Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 33)

Potato Chips Sea Salt
Ingredients: Potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower and/or canola oil, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Thin Pretzels
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, malt (tapioca syrup, malt extract), salt, cane sugar, canola oil*, yeast, bromelain, soda.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Baked pita thins
Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sunflower oil and/or canola oil,whole wheat flour, and less than 2% of the following: sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk), sea salt, organic cane sug
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

HALVES & PIECES CASHEWS
Ingredients: Cashews, vegetable oil (peanut, cottonseed, soybean, and/or sunflower oil), sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

nutella & GO! Hazelnut Spread + Pretzel Sticks
Ingredients: HAZELNUT SPREAD: SUGAR, PALM OIL, HAZELNUTS, COCA, SKIM MILK, WHEY (MILK), LECITHIN AS EMULSIFIER (SOY), VANILLIN: AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. PRETZELS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MALT EXTRACT, CANOLA OIL, SODIUM BICARBONATE AND DISODIUM DIPHOSPHATE AS LEAVENING AGENTS, SALT.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Super Seed Basil and Garlic
Ingredients: Whole grain brown rice*, whole grain quinoa*, pumpkin seeds*, sunflower seeds*, brown sesame seeds*, brown flax seeds*, filtered water, sea salt, garlic powder*, dried basil*, dried parsley*.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Corn Masa Flour, Water, Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed, Corn and/or Sunflower), Sea Salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Goldfish Colors Cheddar
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO), VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SOYBEAN), SALT, YEAST, SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SPICES, CELERY, ONION POWDER, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, COLORS (BEET, HUITO AND WATERMELON JUICE CONCENTRATES, PAPRIKA AND TURMERIC EXTRACTS)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Cracker assortment sesame wheat
Ingredients: saveritz sesame wheat seeded multigrain 6 cracker cracked wheat rosemary poppy , pepper water seven grain - assortment - serving suggestion sesame seeded cracked wheat multigrain wheat poppy, pepper water seven grain rosemary od 60 70 60 60 60 60 calories per 3 crackers calories per 2 0ac calories fer 1 cackers calories peiccers net wt 13,1 0z (374g) calories calories per 3 crackers savordtz best used by 6 crac
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

organic yellow corn tortilla chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC GROUND YELLOW CORN, ORGANIC VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ORGANIC SUNFLOWER, ORGANIC SAFFLOWER, OR ORGANIC CANOLA OIL), SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cauliflower Tortilla Chips - Sea Salt
Ingredients: cassava, sunflower oil, cauliflower, chia seed, sea salt, vegetable blend (spinach, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, beets, shiitake mushrooms), garlic, parsley, celery seed,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cauliflower Crackers Cheddar Flavor
Ingredients: cauliflower flour, wholegrain rice flour, cassava flour, potato starch, rice flour, potato flakes, cassava starch, *rspo palm oil, natural flavors, maltodextrin, salt, sugar, baking powder, paprika, sunflower lecithin, onion powder, lentil flour, vegetable blend powder (spinach, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, beets, shiitake mushro0ms), garlic powder, lactic acid, rosemary extract, *responsibly sourced palm oil certified by bureau veritas,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic extra cheesy cheddar bunnies snack crackers
Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic whole wheat flour, organic expeller-pressed sunflower oil, organic cheddar cheese (organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), organic whey, salt, organic cheddar cheese (pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, non-animal enzymes), organic butter (organic cream, salt), leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), organic yeast, organic paprika, cultured organic milk, organic nonfat dry milk, organic annatto (for color), organic vinegar, cultured organic whey, organic onion powder , organic celery seed powder, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e) to protect flavor, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Gluten free table crackers
Ingredients: non gmo corn starch, non gmo corn flour, vegetable fats and oils (palm, palm kernel, non gmo rape seed oil), maltodextrin, rice syrup, modified tapioca starch, non gmo soy flour, salt, yeast, guar gum, modified cellulose, cream of tartar, ammonium bicarbonate, baking powder, citric acid, natural flavor (rosemary),
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheddar Rocket crackers
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, calcium carbonate, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, microbial enzyme), sunflower oil, salt, contains 2% or less of each of the following: sugar, leaving (ammonium bicarbonate, baking soda), natural cheese flavor (cheddar cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], water, disodium phosphate, enzymes), annatto (for color), spices (cayenne pepper, paprika [for color]), onion powder, enzymes, soy lecithin (an emulsifier).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Baked Buttery Crackers, Naturally Flavored
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, and/or palm oil, sugar, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate), salt, corn syrup, soy lecithin (emulsifier), natural flavor, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Organics Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Organic blue corn masa flour, water, organic sunflower oil, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Goldfish baked pizza
Ingredients: Made with smiles and enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola and/or sunflower oils, tomato paste, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), contains 2 percent or less of: salt, yeast, baking soda, spices, celery, paprika (color), monocalcium phosphate, onion powder. contains: wheat, milk.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sea Salted Saddle Potato Crisps
Ingredients: DRIED POTATO, SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN MEAL, RICE FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, WATER, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SEA SALT, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID (TO PRESERVE).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Baked Crunchy Cheese Flavored
Ingredients: ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, AND ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6). CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Heirloom Cheese Balls Real Cheddar
Ingredients: Ground Cornmeal, Sunflower Oil, Cheddar Cheese (Organic Whey, Cheddar Cheese [Organic Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Salt, Lactic Acid, Paprika Extract, Citric Acid).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Multi Grain Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC YELLOW CORN, ORGANIC WHITE CORN, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC BROWN FLAXSEED, ORGANIC BROWN RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC SUGAR, SEA SALT, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEEDS, AND ORGANIC SESAME SEEDS.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Ridge Cut Plantain Chips
Ingredients: organic plantains, organic coconut oil, himalayan pink salt allergens: contains coconuts and is made in a facility that processes soy, dairy, wheat, egg, tree nuts and peanuts
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

SOUR CREAM & ONION FLAVORED
Ingredients: dried potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and/or sunflower oil), corn flour, wheat starch, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, contains 2% or less of salt, whey, rice flour, dextrose, monosodium glutamate, coconut oil, onion powder, sugar, natural flavors, nonfat milk, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), citric acid, sodium caseinate, lactic acid, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, buttermilk, malic acid, invert sugar, cultured nonfat milk, cream,
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sour Cream & Onion
Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER OIL), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, 2% SALT, WHEY, SOUR CREAM (CREAM, NONFAT MILK, CULTURES), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ONION POWDER, COCONUT OIL, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, NONFAT MILK, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CASEINATE, LACTIC ACID, YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, BUTTERMILK, MALIC ACID, INVERT SUGAR, CULTURED NONFAT MILK, CREAM, WHEAT STARCH.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Corn chips
Ingredients: corn, vegetable oil (consisting of one or more of the following: corn, canola, sunflower, or soybean), and salt,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheez it double cheesy
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), soybean oil (with tbhq for freshness), modified corn starch, dried potatoes, white cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt. contains 2% or less of oat fiber, sugar, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), monosodium glutamate, whey, soy lecithin, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), lactic acid, onion powder, citric acid, buttermilk, dextrose, paprika extract color, annatto extract color, garlic powder, cultured nonfat milk, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, natural flavor, turmeric extract color.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)
