Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 44)

Organic 3 Seed Sweet Potato Crackers
Ingredients: Organic stone ground yellow corn, organic sunflower oil, organic safflower oil, organic sweet potato, organic stone ground white corn, organic flaxseed, organic black sesame seeds, organic chia seeds, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Savoritz original: Thin Wheat Crackers
Ingredients: whole wheat flour, high oleic canola and/or soybean oil with tbhq and citric acid to preserve freshness, sugar, corn starch, contains 2% or less of each of the following: salt, invert sugar, leavening (calcium phosphate, baking soda), sodium sulfite, barley malt extract, contains: wheat,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Potato crisps, original
Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, WHEY, TOMATO POWDER, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, SALT CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, SPICES, COCONUT OIL, GARLIC POWDER, BUTTERMILK, CITRIC ACID, CREAM, YEAST EXTRACT, MALIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT COLOR, RED 40 LAKE, LACTIC ACID, WHEAT STARCH
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

White Corn, Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC STONE GROUND WHITE CORN, ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED OILS (SUNFLOWER SEED, SAFFLOWER SEED AND/OR CANOLA), SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Goldfish Baked Snack Crackers, 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, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: YEAST, SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, PAPRIKA, SPICES, CELERY, ONION POWDER, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mediterranean Baked Crackers - Sea Salt
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour, honey, olive oil, yeast, kosher salt, salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crunchy
Ingredients: ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
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 OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), SALT, YEAST, SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SPICES, CELERY, ONION POWDER, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, COLORS (BEET JUICE CONCENTRATE, HUITO JUICE CONCENTRATE, WATERMELON JUICE CONCENTRATE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, TURMERIC EXTRACT).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Stacked Potato Crisps - Outback BBQ
Ingredients: Dried Potatoes, Palm Oil, Tapioca Starch, Salt, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Tomato Powder, Paprika Extract, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, Torula Yeast, Garlic Powder, Spices, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Paprika Extract
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Takis crisps imp
Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM AND/OR SUNFLOWER AND/OR CORN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), SEASONING MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, ČITRIC ACID, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, SUGAR MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ACETIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, SILICON DIOXIDE, CARMINE LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, GARLIC POWDER. DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, PAPRIKA MEAL, RICE FLOUR AND/OR RICE MEAL, CORN STARCH.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

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

Movie Theater Popcorn
Ingredients: POPCORN, EXPELLER PRESSED VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL), CLARIFIED BUTTER (MILK), SEA SALT. CONTAINS MILK.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola, Sunflower, Safflower, Soybean), Salt, White Vinegar Powder, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Acetic Acid, Apple Cider Vinegar, Dextrose.
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

Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: organic yellow corn, organic sunflower oil, sea salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

breton- grains first
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAINS AND SEEDS (WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, BLACK AND WHITE SESAME SEEDS, MILLET, POPPY SEEDS, TRITICALE, FLAX SEEDS, RYE, MALTED WHEAT, OATS, BROWN RICE, BARLEY), ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, OAT FIBER, CANE SUGAR, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crispy Rounds Original
Ingredients: the % daily value (dv) tells a n in a serving of contributes to a daily 2 vflower and salt. iron 0.3mg potassium 40mg guaranteed fr calories a day is used for general nutrition advi gredients: corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola not a significant source of added st a. rito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 o 2021 frito-lay north america, inc. frito la find us on tostitos.com questions or comments? i-800-352-4477 date or this si mon-fri 9:00am to 4:30pm ct email or chat a visit our website @ fritolay
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Lightly Salted Original Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), AND SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Potato Crisps
Ingredients: dried potatoes,cornstarch, corn oil and/or sunflower oil, sugar, sea salt, leavening (baking powder [sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium carbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate], monocalcium phosphate), soy lecithin, annatto extract, contains: soy,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Everything Baked Crackers
Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour niacin, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid), whole wheat flour, sunflower oil, grains (corn, oats, wheat bran), sugar, seasoning (poppy seeds, caraway seeds, sesame seeds, dehydrated onion), cane syrup, onion powder, ammonium bicarbonate, garlic powder, salt, monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pretzel mini twists
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SOYBEAN OIL, CORN SYRUP, YEAST, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Poppables potato snacks
Ingredients: dried potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, corn, and/or canola oil), potato starch, sea salt, and turmeric,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nabisco premium crackers-mini 1x11 oz
Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), canola oil, salt, leavening (baking soda and/or yeast), malted barley flour,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

White corn tortilla chips
Ingredients: ground white corn, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, sunflower, safflower, or canola oil), salt,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pringles Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides,contains 2% or less of whey, salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, natural flavors, onion powder, nonfat milk, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, lactic acid, butter (cream, salt), paprika extract color, citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, turmeric extract color, coconut oil, autolyzed yeast extract, yeast extract, wheat starch,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

BBQ Flavored Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, PEANUT OIL, SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, MOLASSES, DEXTROSE, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN (FROM CORN), ONION POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SPICE, BARLEY MALT FLOUR, TORULA YEAST, PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN (COLOR), NATURAL FLAVOR
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Mixed Nuts
Ingredients: PEANUTS, ALMONDS, CASHEWS, HAZELNUTS, PECANS, PEANUT OIL, SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Munchies Cheese Fix
Ingredients: doritosâ® brand nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips corn, vegetable oil (sunflower, canola and/or corn oil), maltodextrin (made from corn), salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, monosodium glutamate, buttermilk, romano cheese (part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, onion powder, corn flour, natural and artificial flavor, dextrose, tomato powder, lactose, spices, artificial color (including yellow 6, yellow 5, and red 40), lactic acid, citric acid, sugar, garlic powder, skim milk, red and green bell pepper powder, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate, contains milk ingredients, cheetosâ® brand crunchy cheese flavored snacks enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), cheese seasoning (whey, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], canola oil, maltodextrin [made from corn], salt, whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, natural and artificial flavors, lactic acid, citric acid, artificial color [yellow 6]), and salt, contains milk ingredients, sunchipsâ® brand harvest cheddarâ® flavored multigrain snacks whole corn, sunflower and/or canola oil, whole wheat, brown rice flour, whole oat flour, sugar, maltodextrin (made from corn), salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), natural flavors, whey, whey protein concentrate, onion powder, romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, yeast extract, citric acid, paprika extracts, lactic acid, garlic powder, parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), and skim milk, contains wheat and milk ingredients, rold goldâ® brand tiny twists pretzels enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn oil, corn syrup, salt, ammonium bicarbonate, malt extract, and yeast, contains a wheat ingredient,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Baked snack cheese crackers
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), cheese made with skim milk (skim milk, whey protein, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto extract color). contains 2% or less of salt, paprika, whey, buttermilk, cheddar and monterey jack cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), tomato powder, garlic powder, yeast, monosodium glutamate, natural and artificial flavors, onion powder, corn syrup solids, paprika extract color, autolyzed yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, malic acid, sugar, spice extract, annatto extract color, yellow 5, yellow 6, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Saltines
Ingredients: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL (WITH TBHQ, ANTIOXIDANT), YEAST, SUGAR, SALT, BAKING SODA, CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE, ENZYMES CONTAINS: WHEAT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)
