beef, pork, mechanically separated chicken, water, textured soy flour, corn syrup, salt, contains less than 2% of: natural flavors, dextrose, paprika, hydrolyzed soy protein, lactic acid starter culture, caramel color, malt extract, wheat flour, sodium nitrite, citric acid, soy lecithin, extractives of paprika.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Pita Crackers
Ingredients: Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Amylase, Folic Acid), Ancient Whole Grains Blend (Organic Kamut® Khorasan Wheat Flakes, Spelt Flakes, Amaranth, Cracked Sorghum, Sunflower Seed Oil, Sunflower Lecithin [Emulsifier], Whole Grain Wheat Flour, Cornstarch, Brown Flaxseed, Oat Fiber, Wheat Bran, Sea Salt, Rosemary Extract), Sea Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sour Cream Herb & Onion kettle cooked chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, canola), salt, buttermilk, onion powder, sour cream (cultured and/or sunflower oil), dextrose, yogurt (cultured skim milk), natural flavors, cream, skim milk, sugar, garlic powder, yeast, spices (including parsley and thyme), lactic acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crackers Sea Salt
Ingredients: Organic Sesame Seeds, Organic Sunflower Seeds, Organic Pumpkin Seeds, Organic Flax Seeds, Organic Cornstarch, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Siete Tortilla Chips Fuego
Ingredients: Cassava blend (cassava flour, cassava starch), avocado oil, coconut flour, red chile powder. nutritional yeast, coconut milk powder, beet powder, sea salt. chia seeds, tomato powder. jalapeño powder, citric acid. lactic acid, garlic powder, onion powder, habanero powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sweet Chili Popped-Corn Snack
Ingredients: Yellow corn, sunflower oil, sugar, salt, spices, vinegar powder (maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar), onion and garlic powder, paprika, yeast extract, citric acid, oleoresin paprika and natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Garden ranch tortilla chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GROUND YELLOW CORN, VEGETABLE OILS (SUNFLOWER AND/OR SAFFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA), RANCH AND DILL SEASONING MALTODEXTRIN, (CORN SALT BUTTERMILK POWDER, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED DILL SPICES, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, WHITE VINEGAR POWDER, LEMON POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORING). CONTAINS: MILK.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Tortilla Chips Totopos Sea Salted
Ingredients: organic white whole corn, organic sunflower oil, organic safflower oil, sea salt, slaked lime
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

garden veggie straws
Ingredients: POTATO STARCH, POTATO FLOUR, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL, CORN STARCH, CANE SUGAR, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SPINACH POWDER, SEA SALT, TOMATO PASTE, BEETROOT POWDER (COLOR), TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Zesty Jalapeño Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, sunflower oil, jalapeno chili pepper, salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Restaurant-Style Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Organic White Corn, Organic Sunflower Oil, Trace of Lime, Sea Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
