Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 61)

Organic Original - Crackers
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL, SEA SALT. CONTAINS: WHEAT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ritz Cheese Flavour
Ingredients: WHEAT flour, palm oil, CHEESE powder 5,4%, raising agents (ammonium hydrogen carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate), glucose-fructose syrup, salt, sugar, dried yeast, acidity regulators (lactic acid, calcium lactate), flavorings, black pepper, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin). MAY CONTAIN EGG, SESAME.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Honey Maid Grahams
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), graham flour (whole grian wheat flour), sugar, soybean and/or canola oil, molasses, honey, leavening (baking soda and/or calcium phosphate), salt, cinnamon, soy lecithin, dextrose, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Garden Herb
Ingredients: whole grain wheat, canola oil, onion powder, rice starch, salt, dried carrot granules, spices, dried pea protein, garlic powder, natural flavor (contains celery), leek powder,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Restaurant style thin & crispy authentic mexican tortilla chips, restaurant style
Ingredients: Corn masa flour, water, vegetable oil (cottonseed, corn and/or sunflower), sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Grahams
Ingredients: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), GRAHAM FLOUR (WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR), SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, HONEY, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, WHEAT, SOY.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

cheese cracker sandwiches
Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate vitamin b1, riboflavin vitamin b2, folic acid), canola oil, palm oil, whey, wheat starch, sugar, semisoft cheese powder (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), high fructose corn syrup, salt, buttermilk solids, leavening (calcium phosphate and/or baking soda), sodium phosphate, soy lecithin, butter, enzyme-modified butteroil, calcium phosphate, lactic acid, yellow 5, yellow 6, vegetable color (annatto extract and turmeric), peanut,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Veggie Sticks Puffed Potato Snacks Flavored with Spinach & Tomato
Ingredients: POTATO FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL), POTATO STARCH, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, SALT, TOMATO POWDER, SPINACH POWDER, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, TURMERIC [FOR COLOR].
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

fresh stacks the original
Ingredients: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, SUGAR, SALT, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

roasted garlic
Ingredients: whole grain wheat, canola oil, maltodextrin, salt, garlic powder, dextrose, natural flavor,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Classic Party Size
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil), salt.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

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

Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Canola, Sunflower and/or Safflower), Sea Salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sour Cream & Onion
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), SKIM MILK, SALT, WHEY, ONION POWDER, PARSLEY, SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK), DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), NATURAL FLAVORS, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, LACTOSE, CITRIC ACID.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle cooked potato chips jalapeno
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, canola, and/or corn oil), jalapeño seasoning (maltodextrin [made from corn], salt, dextrose, onion powder, torula yeast, spices, whey, paprika, natural flavors, sunflower oil, garlic powder, jalapeño pepper powder, and yeast extract), contains milk ingredients, ertle
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Woven Whole Wheat Crackers Original Baked Crackers
Ingredients: whole grain wheat, high oleic canola oil, soybean oil, tbhq (to preserve freshness), sea salt.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Organic Yellow corn tortilla chip rounds
Ingredients: Organic Ground Yellow Corn With a Trace of Lime, Organic Vegetable Oil (Sunflower and/or Safflower and/or Canola Oil), Sea Salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Veggie & Flaxseed Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Stone Ground White Corn, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil, Corn Oil, Canola Oil), Brown Flaxseed, Tomato Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Carrot Powder, Spinach Powder, Red Beet Powder, Parsley Flakes, Sea Salt, Water, Trace of Lime.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Quinoa and blck bean tortilla chips
Ingredients: STONE GROUND WHITE CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL, SAFFLOWER OIL, CORN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL), RED QUINOA, BLACK BEANS, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, SEA SALT, WATER, TRACE OF LIME
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pretzel Slims Original
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cane súgar, salt, malt syrup (tapioca syrup, malt extract), soda, contains: wheat,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Classic Original Potato Crisps
Ingredients: Dried Potato Flakes, Palm Oil (Vitamin E), Tapioca Starch, Salt, Sugar, White Pepper.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ritz Breaks Original 6x38g
Ingredients: wheat flour, sunflower oil, sugar, raising agents (ammonium carbonates, potassium carbonates, calcium phosphates), salt, barley¨ malt flour, glucose-fructose syrup,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips Chili & Lime Flavored
Ingredients: STONE GROUND YELLOW CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (HIGH-OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, HIGH-OLEIC SAFFLOWER OIL AND/OR OLEIC CANOLA OIL), HOT CHILI & LIME FLAVORED SEASONING (SALT, YEAST, CORNSTARCH, CANE SUGAR, CITRIC ACID [ACIDULANT], YEAST EXTRACT, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, GUM ARABIC, MALIC ACID, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, ONION POWDER, VEGETABLE JUICE [COLOR], PAPRIKA EXTRACT [COLOR], TURMERIC EXTRACT [COLOR], NATURAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR], TOCOPHEROL [TO PRESERVE], OLEORESIN CAPSICUM), TRACE OF LIME.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Rosemary & olive oil
Ingredients: whole grain wheat, high oleic canola and/or soybean oil with tbhq added to preserve freshness, granulated onion, contains 2% or less of: maltodextrin, extra virgin olive oil, salt, spices (includes rosemary) yeast extract, natural flavor, contains: wheat,
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

extra toasty original 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, cheese cultures, salt, 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)

avocado, cilantro & lime crackers
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, canola oil, sea salt, sugar, tomato powder, onion powder, distilled vinegar powder, lime juice powder, dried parsley, dried jalapeno peppers, dried red bell pepper, natural flavor (contains celery).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Sea Salt Multigrain
Ingredients: organic whole ground corn, organic sunflower oil and/or organic safflower oil, organic brown rice, organic chia seeds, organic grain , seed blend (organic flax organic millet, organic brown rice, organic quinoa, organic amaranth), organic evaporated cane sugar, sea salt,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
