Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 67)

Smoki
Ingredients: Corn groats, peanuts (22%), vegetable fat (palm), soy flour, salt. The product may contain traces of nuts, milk, mustard seeds and cereals containing gluten
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Cheez-It 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, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Crunchy
Ingredients: ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], SALT, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Classic Potato Chips
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Tostitos Scoops! Original
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

Roasted Cashew-Peanut-Mix Honey & Salt
Ingredients: 33% cashewnötter, 32 % jordnötter, socker, 3% honung, solrosolja geleringsmedel (gummi arabicum), salt, shea fett
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Salted Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: white corn, organic palm olein oil, water, lime, sea salt,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mini Pretzels
Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, salt, malt (tapioca syrup, malt extract), cane sugar, canola oil, yeast, soda.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Original with Sea Salt
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

Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEDDAR CHEESE ([CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ANNATTO), VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SOYBEAN), SALT, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, WHEY, CORN FLOUR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, TORULA YEAST, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), SPICES, CELERY, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, MILKFAT, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Classic
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

Aged White Cheddar Rice & Corn Puffs
Ingredients: CORNMEAL, RICE FLOUR, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, BUTTERMILK, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SEA SALT, CITRIC ACID, BLACK PEPPER, LACTIC ACID.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Wheat Thins Big
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, MALT SYRUP, SALT, REFINER'S SYRUP, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND BAKING SODA.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

COLORS SOURCED FROM PLANTS CHEDDAR
Ingredients: wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), canola and/or sunflower oils, contains 2 percent or less of: salt, yeast, autolyzed yeast, sugar, spices, celery, onion powder, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda, colors (annatto extract, beet juice concentrate, paprika, turmeric extract, huito juice concentrate, watermelon juice concentrate), contains: wheat, milk,
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), canola oil, palm oil, sugar, salt, leavening (calcium phosphate and/or baking soda), high fructose corn syrup, soy lecithin, natural flavor,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Dark chocolate covered pretzels with peppermint pieces, peppermint
Ingredients: Dark chocolate coating (sugar, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, butterfat [milk], soy lecithin, and vanilla), pretzels (unbleached enriched wheat flour [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate-b1, riboflavin-b2, folic acid], malt, salt, soybean and/or canola oil, and yeast), peppermint flakes (sugar, corn syrup, vegetable juice concentrate, caramel color, natural peppermint oil).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Macédoine de légumes
Ingredients: Eau, carottes, haricots verts, navets, petits pois, flageolets verts, sel.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Snack poppé saveur paprika
Ingredients: Farine de SOJA (30%), amidon de tapioca, pomme de terre déshydratée (13%), huile de tournesol, amidon de pomme de terre (5%), farine de riz, sucre, extrait de levure, oignons, sel, arômes naturels, tomates, acidifiant : acide malique, colorant: extraits de paprika, antioxydant : extraits de romarin. Allergènes : voir ingrédients en capitales. Fabriqué dans une usine qui utilise du LAIT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Saveur Barbecue
Ingredients: SOYA flour (30%), tapioca starch, dehydrated potato (13%), sunflower oil, potato starch (5%), rice flour, lactose (MILK), sugar, onions, salt, natural flavouring (MILK), yeast extract, tomatoes, colour: paprika extract, acid: malic acid.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Premium original Galletas de Soda
Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), canola oil, palm oil, baking soda, sea salt, malted barley flour, calcium carbonate, salt, yeast,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Original Cracker
Ingredients: Wheat flour, sunflower oil 22 %, sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, raising agents (calcium phosphates, ammonium carbonates, sodium carbonates, potassium carbonates), salt, barley malt flour. May contain egg, milk, sesame.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cool Ranch Flavored
Ingredients: CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), SALT, CORN STARCH, TOMATO POWDER, LACTOSE, WHEY, SKIM MILK, ONION POWDER, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MALTODEXTRIN (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, DISODIUM GUANYLATE.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL), MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), 2% SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, BUTTERMILK, ROMANO CHEESE (PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ONION POWDER, CORN FLOUR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DEXTROSE, TOMATO POWDER, LACTOSE, SPICES, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40), LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, SKIM MILK, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER POWDER, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CASEINATE.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Lay's Potato Chips
Ingredients: potato, edible vegetable oil (sunflower oil, corn oil, and/or canola oil), spices and condiments (onion powder, chilli powder, dry mango powder, coriander powder, ginger powder, garlic powder, black pepper powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, salt, black salt, sugar, tomato powder, citric acid, tartaric acid, natural flavors (e160b)
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Goldfish
Ingredients: made with smiles and enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese ([cultured milk, salt, enzymes], annatto), canola and/or sunflower oils, contains 2 percent or less of: salt, yeast, sugar, autolyzed yeast, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, paprika, spices, celery, onion powder, contains: wheat, milk,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mikrowellen Popcorn salzig
Ingredients: 74,5% Mais, Palmfett, Speisesalz, Antioxidationsmittel: Stark tocopherolhaltige Extrakte, Fettsäureester der Ascorbinsäure.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Rice Cracker Snacks with Almonds
Ingredients: RICE FLOUR, ALMONDS, POTATO STARCH, EXPELLER PRESSED SAFFLOWER OIL, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS MILK). CONTAINS MILK, ALMONDS.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nabisco ritz crackers whole wheat 1x12.9 oz
Ingredients: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid), whole grain wheat flour, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola and/or palm and/or partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil), sugar, 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
