Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 60)

Nacho Cheese Flavored Doritos
Ingredients: CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), CORN MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, BUTTERMILK, ROMANO CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM SALT, CORN FLOUR, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Veggie Flour Pita Crackers Himalayan Salt
Ingredients: Vegetable Flour Blend (sweet potato, parsnip, celery root) Seed Flour Blend (sunflower seeds, flax seeds) Cassava Flour Tapioca Starch Organic Sunflower Oil Himalayan Salt Rosemary Extract (for freshness)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Wheat Thins original
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, MALT SYRUP (FROM CORN AND BARLEY), SALT, REFINER'S SYRUP, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND BAKING SODA)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Hint of Lime Flavored Triangles
Ingredients: corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), maltodextrin (made from corn), salt, sugar, natural flavors, dextrose, sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk), whey, spice, and yeast extract,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tortilla Pops Finement Salé
Ingredients: Maïs 57%, farine de légumineuses en proportion variable (petits pois, haricots, lentilles, pois chiches) 30%, huile de maïs, protéines de pois, sel de mer, extrait d'olive, Peut contenir des traces de soja et de lait,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cool Ranch Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower Oil), Salt, Corn Starch, Tomato Powder, Lactose, Whey, Skim Milk, Onion Powder, Sugar, Garlic Powder, 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)

Wheat Thins Sundried Tomato & Basil
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, MALT SYRUP (FROM CORN AND BARLEY), REFINER'S SYRUP, SALT, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND BAKING SODA), TOMATO POWDER, SUNDRIED TOMATO POWDER, PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES (INCLUDES BASIL), ONION POWDER, DRIED RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS CELERY), SULFUR DIOXIDE (SULFITES) TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sulfur Dioxide

Wheat Thins original
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, MALT SYRUP (FROM CORN AND BARLEY), SALT, REFINER'S SYRUP, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND BAKING SODA).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Doritos Nacho Cheese Flavored
Ingredients: corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, soybean, and/or sunflower oil), corn maltodextrin, less than 2% of cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, whey, monosodium glutamate, buttermilk, romano cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), tomato powder, lactose, spices, onion powder, potassium chloride, corn flour, natural and artificial flavor, artificial color (yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40), lactic acid, citric acid, sugar, garlic powder, skim milk, red and green bell peppers, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Wheat thins
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA OIL SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, MALT SYRUP (FROM CORN AND BARLEY), SALT, REFINER'S SYRUP, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND BAKING SODA).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

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

Organic Garlic Naan Crackers
Ingredients: organic enriched flour, organic wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, organic sunflower oil, organic cornstarch, sea salt, organic white rice flour, organic cane sugar, organic garlic powder, organic garlic, barley malt extract, yeast, barley, wheat, organic parsley, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, garlic oil, canola oil, garlic extract, natural flavors, enzyme, organic sesame oil
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Veggie straws
Ingredients: potato starch, potato flour, corn starch, safflower and/or sunflower oil, sea salt, cane sugar, turmeric, spinach powder, beetroot powder, tomato paste, may contain milk and soy,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tortilla Style Protein Chips Loaded Taco Flavor
Ingredients: protein blend, vegetable oil, calcium caseinate, corn starch, natural flavors, psyllium husk, salt, soluble corn fiber, sour cream powder, cheddar cheese powder, buttermilk, onion powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, acacia gum, lecithin, calcium carbonate, yeast extract, stevia sweetener
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheetos Puffs White Cheddar
Ingredients: enriched corn meal (corn meal, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sunflower oil, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, corn maltodextrin, sea salt, natural flavors, sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk), torula yeast, lactic acid, citric acid
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Original Saltine Crackers
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil with tbhq and citric acid, leavening (baking soda, yeast), malted barley flour, sodium sulfite, enzymes
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Organic Baked Multi-Grain Crackers
Ingredients: ORGANIC ENRICHED WHEAT SFLOUR (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC חכ g❘ GRAINS (ORGANIC CORN, ORGANIC OATS, ORGANIC WHEAT BRAN), ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC SEEDS (ORGANIC BLACK & ORGANIC WHITE SESAME SEEDS, ORGANIC POPPY SEEDS), ORGANIC CANE SYRUP, SALT, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, ENZYMES.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets
Ingredients: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PEANUT BUTTER (ROASTED PEANUTS, SUGAR, SALT), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP, L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE. CONTAINS WHEAT, PEANUT.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Tortilla Style Protein Chips Chili Lime Flavor
Ingredients: PROTEIN BLEND (MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE), VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, CANOLA, SOYBEAN OIL), CALCIUM CASEINATE, CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, PSYLLIUM HUSK, ONION POWDER, PAPRIKA, SPICE, CHIA SEED, VINEGAR POWDER, LIME JUICE POWDER, SUGAR, YEAST, CITRIC ACID, TURMERIC OLEORESIN, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, LECITHIN (SUNFLOWER, CANOLA, _SOY_ LECITHIN), CALCIUM CARBONATE, YEAST EXTRACT, ACACIA GUM, STEVIA SWEETENER
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

GIANT Peruvian Inca Corn Snacks - Salted
Ingredients: White Corn Kernels, High-Oleic Sunflower Oil, Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips Sea Salt & Vinegar
Ingredients: potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower and/or canola oil, vinegar powder (maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar), sea salt, maltodextrin, citric acid. distributed for: kettle brand 3125 kettle court se o salem, or 97301-5572 usa since 1982 meet your farmer www
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Grain Free Tortilla Chips Familia Style Dip Chip
Ingredients: Cassava flour, avocado oil, pumpkin powder, coconut flour, psyllium husk powder, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Graham crackers
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), graham flour (whole grain wheat flour), sugar, high oleic canola and/or soybean oil with tbhq and citric acid to preserve freshness, contains 2% or less of: molasses, honey, leavening (baking soda, calcium phosphate), salt, dextrose, činnamon, soy lecithin, natural cinnamon flavor, sodium sulfite, contains: wheat, soy,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)
- ● High Sugar Content

Original Multi-Grain Baked Crackers
Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid), sunflower oil, grains (corn, oats, wheat bran), whole wheat flour, sugar, seeds (black and white sesame seeds, poppy seeds), cane syrup, salt, ammonium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Protein Chips Ranch Flavor
Ingredients: Protein blend (milk protein isolate, whey protein isolate), high oleic sunflower oil, calcium caseinate, corn starch, natural flavors, buttermilk powder, nonfat milk, psyllium husk. contains less than 2% of the following: cheddar cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), tomato powder, onion powder, garlic powder, spice, salt, soluble corn fiber, whey powder, chia seed, turmeric extract (color), malic acid, sugar, sunflower lecithin, calcium carbonate, yeast extract, steviol glycosides (stevia).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Real Thin Crackers - Sea Salt
Ingredients: Mgc flour blend (brown rice flour, tapioca starch, quinoa flour, millet flour), palm fruit shortening, tapioca syrup, chia seeds, cane sugar, sunflower and/or safflower oil, sea salt, leavening (baking soda, calcium carbonate), paprika, xanthan gum, black pepper, rosemary extract.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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