Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 46)

Pecan Nut-Thins Nut & Rice Cracker Snacks
Ingredients: Rice flour, pecan meal, potato starch, expeller pressed safflower oil, salt and natural flavors (contains milk).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SUNFLOWER OIL, SUGAR, BROWN RICE FLOUR, RED QUINOA, SALT, CHIA SEEDS, BROWN FLAX SEEDS, BEET POWDER COLOR, SPICE AND COLOR, WHITE QUINOA
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Corn Tortilla Chips Lime
Ingredients: nixtamalized corn blend (organic white corn, organic yellow corn, lime), avocado oil, sea salt, citric acid, lime oil
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Classic Sea Salt Kettle Style Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, AVOCADO OIL, SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Honey Mustard Flavored Seasoned Pretzel Twists
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, &/OR SOYBEAN OIL), SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, HONEY, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MALTODEXTRIN, MUSTARD, TURMERIC (COLOR), GARLIC POWDER, SPICES, ONION POWDER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, WHEY (MILK), MUSTARD SEED, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, GUM ACACIA, PAPRIKA (COLOR), MUSTARD OIL, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, YEAST
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Himalayan Gold Popcorn
Ingredients: ORGANIC NON-GMO POPCORN, ORGANIC COCONUT OIL, HIMALAYAN SALT, ORGANIC BUTTER-TYPE FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oils (canola, sunflower and/or safflower), 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

Sweet & Spicy Jalapeño
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Safflower Oil, Sunflower Oil), Dextrose, Salt, Sugar, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin, Torula Yeast, Jalapeno Pepper Powder, Garlic Powder, Yeast Extract, Green Bell Pepper Powder, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Spice, Dry Vinegar, Paprika Extract (color).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Everything Seasoned Crackers
Ingredients: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, EVAPORATED CANE SUGAR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, TOASTED SOY GRITS, WHEAT BRAN, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), WHOLE GRAIN OATS, SALT, CARAWAY SEEDS, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION, POPPY SEEDS, SESAME SEEDS, OAT FIBER, WHEAT GLUTEN, ENZYMES
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Simply Naked Pita Chips
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour, sunflower oil, canola oil, sea salt, whole wheat flour, organic cane sugar, wheat gluten, oat fiber, yeast, malted barley flour, ascorbic acid, rosemary extract
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Whales snack crackers
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), vegetables oils (sunflower, canola and/or soybean), cheddar cheese blend (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, calcium chloride], maltodextrin, salt, whey, corn syrup solids, disodium phosphate, sour cream powder [cream, cultures, lactic acid, cultured nonfat dry milk, citric acid], natural flavors, yeast extract, soybean oil, lactic acid, citric acid), yeast extract, natural color (annatto and oleoresin paprika), sugar, salt, citric acid, baking soda (leavening), paprika, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, spice, tricalcium phosphate.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Sea Salt popped potato snack
Ingredients: potato, rice flour, Vegetable oil, potato starch, sea salt, salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

MAÍZ Corn Tortilla Chips Sea Salt
Ingredients: Nixtamalized corn blend (organic white corn, organic yellow corn, lime), avocado oil, sea salt May contain coconut
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips Honey Dijon
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Canola, Sunflower and/or Safflower), Honey Powder (Dried Cane Syrup, Honey), Mustard (Vinegar, Mustard Seeds, Salt, Turmeric), Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Citric Acid, Spice
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Mini Pretzels
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, salt, malt, dextrose, canola oil*, yeast, soda.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sun chips
Ingredients: whole corn, sunflower and/or canola oil, black beans, brown rice flour, dried black beans, maltodextrin (made from corn), salt, natural flavors, whey, dextrose, spices, onion powder, sugar, jalapeño pepper, sour cream cultured cream, skim milk), garlic powder, whole wheat flour, and yeast extract.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

WHITE CORN TORTILLA CHIPS TOTOPOS DE MAÍZ BLANCO
Ingredients: Corn Masa Flour, Water, Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed, Corn and/or Sunflower), Sea Salt, Harina de Maíz Nixtamalizada, Agua, Aceite Vegetal (Algodón, Maíz y/o Girasol), Sal de Mar.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crispbread Gluten Free
Ingredients: SUNFLOWER SEEDS, OAT FLAKES, SESAME SEEDS, FLAX SEEDS, RICE BRAN, HONEY, VEGETABLE FIBER (POTATO, PSYLLIUM), CANOLA OIL, SALT, SUGAR BEET FIBER, WATER
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Cooked Mesquite BBQ Flavored
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, and/or Canola Oil), BBQ Seasoning (Sugar,Dextrose, Salt, Spices, Tomato Powder, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin [Made from Corn], Natural Flavor, Lactose, Yeast Extract, Torula Yeast, Gum Arabic, Garlic Powder, Corn Starch, Paprika Extracts, aled Barley Flour, Sunflower Oil, Skim Milk, Buttermilk, and Citic Acid) CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Baked crunchy cheese flavored
Ingredients: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), maltodextrin (made from corn), natural and artificial flavors, salt, whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citric acid, and artificial color (yellow 6), contains milk ingredients,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Red Hot Blues Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Organic blue corn, expeller pressed canola oil and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil tomato powder, rice flour, salt, paprika and spices, onion, torula yeast, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

White cheddar corn puffs
Ingredients: CORNMEAL, VEGETABLE OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, SAFFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, WHITE CHEDDAR SEASONING, WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE, CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, BUTTERMILK, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, DEPROTEINIZED WHEY, NATURAL SPICE EXTRACTIVES
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheetos
Ingredients: 0% 11% carbohydrate 15g dietary fiber less than 1g total sugars less than 1g protein 2g 6% 3% vitamin d omcg calcium 10mg ron 0,4mg potassium 50mg 0% 0% 2% 0% lot 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, redients: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niaci min mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (cor dla, and/or sunflower oil), cheese seasoning (whey, chedda se (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], canola oil, maltodextre e from cornj, natural and artificial flavors, salt, whey prote centrate, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citric acid, artificil r[yellow 6]), and salt, ains milk ingredients, to-lay, inc, no, tx 75024-4099 006 frito-lay frito lay rth america, inc, en ee
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic White Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Organic ground white corn, organic sunflower oil, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Harvest Wheat Crackers
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), folic acid), soybean oil (with TBHQ for freshness), whole wheat flour, sugar, defatted wheat germ, whole wheat, salt, corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), malt extract, dried onion, whey, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Potato Crisps
Ingredients: Dried Potatoes, Corn Starch, Corn Oil, Sugar, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Dextrose, Brown Sugar, Molasses, Spices, Fructose, Tomato Powder, Garlic Powder, Yeast, Soybean Oil, Natural Flavors (Contains Milk), Sunflower Oil, Paprika, Acacia Gum, Paprika Extracts, Annatto Extracts, And Caramel Color. CONTAINS MILK AND SOY INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pepperidge farm cheddar crackers
Ingredients: made with smiles and enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese ([cultured milk, salt, enzymes], annatto), canola and/or sunflower oil, salt, contains 2% or less of: yeast, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, baking soda, paprika, spices, celery, monocalcium phosphate, onion powder, contains: wheat, milk,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

unsalted Organic White corn tortilla chips
Ingredients: Organic stone ground white corn, organic expeller pressed vegetable oil (sunflower, safflower and/or canola).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
