Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 43)

SOUP & OYSTER CRACKERS
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), canola oil, palm oil, salt, yeast, baking soda.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Deluxe Whole cashews with sea salt
Ingredients: CASHEWS, PEANUT OIL AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER SEED OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SEA SALT CONTAINS: TREE NUTS (CASHEWS). MAY CONTAIN: MILK, SOY, WHEAT, PEANUTS, OTHER TREE NUTS, SESAME.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Grain Free Tortilla Chips Squeeze of Lime
Ingredients: Cassava blend (cassava flour, cassava starch), avocado oil, coconut flour, chia seed, sea salt, citric acid, lime oil
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pub mix ounce barrel savory snack mix
Ingredients: COMBINED INGREDIENT DECLARATION FOR: Pretzel Sticks, Oriental Rice Crackers, Naturally & Artificially Honey Mustard Flavored Breadsticks, Naturally & Artificially Cheese Flavored Crunchies, Honey Roasted Sesame Chips, Naturally & Artificially Nacho Flavored Bagel Chips, Worcestershire Rye Bagel Chips. Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], Wheat Flour, Rice, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Corn Oil, Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil And/Or Safflower Oil), Degerminated Com Meal, Rye Flour, Salt, Sesame Seeds, Sugar, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt), Whey, Honey Coating (Sugar, Wheat Starch, Honey), Yeast (Yeast, Yeast Extract, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid), Maltodextrin, Bulgur Wheat, Wheat Gluten, Dextrose, Malt Syrup (Derived From Corn And Malted Barley), Malt Powder (Enriched Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Malted Barley Flour), Semisoft Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate, Honey Powder (Honey, Maltodextrin), Mustard Powder [Dehydrated Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spice, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder), Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavor], Caraway Seeds, Worcestershire Sauce Powder (Molasses, Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Garlic, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin), Natural Flavors, Buttermilk Solids, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Milkfat, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Tomato Powder, Spices, Chili Powder, Seaweed, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Tack Blend (Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum), Turmeric (Color), Butter (Cream, Salt), Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Calcium Sulfate, Oleoresin Paprika, Beet Powder (Color), Artificial Flavor, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, L-Cysteine, Enzymes, Baking Soda. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, SOY AND SESAME.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Limited edition goldfish old bay seasoned
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SOYBEAN), OLD BAY SEASONING (SALT, SPICES, CELERY, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, PAPRIKA [COLOR], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM DIACETATE, YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CITRIC ACID, VINEGAR SOLIDS, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND GUANYLATE, NATURAL FLAVOR), SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: NONFAT MILK, YEAST, SUGAR, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, PAPRIKA, SPICES, CELERY, ONION POWDER. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips Jalapeno
Ingredients: Potatoes, Safflower and/or Sunflower and/or canola Oil, dextrose, salt, sugar, maltodextrin, onion powder, natural flavors, torula yeast, yeast extract, garlic powder, jalapeno powder, parsley flakes, paprika extract (color).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Goldfish Colors
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, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: YEAST, SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SPICES, CELERY, ONION POWDER, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, COLORS (BEET, HUITO AND WATERMELON JUICE CONCENTRATES; PAPRIKA AND TURMERIC EXTRACTS). CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Savory Squares Vegan Cheddar Style Crackers with Nut & Seed Flour
Ingredients: TAPIOCA FLOUR, ALMOND FLOUR, SUNFLOWER SEED FLOUR, SUNFLOWER OIL, FLAXSEED MEAL, POTATO STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, SEA SALT, PAPRIKA (COLOR), SALT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF CANOLA OIL, SESAME SEEDS, TURMERIC (COLOR), ROSEMARY EXTRACT (TO PRESERVE), NATURAL FLAVOR
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Planters Cashews Rosemary And Sea Salt
Ingredients: cashews, peanut oil, sugar, contains 2% or less of sea salt, rosema arlic powder, onion powder, paprika, silicon dioxide (anticaking agent), spices. ontains: cashew. ay contain: peanuts, other tree nuts. stributed by: ormel foods sales, llc hormel place ustin, mn 55912 hormel foods, llc ontains product from: vietnam, cambodia, nzania, ivory coast and nigeria intains some halves and pieces due to ipping and handling choking warning do not give nuts to children under 4. visit us at: planters.com
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Pistachios Sea Salt & Pepper
Ingredients: Pistachios, sunflower oil, sea salt, sugar, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, yeast extract, lemon juice concentrate, spice, natural flavor
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Kettle cooked sea salt potato chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, SUNFLOWER SEED AND/OR EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Cooked Texas Style Barbecue Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, SUNFLOWER SEED AND/OR EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, STYLE BARBECUE SAUCE SEASONING (CANE SUGAR, SEA SALT, BROWN CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC CORN MALTODEXTRIN, TOMATO POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, GUM ARABIC, RED CHILI POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, MUSTARD [DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC POWDER, PAPRIKA, SPICE, GARLIC POWDER], MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, RED PEPPER SAUCE POWDER [DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, RED PEPPER, SALT, ORGANIC CORN MALTODEXTRIN], VINEGAR, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, GROUND CINNAMON, GROUND BLACK PEPPER, ROSEMARY EXTRACT). DISTRIBU diet. 2,0 general nutrition advice. TEXAS
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

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.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Rice crackers medley
Ingredients: RICE, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, RICE, SALT), SPICY GREEN PEAS (GREEN PEAS, CORNSTARCH, NATURAL HORSERADISH, FLAVOR [HORSERADISH EXTRACT, GUM ARABIC, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN ARCH SUGAR SYRUP, PALM OLEIN, SALT), CANE SUGAR, SALT AND VINEGAR SEASONING (NATURAL VINEGAR FLAVOR [DISTILLED VINEGAR, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN], SUGAR [SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH], SALT, CITRIC ACID [ACIDULANT], YEAST EXTRACT [YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, SUNFLOWER OIL]), TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, CHILI FLAVOR SEASONING (SUGAR [SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH], NATURAL VINEGAR FLAVOR [DISTILLED VINEGAR, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN], SALT, YEAST EXTRACT [YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, SUNFLOWER OIL], DRIED PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, CAPSICUM OLEORESIN [CAPSICUM OLEORESIN, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, SUNFLOWER OIL]), SEAWEED, SALT, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN (COLOR), TAPIOCA STARCH.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Real Peanut Butter On A Baked Cheese Cracker
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PEANUT BUTTER (ROASTED PEANUTS, SUGAR, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL [CANOLA, COTTONSEED, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL], SALT, MOLASSES), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, AND LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), DEXTROSE, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MOLASSES HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6), SODIUM METABISULFITE, SPICES, AND WHEAT FLOUR.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Garden veggie chips
Ingredients: Botana (harina de papa 34%, almidón de papa 34%, almidón de maíz, pasta de tomate 25%, espinaca en polvo 2.5%, sal, azúcar, betabel en polvo térmico), aceite vegetal de canola y/o de cártamo y/o de girasol, sal marina menos del 1%.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Caramel Flavoured Popcorn
Ingredients: Sugars (brown sugar, cane sugar, brown rice syrup), Popcorn, Salted butter, Vegetable oil, Sea salt, Soy lecithin, Baking soda.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Goldfish
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheddar cheese, cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto, vegetable oils, canola oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, salt, yeast, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, paprika, spices, celery, onion powder, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sweet Corn Toasted Corn Crackers
Ingredients: CORN FLOUR, CORN PUREE, DARK BROWN SUGAR, OLIVE OIL, SEA SALT, ROSEMARY EXTRACT (FOR FRESHNESS)
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, and/or Canola Oil), Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), Salt, Whey, Monosodium Glutamate, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Corn Starch, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Dextrose, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Spices, Lactose, Sodium Caseinate, Artificial Color (Including Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1), Citric Acid, Sugar, Lactic Acid, Skim Milk, Disodium Inosinate and Disodium Guanylate. CONTAINS A MILK INGREDIENT
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SAFFLOWER), VINEGAR POWDER (MALTODEXTRIN, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR), SEA SALT, CITRIC ACID
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pita Crackers Everything
Ingredients: enriched flour, soybean oil, rice flour, sugar, oat fiber, salt, onion powder, poppy seeds, sea salt, garlic powder, yeast, dextrose, natural flavors, whey, soy lecithin
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: yellow stoneground corn, canola oil, salt, trace of lime (calcium hydroxide)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

ANIMAL CRACKERS
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin (vitamin b2], folic acid), sugar, soybean oil, invert sugar, salt, baking soda (for leavening), soy lecithin (an emulsifier), natural flavor. spice, sodium metabisulfite (dough conditioner). enzyme. contains wheat, soy. may contain traces of milk, eggs, coconut a cr questio we would lo member's ma samsclub.co 1 12/0
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Metabisulfite
- ● High Sugar Content

Keto Snack Mix
Ingredients: Pecans (Pecans, Avocado Oil, Sea Salt), Hazelnuts, Dried Cheddar Cheese Bites (Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Bacterial Cultures, Microbial Enzyme, Annatto (Color), Cellulose), Brazil Nuts, Macadamia Nuts (Macadamia Nuts, Sea Salt).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sour Cream & Onion Rings
Ingredients: RED LENTILS, RICE MEAL, CANOLA OIL, SOUR CREAM AND ONION SEASONING (SALT, WHEY POWDER (MILK), TAPIOCA DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVOR, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, ONION POWDER, SOUR CREAM POWDER (CULTURED CREAM, NONFAT DRY MILK), DRIED PARSLEY, YEAST EXTRACT, NONFAT DRY MILK, SPICE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CALCIUM CARBONATE, ANNATTO EXTRACT, ROSEMARY OLEORESIN.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
