Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 8)

Dill pickle
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, corn, and/or canola oil), dill pickle seasoning (maltodextrin [made from corn], natural flavors, salt, vinegar, garlic powder, yeast extract, and spice extracts [including dill]),
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bare baked crunchy sweet potato chips
Ingredients: Sweet Potatoes, Sea Salt, Black Pepper The Bare Facts * Baked, not fried
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Parmesan & garlic pita crackers
Ingredients: Unbleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, amylase, folic acid), sunflower oil, parmesan garlic seasoning (modified whey powder, cane sugar, salt, garlic powder, spices, nonfat dry milk, natural flavor, whey powder, onion powder, parmesan cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, microbial enzymes], citric acid), yeast, salt, dough conditioner (wheat starch, ascorbic acid).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Guacachip
Ingredients: corn, vegetable oi! (sunflower, safflower, canola, corn, cottonseed and/or rice), whey, salt, maltodextrin, cheddar cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), garlic powder, onion powder, śour cream powder (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), avocado powder, yeast extract, buttermilk powder, citric acid, lactic acid, artificial color (yellow 5 lake, blue 1 lake, yellow 5, yellow 6), parsley flakes, allergen information: contains milk, produced in a facility that also uses soy and wheat, snak king
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pringles Wavy Classic Salted
Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER OIL), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT 2%, WHEAT STARCH.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Lay's Kettle Cooked Original
Ingredients: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), AND SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Late July Snacks Sea Salt thin & crispy potato chips
Ingredients: Organic Potatoes, Organic Sunflower Oil And/Or Organic Safflower Oil, Sea Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato crisps
Ingredients: Dried potatoes (dried potatoes, mono - and diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid), vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: sunflower oil and/or corn oil and/or canola oil), seasoning (sugar, salt, fructose, monosodium glutamate, spices [including chili pepper], tomato powder, onion powder, garlic powder, molasses, yeast extract, malic acid, citric acid, caramel color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, extractives of paprika, natural flavor, less than 2% of calcium silicate added as anticaking agent), yellow corn flour, rice flour, cornstarch, water, corn maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, citric acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Zesty Cheddar & Italian Herb Crunchers
Ingredients: Soy protein concentrate, tapioca starch, soy protein isolate, navy bean powder soybean oil, whey, maltodextrin, dextrin, salt dextrose, tomato powder, garlic powder, natural flavors, spices,cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk culture, salt, enzymes), onion powder, torula yeast,sugar, buttermilk, yeast extract, sweet cream malic acid, probiotic (organic inulin, Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086), citric acid, extractives of paprika (color), lactic acid, potato starch, corn starch, guar gum, pectin. Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), potassium chloride, vitamin E acetate, vitamin A palmitate, thiamine mononitate (vitamin B1), biotin, niacinamide (vitamin B3), zinc oxide, reduced iron, calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), phylloquinone (vitamin K1), manganese sulfate, copper suliale anhydrous, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin Bo) riboflavin (vitamin B2), potassium iodine,sodu selenite, cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12), chromium chloride, folic acid, sodium molybdate.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Organic plantain chips acapulco lime ounce salty
Ingredients: PLANTAINS', COCONUT OIL', SEA SALT, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE', LIME OIL', PARSLEY' 'INDICATES ORGANIC INGREDIENT. ALLERGENS: CONTAINS COCONUT AND IS PROCESSED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PROCESSES MILK, SOY, AND TREE NUTS.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Tree Nuts

BUFFALO WING baked snack crackers
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), 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 color, sodium diacetate, yeast, cayenne pepper sauce (aged red peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic), blue cheese (milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), natural flavors, sugar, monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed corn and soy protein, garlic powder, citric acid, cheddar cheese (milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), whey, malic acid, yeast extract, lactic acid, butter (cream, salt), buttermilk, paprika extract color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Smoky BBQ Cheddar Almond Flour Crackers
Ingredients: Nut and seed flour blend (almonds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds), tapioca starch, cassava flour, organic cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), organic sunflower oil, bbq blend (chili peppers, organic onion, organic garlic, cumin), sea salt, rosemary extract.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Plantain Chips
Ingredients: PLANTAINS, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL AND/OR COTTON SEED OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL) AND SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

ROLLED TORTILLA CHIPS
Ingredients: corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), and 2% or less of the following: maltodextrin made from corn), salt, citric acid, sugar, monosodium glutamate, artificial color (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake), hydrolyzed corn gluten, yeast extract, sodium diacetate, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), modified corn starch, natural flavor, onion powder, whey, corn syrup solids, garlic powder, romano cheese (part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, whey protein concentrate, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Hand-crafted artisan crackers
Ingredients: Unbleached wheat flour (malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid) semolina flour, water, olive oil, rosemary, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Basil & garlic woven with quinoa seeds crackers, basil & garlic
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, canola oil, whole grain red quinoa, rice flour, sea salt, sugar, garlic powder, dried parsley, onion powder, extra virgin olive oil, spices (includes basil), natural flavor, lemon powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: organic stone ground corn, expeller pressed vegetable oil (sunflower, safflower and/or canola oil), whey, salt, cheddar cheese powder (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), tomato powder, onion powder, sugar, buttermilk powder, soybean oil, garlic powder, nonfat dry milk, natural flavor, paprika oleoresin (for color), yeast extract, citric acid, milk protein concentrate, spices, cultured whole milk, lactic acid, annatto extract (for color), turmeric oleoresi̇n (for color). contains milk, soy.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Hand crafted crackers, Sea Salt
Ingredients: Potato Starch, Water, Sorghum Flour, Tapioca Starch, Brown Rice Flour, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Almond Flour, Sea Salt, Raw Sugar, Pink Himalayan Salt, Xanthan Gum (a natural, plant-based thickening agent) We only use NON-GMO ingredients.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Plantain Chips
Ingredients: PLANTAINS, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL AND/OR COTTON SEED OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL). mred in
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Food Should Taste Good Organic Multigrain Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Stone ground corn*, high oleic sunflower oil*, brown rice flour*, flax seed*, sesame seeds*, sunflower seeds*, quinoa*, sea salt.*organic
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Honey Maid
Ingredients: nutrition advice. 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, CANOLA OIL, HONEY,LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY. MONDELEZ GLOBAL LLC EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936 USA MADE IN MEXICO
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ruffles Original Party Size Potato Chips 13.5 Ounce Plastic Bag
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, corn and/or canola oil), and salt,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Potato Chips Sea Salt
Ingredients: organic potatoes, organic safflower and/or sunflower oil, sea salt,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ritz crackers
Ingredients: UNBLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND/OR BAKING SODA), SALT TORULA YEAST, SPICES (INCLUDES BLACK PEPPER), ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR SOY LECITHIN, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR. ENRICHED CONTAINS: WHEAT,SOY. MONDELEZ GLOBAL LLC EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936 USA Smartlabel
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Flamas tortilla chips
Ingredients: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower Oil), Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Salt, Citric Acid, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Artificial Color (Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake), Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Yeast Extract, Sodium Diacetate, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavor (Including Natural Extractives of Red Pepper and Natural Extractives of Lime), Onion Powder, Whey, Corn Syrup Solids, Garlic Powder, Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Whey Protein Concentrate, Disodium Inosinate, and Disodium Guanylate. CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Baked snack cheese crackers
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), whole wheat flour, 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
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Ruffles Chips, Cheddar & Sour Cream
Ingredients: ingredien potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, corn, and/or cnola oil), cheddar , sour cream seasoning (maltodextrin [made 1om corn], salt, whey, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], onion powder, corn , monosodium glutamate, natural and artificial fiavors, buttermilk, canola oil, sour cream [cultured cream, skim milk], lactose, butter [cream,salt], sodlum caseinate, yeast extract,citric acid skim milk, be cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymesi, lactic acid, garlic powder, artificial color [yellow yellow 51, whey protein isolate, sunflower oil, and milk protein concentrate), contains milk ingredients,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Greenwise organic black bean & quinoa tortilla chips
Ingredients: Organic ground white corn, organic sunflower oil, organic red quinoa, organic black beans, sea salt, organic garlic powder, organic onion powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sour cream onion flavored potato chips
Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, corn, and/or canola oil), sour cream , onion seasoning (whey, natural flavors, onion powder, salt, buttermilk powder, sour cream [cream, skim milk, cultures], skim milk, maltodextrin [made from potato], monosodium glutamate, canola oil, parsley, yeast extract, and gum acacia), contains milk ingredients,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

bean and veggie crackers
Ingredients: Whole Grain Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Bean Powder Blend (Navy Bean Flour, Pinto Bean Flour), Soybean Oil, Vegetable Blend(Carrot, Celery, Onion, Red Bell Pepper, Green Bell Pepper), Buttermilk Powder, Applesauce, Apple Fiber, Vinegar Powder (Maltodextrin, White Distilled Vinegar), Soy Lecithin, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Spices, Parsley, Salt, Sugar, Dextrose, Natural Flavors, Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Dough Conditioner (Enzymes).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
