Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 34)

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

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

Sour Cream & Onion
Ingredients: dried potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and/or sunflower oil), rice flour, wheat starch, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, contains 2% or less of salt, whey, 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
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fiesta Size Tortilla Strips
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

Good Thins Gluten Free Made With Corn Jalapeno & Lime
Ingredients: whole grain yellow corn meal, white rice flour, high oleic safflower oil, sea salt, green bell pepper powder, dried jalapeño pepper, tomato powder, onion powder, cane sugar, lime powder, spinach powder, vinegar powder, garlic powder, spices, natural flavor (contains mustard), jalapeño pepper powder. may contain: soy, sesame seed, tree nuts.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Tree Nuts

Original Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, SUNFLOWER OIL, SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pringles Original
Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, COTTONSEED OIL, CORNSTARCH, DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, RICE FLOUR, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, WHEAT DEXTROSE.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

club crackers - reduced fat
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), soybean oil with tbhq for freshness, sugar, salt, contains two percent or less of leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, cornstarch, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Herb Crackers
Ingredients: whole grain brown rice, whole grain quinoa, brown flax seeds, brown sesame seeds, filtered water, garlic, herbs, sea salt, wheat free tamari (water, whole soybeans, salt, vinegar).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Almond Nut-Thins Pepper Jack Cheese Rice Cracker Snacks with Almonds
Ingredients: rice flour, almonds, pepper jack seasoning [sea salt, rice flour, maltodextrin, whey, dried green , red bell peppers, monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), lactose, spices (including chili pepper and jalapeno pepper), natural flavors, yeast extract, safflower oil, lactic acid, citric acid], safflower oil, potato starch, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: white corn, vegetable oil (corn, sunflower, safflower, canola, cottonseed and/or rice), salt,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Saltine Crackers
Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), canola oil, palm oil, sea salt, salt, malted barley flour, baking soda, yeast,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

CHEDDAR CHEESE
Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER OIL), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, 2% WHEY, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, COCONUT OIL, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, CITRIC ACID, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BLUE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTERMILK, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), LACTIC ACID, NONFAT MILK, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR), YEAST EXTRACT, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, WHEAT STARCH.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crackers
Ingredients: Organic Seed , Seed Flour Blend (sunflower, pumpkin, flax), Organic Cassava Flour, Organic Tapioca Starch, Organic Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Organic Spice Blend (basil, rosemary, oregano, white pepper), Organic Carrots, Organic Onion, Organic Rosemary Extract, Organic Garlic Oil
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Wavy Cheddar Sour Cream
Ingredients: POTATOES, AVOCADO OIL, WHEY, SALT, ONION POWDER, SOUR CREAM [CULTURED CREAM, NONFAT MILK, VITAMIN E (TO PROTECT FLAVOR)], CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, LACTIC ACID POWDER, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (FOR COLOR), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS MILK
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Blue Chips No Salt Added Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC BLUE CORN, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL
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

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Sweet & Spicy Honey Chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (canola, corn, soybean, and/or sunflower oil), and less than 2% of sugar, salt, natural flavors, maltodextrin (made from corn), brown sugar, potassium salt, whey, tomato powder, dextrose, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt enzymes), onion powder, spices, yeast extract. carob powder, cream, sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk), honey, garlic powder, turmeric extracts, butter (cream, salt), stevia leaf extract, monterey jack cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), swiss cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), and paprika extracts. contains milk ingredients.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Wavy original potato chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, sunflower, or canola oil), salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Potato Chips Backyard Barbeque
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Canola and/or Sunflower and/or Safflower and/or Soybean), Organic Dried Cane Syrup, Sugar, Salt, Paprika, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Yeast Extract, Torula Yeast, Natural Flavor (including Smoke), Garlic Powder, Chili Pepper, Citric Acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sea Salt Thin & Crispy Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GROUND CORN, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC SAFFLOWER OIL, SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Buñuelos Cinnamon Crisps
Ingredients: cassava blend (cassava flour, cassava starch), avocado oil, coconut sugar, agave syrup, pumpkin powder, cinnamon, psyllium husk powder, sea salt, vanilla powder
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Coconut Toasted Corn Crackers
Ingredients: WHITE CORN FLOUR, DRY COCONUT, DARK BROWN SUGAR, YELLOW CORN MEAL, OLIVE OIL, SEA SALT, VANILLA EXTRACT, CINNAMON, ROSEMARY EXTRACT
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Probiotic Dragon Puffs
Ingredients: Non-GMO Sorghum Grain Meal, Sunflower or Safflower Oil, Smoked Serrano Chili Pepper, Nutritional Yeast, Raw Cane Sugar, White Rice Flour, Sea Salt, Organic Tapioca Syrup Solids, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Extractives of Paprika.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Lightly Salted Crispy Baked Veggie Snacks
Ingredients: GREEN PEAS, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), RICE, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, ROSEMARY EXTRACT (FOR FRESHNESS)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Hint of guacamole
Ingredients: CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), SALT, NATURALFLAVORS, WHEY, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CREAM, SPICES, SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK), TOMATO POWDER, JALAPEÑO PEPPER, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM TAPIOCA), CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE), SWISS CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS. CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nacho Flavored Popped Potato Snack
Ingredients: POTATO, RICE FLOUR, SUNFLOWER OIL, POTATO STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICES, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, GREEN BELL PEPPER, PAPRIKA (COLOR), CITRIC ACID (FLAVOR), TOMATO POWDER, LACTIC ACID (FLAVOR).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mike's Hot Honey
Ingredients: Potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: cottonseed oil, corn oil and/or sunflower oil), sugar, honey powder, salt, monosodium glutamate, spices, lactic acid, natural flavors, paprika extract (color), turmeric extract (color)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
