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Salty Snacks Roundup

We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 64)

Calories
571
Sugar
0g
Trader Joe's

Organic Corn Chic Dippers

Ingredients: ORGANIC GROUND YELLOW CORN, ORGANIC VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ORGANIC SUNFLOWER, ORGANIC SAFFLOWER, OR ORGANIC CANOLA OIL), SEA SALT.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
565
Protein
11g
Smartfood

WHITE CHEDDAR POPCORN

Ingredients: Popcorn, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, And/Or Sunflower Oil), Natural Flavor, Whey, Maltodextrin (Made from corn), Buttermilk, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
607
Protein
25g
Planters,Kraft Heinz

Cocktail Peanuts

Ingredients: PEANUTS, PEANUT OIL, SEA SALT.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Peanut
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Calories
367
Protein
13g
Kikkoman Panko

Bread Crumbs

Ingredients: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR. YEAST, SALT.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
571
Sugar
4g
Cheetos

Crunchy

Ingredients: Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower 0il), Cheese Seasoning (Whey, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Canola Oil, Maltodextrin [Made from Corn], Natural and Artificial Flavors, Salt, Whey Protein Concentrate, Monosodium Glutamate, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid. Artificial Color [Yellow 6]), and Salt.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Protein
11g
Mondelez, Nabisco-Triscuit

Triscuit Cracker

Ingredients: whole grain wheat, canola oil, sea salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
500
Sugar
0g
Tostitos

Tostitos Scoops Tortilla Chips 10 Ounce Plastic Bag

Ingredients: corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), and salt,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
571
Protein
25g
Planters

Honey Roasted Peanuts

Ingredients: PEANUTS, SUGAR, PEANUT OIL, HONEY, CORN SYRUP, SEA SALT, FRUCTOSE, CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
536
Sugar
4g
Lays

Lays Stax Original

Ingredients: dried potatoes, vegetable oil (cottonseed, sunflower oil, and/or corn oil), unmodified potato starch, rice flour, and less than 2% of the following: mono - and diglycerides, salt, sugar dextrose, and soy lecithin

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
459
Sugar
4g
Siete

Grain Free Tortilla Chips

Ingredients: cassava flour, avocado oi coconut flour, chia seed, sea salt, citric acid, lime oi! contains: coconuts,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
467
Sugar
7g
Trader Joe's

Golden Rounds Crackers

Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sunflower seed oil, cane sugar, salt, leavening (ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), invert sugar syrup, barley malt extract, natural flavor, microbial enzymes. contains: wheat.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
1760
Protein
25g
Trader Joe's

Truly Tortilla Chips White Corn

Ingredients: less than 65g less than 20g 80g 25g total fat sat fat cholesterol less than 300mg sodium potassium less than 2,400mg 2,400mg 3,500mg 3,500mg 375g 30g total carbohydrate dietary fiber 300g 25g calories per gram: carbohydrates 4 protein 4 ingredients: tortillas (water, whole corn, white corn flour, lime), vegetable oil (sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil), sea salt and lime seasoning (sea salt, maltodextrin, citric acid, lime juice concentrate, natural flavor), dist, , sold exclusively by: trader joe's monrovia, ca 91016 store in a cool, dry place 0058 0731

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
56500
Protein
806g
Cheetos

Cheetos Puffs

Ingredients: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), cheese seasoning (whey, cheddlar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], canola oil, maltodextrin [made from corn], natural and artificial flavors, salt, whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citric acid, artificial color [yellow 61), and salt, contains milk ingredients,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
500
Sugar
0g
Cheez-It

cheez-it

Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), vegetable oil (high oleic soybean, soybean, palm, and/or canola 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, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)
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Calories
571
Sugar
0g
Fritos

The original corn chips

Ingredients: CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), AND SALT

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
500
Sugar
7g
Sun Chips

Garden Salsa Flavored Sun Chips

Ingredients: WHOLE CORN, SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL, WHOLE WHEAT, BROWN RICE FLOUR, WHOLE OAT 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), YEAST EXTRACT, LACTOSE, PAPRIKA EXTRACTS, SODIUM CASEINATE, CITRIC ACID, SKIM MILK, GARLIC POWDER, LACTIC ACID, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES)

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
536
Sugar
4g
Pringles

Sour Cream & Onion

Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, 2% SALT, WHEY, SOUR CREAM (CREAM, NONFAT MILK, CULTURES), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ONION POWDER, COCONUT OIL, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, NONFAT MILK, CITRIC ACID, CASEINATE, LACTIC ACID, YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, BUTTERMILK, MALIC ACID, INVERT SUGAR, CULTURED NONFAT MILK, CREAM, WHEAT STARCH.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Mono- and Diglycerides
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Calories
464
Sugar
7g
Lay's

Baked Original Potato Chips

Ingredients: Dried Potatoes, Corn Starch, Corn Oil, Sugar, Sea Salt, Soy Lecithin, Dextrose, and Annatto Extracts.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
500
Sugar
0g
Fritolay, Simply

Organic Tostitos Blue Corn Tortilla Chips With Sea Salt

Ingredients: organic blue corn, organic expeller-pressed sunflower oil, and sea salt. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 otcu certified organiç by:

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
567
Protein
20g
Kirkland Signature

Pistachios

Ingredients: Dry Roasted Pistachios, Salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
500
Protein
11g
Cheez-It

Original

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, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)
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Calories
494
Sugar
7g
Sun Chips

Harvest Cheddar

Ingredients: whole corn, sunflower and/or canola oil, whole wheat, brown rice flour, whole oat 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), yeast extract, lactose, paprika extracts, sodium caseinate, citric acid, skim milk, garlic powder, lactic acid, and parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes). contains milk and wheat ingredients.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
536
Sugar
7g
Lay's

Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips

Ingredients: alcium D 10mg Iron 0.6mg Potassium 330mg Vitamin C 0% 2% 6% 6% 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. GREDIENTS: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, CORN, OYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SUGAR, SALT, EXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), MOLASSES, ORULA YEAST, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, SPICES, OMATO POWDER, PAPRIKA, CORN STARCH, PAPRIKA XTRACTS, CARAMEL COLOR, YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC OWDER, AND MUSTARD SEED OIL. TO-LAY, INC. NO, TX 75024-4099 022 FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. W us on s.com smartlabel 回家回 417 Scan here for more food informat or call 1-800-352-4477 NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
439
Sugar
6g
Lay's

Baked Lay’s

Ingredients: dried potatoes, corn starch, corn oil, sugar, sea salt, soy lecithin, dextrose, annatto extracts

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
494
Sugar
0g
Kirkland Signature

Tortilla Strips

Ingredients: Ground white corn, Vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, sunflower, safflower or canola oil), Sea salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
607
Protein
21g
Kirkland Signature

Shelled Pistachios

Ingredients: Pistachios, Sea Salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
516
Sugar
6g
Nabisco

Chicken in a Biskit Original Baked Snack Crackers

Ingredients: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, SALT, DEXTROSE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SOY LECITHIN, BAKING SODA, ONION POWDER, DEHYDRATED COOKED CHICKEN, HYDROLYZED CORN AND YEAST PROTEIN, SPICE EXTRACTIVES (INCLUDES CELERY), ASCORBIC ACID, FLAVOR ENHANCER (DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE). WHEAT, SOY.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
394
Sugar
3g
Progresso

Bread Crumbs Italian Style

Ingredients: Wheat Flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Salt, Vegetable Oil (high oleic safflower, high oleic soybean oil, high oleic sunflower oil, high oleic canola and/or canola oil). Contains less than 2% of: Yeast, Sugar, Dried Parsley, Spice, Onion Powder, Natural Flavor, Paprika. CONTAINS WHEAT, EGG, SOY, SESAME, SUNFLOWER, MILK.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
536
Sugar
4g
Pringles

Salt & Vinegar Potato Crisps

Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER OIL), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, LACTOSE, 2% SALT, SODIUM DIACETATE, DEXTROSE, MALIC ACID, VINEGAR, TURMERIC (COLOR), WHEAT STARCH.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
526
Sugar
0g
Pringles

Potato Crisps

Ingredients: dried potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn oil, cotton seed oil, soybean oil, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, salt, wheat starch,

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Salty Snacks category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 2012 products in the Salty Snacks category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Salty Snacks?+
We rank Salty Snacks based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Salty Snacks here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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