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Salty Snacks Roundup

We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 45)

Calories
429
Sugar
7g
popchips

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
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Calories
433
Sugar
0g
Back To Nature

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
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Calories
500
Sugar
0g
O organics

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
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Calories
536
Sugar
4g
Takis,Blue Heat

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)
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Calories
500
Sugar
0g
Cheez-It

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)
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Calories
467
Sugar
0g
Goldfish

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
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Calories
500
Sugar
39g
TRADER JOE'S

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
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Calories
300
Sugar
20g
Trader Joe's

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
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Calories
429
Protein
11g
Mondelez, Nabisco-Triscuit

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
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Calories
536
Sugar
7g
Utz

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
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Calories
541
Sugar
0g
Pringles

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
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Calories
500
Sugar
7g
RW Garcia

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
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Calories
500
Sugar
0g
Livegfree

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
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Calories
571
Sugar
4g
Fritolay

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
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Calories
467
Sugar
0g
Savoritz

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
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Calories
500
Sugar
4g
Funyuns

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
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Calories
150
Sugar
4g
Frito Lay

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)
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Calories
471
Sugar
18g
Carr's

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
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Calories
433
Sugar
3g
Pepperidge Farm

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
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Calories
464
Sugar
4g
Late July, Late July Snacks

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
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Calories
533
Sugar
0g
Savoritz

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
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Calories
429
Protein
11g
Clancy's

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
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Calories
516
Sugar
6g
Nabisco

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
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Calories
536
Sugar
4g
Pringles

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
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Calories
393
Protein
11g
Snyder's of Hanover

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
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Calories
571
Sugar
4g
Cheetos

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)
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Calories
500
Sugar
0g
The Good Crisp Company

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
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Calories
464
Sugar
0g
Simply Nature

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
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Calories
433
Sugar
23g
Annie’s

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
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Calories
500
Sugar
4g
Lay's

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)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Salty Snacks category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 2012 products in the Salty Snacks category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Salty Snacks?+
We rank Salty Snacks based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Salty Snacks here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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