Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 62)

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

Grain Free Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Cassava blend (cassava flour, cassava starch), avocado oil, coconut flour, Chia seeds, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Dot's Homestyle Pretzels Original Seasoned Pretzel Twists
Ingredients: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, vegetable oil (may contain one or more of the following: corn, canola, soybean), artificial butter flavor, corn syrup, yeast, canola oil, flavoring (maltodextrin, buttermilk, salt, monosodium glutamate, dried garlic, dried onion, lactic acid, calcium lactate, spices, citric acid, calcium stearate, artificial flavor, xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose, guar gum, natural flavor [soy]),
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Lightly Salted Classic Potato Chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (canola, corn, soybean,and/or sunflower oil),and salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic white corn tortilla chips
Ingredients: Organic Ground White 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

WHITE CHEDDAR POPCORN
Ingredients: Popcorn, sunflower oil, natural non-dairy cheddar flavor, salt, rice flour, natural flavor and lactic acid (for flavor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle cooked potato chips - jalapeño
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
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Multi Grain Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC CORN FLOUR, ORGANIC VEGETABLE OIL (ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ORGANIC SUNFLOWER, ORGANIC SAFFLOWER, ORGANIC BROWN FLAX SEED, ORGANIC BROWN RICE, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEEDS), SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fine ground sea salt almond flour crackers, sea salt
Ingredients: nut and seed flour blend (almonds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds), tapioca starch, cassava, organic sunflower oil, sea salt, organic onion, organic garlic, rosemary extract (for freshness)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Clubhouse Crackers
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high oleic canola and/or soybean oil with tbhq and citric acid for freshness, sugar, contains 2% or less of: salt leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, cornstarch, soy lecithin, sodium sulfite, aldi twice as nice contains: wheat, soy,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

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

MULTI-GRAIN SEA SALT Crunchy Baked Rice Crackers
Ingredients: BROWN RICE FLOUR, WHOLE GRAIN YELLOW CORNMEAL, POTATO STARCH, SESAME SEEDS, OLIVE OIL, CANE SUGAR, FLAX SEEDS, OAT FIBER, SEA SALT. CONTAINS: SESAME.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Multigrain 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, whole wheat flour, defatted wheat germ, contains two percent or less of oat bran, salt, high fructose corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), corn syrup, degerminated yellow corn flour, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Cracked Pepper And Olive Oil
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, canola oil, salt, rice starch, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, extra virgin olive oil, citric acid, natural flavor (contains celery).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

KRINKLE CUT PINK SALT POTATO CHIPS
Ingredients: potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower and/or canola oil, himalayan salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

rosemary & olive oil
Ingredients: whole grain wheat, canola oil, rice starch, salt, spices (with rosemary and celery), onion powder, dried pea protein, extra virgin olive oil, natural flavor, sugar, leek powder,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Lay's Wavy Original
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), AND SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers
Ingredients: _Milk_, _rye_ flour, _wheat_ flour, sourdough 11.5% (_rye_ flour, water), _wholewheat_ flour, honey, salt, yeast.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Multi-Seed Original Crunchy Baked Rice Crackers
Ingredients: BROWN RICE FLOUR, SESAME SEEDS, POTATO STARCH, FLAX SEEDS, OLIVE OIL, AMARANTH, QUINOA, SALT, TAMARI SOY SAUCE POWDER (TAMARI SOY SAUCE [SOYBEANS, SALT], MALTODEXTRIN, SALT)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), AND SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crispy Sea Salt Crackers
Ingredients: brown rice flour, corn flour, gluten free oats,potato starch, potato granules, high oleic sunflower oil (tocopherols, rosemary extract, and ascorbyl palmitate added as an antioxidant), rice flour, sugar, contains less than 2% of: bakers yeast millet, cane sugar, natural butter flavor,sea salt leavening (monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda), salt, sunflower lecithin, whey protein concentrate, yeast (sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid) allergen information: contains milk
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

White Cheddar
Ingredients: POPCORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), NATURAL FLAVORS, WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), BUTTERMILK, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Doritos Nachos Cheese Flavoured 100g
Ingredients: corn flour 68,7%, corn oil, mix of cheese-flavoured ingredients (maltodextrin, whey milk powder, wheat flour, salt, milk powder cheese 0,7%, powdered tomatoes, flavors (containing milk), powdered onions, powdered milk fat, potassium chloride, flavour enhancer (sodium monoglutamate), garlic powder, milk protein, dextrose, acidity correctors (acid , citric acid), dyes (red pepper extract, annatto, plain caramel), spices, sugar, skimmed milk),
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

unsalted tops PREMIUM Saltine Crackers
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), canola oil, palm oil, salt, malted barley flour, baking soda, yeast.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

HARVEST CHEDDAR FLAVORED WHOLE GRAIN SNACKS
Ingredients: WHOLE CORN, SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL, WHOLE WHEAT, BROWN RICE FLOU WHOLE GAT FLOUR, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), SALT, WHEY, NATURAL FLAVORS CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, BUTTERMILK POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), YEAS EXTRACT, LACTOSE, PAPRIKA EXTRACTS, SODIUM CASEINATE, CITRIC ACID, SKIM MILK, GARLI POWDER, LACTIC ACID, AND PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES) CONTAINS MILK AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

PopCorners White Cheddar Flavored
Ingredients: yellow corn, sunflower oil whey, maltodextrin, cheddar and blue cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes) canola oil, salt, citric acid, lactic acid, allergens: contains milk ingredients
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Super Seed Everything Crackers
Ingredients: Whole grain brown rice*, whole grain quinoa*, pumpkin seeds*, sunflower seeds*, brown sesame seeds*, brown flax seeds*, poppy seeds*, filtered water, onion powder*, sea salt, garlic powder*.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
