Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 47)

Sourdough Hard Pretzels
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, salt, yeast, soda.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: canola oil, safflower oil and/or sunflower oil), salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crunchy Curls
Ingredients: Lentil Flour, Potato Starch, Vegetable Oil (May contain One or more of the following: Safflower, Canola, Soybean), Salt. CONTAINS SOY. MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF WHEAT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Good & gather organic blue corn tortilla chips
Ingredients: organic blue corn, organic sunflower oil, sea salt,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Original - Crackers
Ingredients: Organic whole grain wheat, organic expeller pressed sunflower oil, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ritz Crackers fresh stacks
Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), whole grain wheat flour, canola oil, sugar, palm oil, leavening (calcium phosphate and/or baking soda), salt, high fructose corn syrup, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Sweet Potato Sea Salt Vegetable Chips
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, expeller pressed canola oil and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil, sea, salt,
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Light & Creamy Caesar Baked Green Pea Snacks
Ingredients: Green peas, vegetable oil (canola, sunflower, and/or safflower oil), rice, caesar seasoning (sugar, salt, parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], yeast extract, maltodextrin, romano cheese from cow's milk [pasteurized milk, cultures, enzymes, salt], blue cheese powder [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], natural flavors [with pasteurized cow's milk, cultures, salt, and enzymes], citric acid, white distilled vinegar, mustard, whey, unsalted butter [pasteurized cream, natural flavor]), calcium carbonate, and vitamin c (ascorbyl palmitate).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Spicy Nacho
Ingredients: Corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil) maltodextrin (made from corn), salt whey, monosodium glutamate. buttermilk, romano cheese (cow's milk. cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), corn starch, onion powder, garlic powder, dextrose, natural and artificial flavor, spices, lactose, sodium caseinate, artificial color (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 milk ingredients. 6.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Lay's Classic potato chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetabie oil (sunflower, corn and/or canola oil), and salt, frito-lay, inc, plano, tx 75024-4099 2019 frito-lay north america, inc, fl do smartlabel scan here for more food information find us on ys,com 1-800-352-4477 call for more food information no artificial flavors no pre vativer
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Doritos Organic White Cheddar Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: organic corn, organic expeller-pressed sunflower oil, organic cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), organic maltodextrin (corn, sea salt, organic sweet cream buttermilk, organic tomato powder, natural flavors, organic onion powder, organic romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), organic butter (cream, salt), organic skim milk, organic spices, citric acid, organic garlic powder, organic cream, lactic acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Cheddar & sour cream Potato chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower. Corn, and/or Canola Oil), Cheddar & Sour Cream Seasoning (Maltodextrin [Made From Corn], Whev. Salt, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt. Enzymes], Onion Powder, Corn Oil, Natural Flavor, Canola Oil, Buttermilk, Sour Cream [Cultured Cream, Skim Milk], Butter [Cream, Salt], Sodium Caseinate, Yeast Extract, Lactose, Citric Acid, Skim Milk, Blue Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Lactic Acid, Paprika Extracts, Garlic Powder, Whey Protein Isolate, Milk Protein Concentrate, Annatto Extracts, and Sunflower Oil). CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheez it extra toasty baked snack 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, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract color), contains 2% or less of salt, dextrose, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

CHEDDAR SQUARES Original
Ingredients: organic wheat flour, organic expeller-pressed sunflower oil, organic whole wheat flour, salt, organic cheddar cheese (pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, non-animal enzymes), organic yeast, organic paprika, cultured organic milk, organic nonfat dry milk, organic annatto (for color), organic onion powder , organic celery seed powder, enzymes, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e) to protect flavor,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ridge Cut Kettle Cooked Potato Chips with Sea Salt
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER, OR CANOLA OIL), SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Flamin' Hot Crunchy
Ingredients: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), and 2% or less of the following: maltodextrin (made from corn), salt, potassium salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, yeast extract, citric acid, artificial color (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion powder, whey, whey protein concentrate, garlic powder, natural flavors, buttermilk, sodium diacetate, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate. contains milk ingredients.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Light and Buttery Original Oven Baked Crackers
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid, soybean oil (with tbhq for freshness), sugar, contains 2% or less of salt, corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Sea Salt & Vinegar Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (corn oil, canol oil, or sunflower oil), sea salt , vinegar seasoning (maltodextrin made from corn, sea salt, vinegar, buttermilk, lactose, sugar, dextrose, yeast extract, citric acid, and sunflower oil), contains milk ingredients,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Extra Fancy Mixed Nuts
Ingredients: Cashews, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Pecans, Macadamia Nuts, Peanut Oil, Sea Salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Chex Mix Original Snack Mix
Ingredients: Degermed Yellow Corn Meal, Whole Wheat, Enriched Flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid), Vegetable Oil (soybean, high oleic sodan high oleic canola, high oleic sunflower, fractiona palm, palm den and/or palm), Rye Flour, Sugar. Contains 2% or less of al Yeast, Maltodextrin, Baking Soda, Spice, Dextrose, Carlo Distilled Monoglycerides, Malted Barley Extract, Barley Ma Autolyzed Yeast, Yellow Corn Flour, Trisodium Phosphate, Calcu Carbonate, Dried Onion, Dried Garlic, Hydrolyzed Soy Pre Flour, Fumaric Acid, Citric Acid, Caraway, Disodium Inosinate Disodium Guanylate, Paprika Extract (color), Natural Flavor, Sodium Diacetate. Freshness Preserved by BHT. CONTAINS WHEAT AND SOY INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Blue Chips Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC BLUE CORN, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, SAFFLOWER OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Corn
Ingredients: Nutrition Facts 12 servings per container Serving size About 18 crisps (28g) Amount per serving Calories 130 % Daily Value* 5% Total Fat 4g 0% Saturated Fat 0g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 110mg Total Carbohydrate 22g Dietary Fiber 0g 0% 5% 8% 2% Total Sugars 3g Includes 3g Added Sugars 6% Protein 2g Vitamin D 0mcg Calcium 0mg Iron 02mg Potassium 30mg 0% 0% 0% 0% * 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 YELLOW CORN, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANE SUGAR, AND SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fine Ground Sea Salt Almond Flour Crackers
Ingredients: Nut & Seed Flour Blend (almonds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds) Tapioca Starch Cassava Flour Organic Sunflower Oil Sea Salt Organic Onion Organic Garlic Rosemary Extract (for freshness)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Sea Salt Original
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: nixtamalized corn blend (organic blue corn, organic red corn, lime), avocado oil, sea salt, may contain coconut,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Clasico Tortilla Chips Nacho Cheese
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GROUND YELLOW CORN, VEGETABLE OILS (SUNFLOWER AND/OR SAFFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA), NACHO CHEESE SEASONING (WHEY, SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], SUNFLOWER OIL, NONFAT MILK, ONION POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER POWDER, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT [COLOR], NATURAL FLAVORS).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Farmhouse cheddar almond flour crackers
Ingredients: nut , seed flour blend (almonds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds) tapioca starch cassava flour organic cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes) organic sunflower oil sea salt organic onion organic garlic rosemary extract (for freshness) paprika , annatto extract (for color) contains: almonds, milk
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Sea Salt & Lime Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GROUND CORN, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER AND/OR ORGANIC SAFFLOWER OILS, SEA SALT, LIME OIL
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
