Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 45)

Sour Cream & Onion
Ingredients: Dried potato, rice flour, sunflower and/or safflower oil, seasoning (whey, onion powder, salt, sugar, sour cream powder [cream, nonfat dry milk, cultures], garlic powder, yeast extract, citric acid, dehydrated parsley, maltodextrin, natural flavors, whey protein concentrate, whey solids, cream, milk fat, nonfat dry milk, skim milk solids), potato starch.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Multi-Seed Rice Thin Crackers
Ingredients: brown rice flour, potato starch, safflower oil, sesame seeds, sea salt, black sesame seeds, poppy seeds, flax seed,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

blue corn with flax seeds tortilla chips with sea salt
Ingredients: ORGANIC BLUE CORN FLOUR, ORGANIC VEGETABLE OIL(SUNFLOWER OIL, SAFFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), ORGANIC FLAXSEED, SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Blue Heat
Ingredients: CORN FLOUR PROCESSED WITH LIME, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CANOLA OIL, RICE BRAN OIL), SEASONING [MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, HYDROLYZED SOYBEAN PROTEIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, HYDROLYZED YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, ONION POWDER, BLUE 1 LAKE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CHILI PEPPER (CHILE), DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, TBHQ (ANTIOXIDANT)].
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Cheez-It
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), vegetable oil (high oleic soybean oil, soybean oil, palm oil, canola oil, TBHQ (for freshness)), cheese made with skim milk (skim milk, whey protein, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract (color)), salt 2%, paprika, yeast, paprika extract (color), soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Baked Snack Crackers
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oils (canola, sunflower, soybean), parmesan cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, contains 2 percent or less of: yeast, onion powder, sugar, butter, autolyzed yeast extract, baking soda
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

milk chocolate covered mini pretzels
Ingredients: MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA BUTTER, COCOA MASS, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR), MINI PRETZELS (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Raisin Rosemary Crisps
Ingredients: CULTURED LOW FAT BUTTERMILK (LOWFAT MILK, SALT, CULTURE), UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, RAISINS, FLAX SEED, MILLET, BAKING SODA, SEA SALT, DRIED ROSEMARY, BLACK PEPPER. CONTAINS MILK, WHEAT. MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF EGGS, PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, SOY.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Smoked Gouda
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, canola oil, sea salt, buttermilk, rice starch, natural flavor (includes natural smoke flavor), sugar, cheddar cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), gouda cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), nonfat milk, extra virgin olive oil, malted barley flour, salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheese Balls
Ingredients: CORN MEAL, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWINGS: COTTONSEED, CORN, CANOLA, SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER), WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MILKFAT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, NATURAL FLAVOR, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, YELLOW #6, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, YELLOW #5, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. CONTAINS NO PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED FATS. THIS IS A GLUTEN FREE FOOD.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

Original
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, salt, wheat starch.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Sweet Potato Crackers Flaxseed, Sesame & Chia
Ingredients: organic stone ground yellow co organic sweet potato, organic sunflower oil and/or organic safflower oil, organic flaxs organic sesame seeds, organic chia seeds, sea salt, allergy information: made in a facility t jses dairy, soy, sesame seeds and flaxsee
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Brown rice crisps
Ingredients: whole grain brown rice flour, sunflower and/or safflower oil, corn masa flour, brown flax seeds, golden flax seeds, rice fiber, chia seeds, quinoa, cane sugar, sea salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chester’s Puffcorn
Ingredients: at og sat trans cholesterol ong sodium 300mg total carbohydrate 13g dietary fiber less than 1g total sugars 1g protein 2g vitamin d omcg calcium 20mg iron 0.6mg potassium 60mg 0% 13% 5% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0% not a significant source of added sugars. the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. ngredients: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferro sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, fo acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflow oil), cheese seasoning (whey, cheddar cheese [mi theese cultures, salt, enzymes], canola altodextrin [made from corn], natural and artific lavors, salt, whey protein concentrate, monoso lutamate, lactic acid, citric acid, artificial co ellow 6]), and salt. contains milk ingredients.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Turtles Baked Extra Cheddar Snack Crackers
Ingredients: enriched flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheddar cheese, pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract, vegetable oil, high oleic canola oil, high oleic sunflower oil, soybean oil, rosemary extract, ascorbic acid, salt, enzymes, whey, sugar, corn flour, spices, yeast extract, sodium stearoyl lactylate, onion powder, yeast, garlic powder, citric acid, lactic acid, milkfat, annatto extract
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Funyuns
Ingredients: Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower Oil), Salt, and Less Than 2% of the Following: Corn Starch, Sugar, Corn Flour, Buttermilk, Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), Onion Powder, Monosodium Glutamate, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Dextrose, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors, and Gum Arabic.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cool ranch Doritos
Ingredients: corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), salt, corn starch, tomato powder, lactose, whey, skim milk, onion powder, sugar, garlic fowder, monosodium glutamate, maltodextrin (made from corn), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), dextrose, malic acid, corn syrup solids, buttermilk, natural and artificial flavors, sodium acetate, artificial color (red 40, blue 1, yellow 5), spice, citric acid, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Whole Wheat Crackers
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour, palm oil, sugar, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, tartaric acid), salt, invert sugar.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pretzel
Ingredients: Made with smiles and enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola and/or sunflower oils, salt, contains 2 percent or less of: baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), malted barley flour, dextrose, nonfat milk. contains: wheat, milk.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Clasico Tortilla Chips Jalapeño Lime
Ingredients: organic whole ground yellow com sunflower oil and/or safflower oil, jalapeño lime seasoning (maltodextrin, dextrose, sea salt, jalapeño pepper, green bell pepper powder, onion powder, garlic powder, vinegar powder [maltodextrin, distilled vinegar], yeast extract, spices, lime juice white powder [maltodextrin, lime juice], citric acid),
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Baked Cheese Crackers Original
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (high oleic canola, high oleic sunflower and/or soybean oil with rosemary extract and ascorbic acid for freshness), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract [color]), salt, paprika, leavening (yeast, baking soda), color (paprika extract, turmeric extract, annatto extract), enzymes
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bold & Zesty Pretzels
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin folic acid), vegetable oil (may contain one or more of the following: canola, corn, soybean), salt, corn syrup orn starch, whey, maltodextrin, garlic powder yeast extract, dry buttermilk, onion powder, citric acid, nonfat dry milk, cultured whole milk, parsley, sugar, spice, natural flavor, lactic acid, extractives of turmeric, extractives of paprika, silicon dioxide as an anti-caking agenti, sodium bicarbon contains wheat, milk, 251, dist,,sold exclusive: aldi
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Chicken in a Biskit Original Baked Snack Crackers
Ingredients: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, SALT, DEXTROSE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SOY LECITHIN, BAKING SODA, ONION POWDER, DEHYDRATED COOKED CHICKEN, HYDROLYZED CORN AND YEAST PROTEIN, SPICE EXTRACTIVES (INCLUDES CELERY), ASCORBIC ACID, FLAVOR ENHANCER (DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

BBQ Flavored
Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, TOMATO POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CITRIC ACID, ONION POWDER, SPICE, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, MALIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT COLOR, NATURAL FLAVORS, WHEY, WHEAT STARCH.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Snaps Pretzels
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, malt (tapioca syrup, malt extract), canola oil, salt, yeast, bromelain, soda,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheddar Jalapeño Crunchy Flavored
Ingredients: Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower Oil), Cheddar Jalapeno Seasoning (Whey, Maltodextrin [Made From Corn], Salt, Canola Oil, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese [Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Monosodium Glutamate, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Onion Powder, Sugar, Corn Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Modified Corn Starch, Dextrose, Spices, Lactose, Jalapeno Pepper, Garlic Powder, Sodium Caseinate, Artificial Color [Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Red 40]. Skim Milk, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Sunflower Oil, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate), and Salt. CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps
Ingredients: dried potato flakes, rspo sustainable palm oil (vitamin e), tapioca starch, sea salt , vinegar flavor (vinegar powder (maltodextrin, vinegar), sea salt, sugar, citric acid, lactic acid, salt, tartaric acid, natural flavors),
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mellow Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: organic yellow corn, organic expeller pressed vegetable oil (sunflower, safflower and/or canola), sea salt, may contain milk and soy,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cocoa & Vanilla Gluten Free Bunny Grahams
Ingredients: organic cane sugar, corn starch, organic palm oil, potato starch, rice flour, soy flour, organic corn flour, organic tapioca syrup, organic cocoa powder, organic tapioca starch, sea salt, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), soy lecithin, xanthan gum, natural flavor,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

STAX Sour Cream & Onion
Ingredients: dried potatoes, vegetable oil (cottonseed, sunflower, and/or corn oil), unmodified potato starch, rice flour, and less than 2% of the following: sugar, salt, mono - and diglycerides, dextrose, skim milk, soy lecithin, onion powder, whey, monosodium glutamate, corn starch, sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk), lactose, maltodextrin (made from corn), natural and artificial flavor, malic acid, citric acid, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), corn syrup solids, buttermilk, artificial color (yellow 5 lake, blue 1, red 40), disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate,contains milk and soy ingredients,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
