Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2012 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 9)

Potato crisps
Ingredients: Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, salt, contains 2% or less of garlic powder, whey solids, dextrose, monosodium glutamate, tomato powder, sodium diacetate, onion powder, yeast extract, buttermilk, cayenne pepper sauce (aged red peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic), citric acid, coconut oil, natural and artificial flavors, lactic acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, dried yeast, whey protein concentrate, paprika extract (color), sugar, vinegar, spice, wheat starch.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Honey butter chips
Ingredients: potato, honey butter flavor seasoning[licorice extract, malic acid, citric acid, gourmet butter, disodium 5'-ribonucleotide, acacia honey powder, parsley flakes, lactic acid powder, dairy mouthfee block(whey powder, butter oil, alpha tocopherol), potassium chloride, soy sauce powder, silicon dioxide, butter cream powder, whey powder hvp-b(soybean protein), yeast extract power ye3, butter powder, skim milk powder salt, white sugar, crystalline fructose], palm oil, sunflower oil
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nabisco wheat thins crackers sun dried tomato & basil 1x9 oz
Ingredients: whole grain wheat flour, canola oil, sugar, cornstarch, malt syrup (from corn and barley), refiner's syrup, salt, leavening (calcium phosphate and baking soda), tomato powder, sundried tomato powder, paprika, garlic powder, spices (includes basil), onion powder, dried red and green bell peppers, yeast extract, natural flavor (contains celery), sulfur dioxide (sulfites) to preserve freshness,bht added to packaging material to preserve freshness,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sulfur Dioxide

Kettle Popped-Corn Snacks Sweet & Salty
Ingredients: YELLOW CORN, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANE SUGAR, SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Crisps - Jalapeño
Ingredients: dried potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, contains 2% or less of salt, dextrose, monosodium glutamate, whey, onion powder, citric acid, spices, natural and artificial flavors, autolyzed yeast extract, tomato powder, garlic powder, torula yeast, sugar, lactic acid, sodium diacetate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, paprika extract (color), wheat starch,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Reduced fat nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips
Ingredients: whole corn, corn, vegetable oil, corn, canola, soybean, and or sunflower oil, maltodextrin, made from corn, and less than 2% of corn bran, salt, whey, cheddar cheese, milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, butter, cream, salt, monosodium glutamate, romano cheese, cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, onion powder, corn flour, natural and artificial flavors, dextrose, tomato powder, lactose, buttermilk, corn syrup solids, spices, artificial color, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, lactic acid, citric acid, sugar, garlic powder, red and green bell peppers, skim milk, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Nachos Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: Harina de maiz (73%), Agua, Grasa vegetal de palma, sal (1%). _Declaración de Alergenos: Puede contener trazas de gluten_
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crackers Scrocchi au romarin
Ingredients: Farine de BLÉ tendre, huile d'olive, huile de tournesol, sel marin, levure, 1.3% romarin (non-UE).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Toast m/Dadler 100g Fine Cheese Co
Ingredients: Kjernemelk (melk), hvetemel, dadler 31%, hasselnøtter 17%, gresskarfrø 15%, honning, extra virgin olivenolje, brunt sukker, hevemiddel: natriumbikarbonat e500, helmelkspulver, havsalt.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Ribbed Cracklings
Ingredients: Wheat, tapioca starch, vegetable oil (may consist of coconut oil and/or palm olein), corn starch, salt, sodium diacetate, sugar, artificial flavors (pork, and chicken), monosodium glutamate (as flavor enhancer), citric acid, spices, sodium citrate, fish sauce, hydrolyzed soy protein, lactic acid, fd&c yellow no. 5, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, and tbhq (added to retard rancidity).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Fish

Nacho cheese
Ingredients: Maïs, huile de tournesol (16,3%), huile de colza (4,1%), base aromatisante fromage (maltodextrine, poudre de petit-lait, farine de blé, fromage en poudre, poudre de tomate, arômes (dont lait), poudre d'oignon et d'ail, poudre de babeurre, chlorure de potassium, exhausteur de goût (glutamate monosodique), protéines de lait, dextrose, correcteur d'acidité (acide lactique, acide citrique), colorants (extrait de paprika, annato, caramel), épices, sucre, poudre de lait écrémé), sel.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Crackers
Ingredients: Organic whole grain brown rice, organic whole grain quinoa, organic brown flax seeds, organic brown sesame seeds, filtered water, sea salt, organic wheat free tamari (water, whole organic soybeans, salt, organic alcohol or organic vinegar).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mini Sesame Parmesan Crisps
Ingredients: Aged parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt & non-animal rennet), sesame seeds.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Clasico Tortilla Chips Jalapeño Lime
Ingredients: Organic whole ground yellow corn, expeller pressed non-gmo sunflower oil and/or expeller pressed non-gmo safflower oil, non-gmo jalapeno lime seasoning (maltodextrin, dextrose, sea salt, jalapeno pepper, green bell pepper powder, onion powder, garlic powder, vinegar powder [maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar], yeast extract, spices, lime juice powder [maltodextrin, lime juice], citric acid).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sea Salt Pepper & Onion Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, sunflower and/or canola, corn, cottonseed oil, maltodextrin, sea salt, sugar, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder (may contain silicon dioxide as processing acid).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Way better snacks, whole grain corn tortilla chips, sweet potato
Ingredients: Non-gmo stone ground whole corn, sunflower oil, sweet potato, sprouted seed and grain blend (sprouted quinoa, sprouted chia seed), pure sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Lentil Chips Sea Salt
Ingredients: Lentil chip (lentil flour, potato starch, salt, turmeric, canola oil, paprika), safflower and/or sunflower oil, sea salt, rosemary extract.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Santa Fe Style Tortilla Strips
Ingredients: Whole grain corn masa flour, sunflower and/or safflower oil, seasoning (tomato powder, spices, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, maltodextrin, sugar, safflower oil, yeast extract, lime juice powder [maltodextrin, lime juice solids, natural flavors], disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, paprika extract [color], natural flavor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Takis crunchy fajita
Ingredients: Corn masa flour (processed with lime), soybean and/or palm and/or canola oil, maltodextrin, iodized salt, monosodium glutamate, spices, corn starch, citric acid, artificial and natural flavor (soy, milk, egg), onion powder, garlic powder, artificial colors (yellow no. 6 lake, red no. 40 lake and blue no. 1 lake), dextrose, yeast, sugar, arabic gum, antioxidant (bht, tbhq, propylene glycol, bha).
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)

Olive Oil Sea Salt Potato Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, olive oil, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic cheese square crackers
Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic expeller pressed oil (safflower seed, sunflower seed and/or palm fruit), natural cheddar cheese flavor, sea salt, organic cheddar cheese ([organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, microbial enzymes], organic nonfat milk, organic buttermilk, salt, disodium phosphate), organic paprika, cream of tartar, organic dried yeast, organic malt extract, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), organic cheese flavor, organic annatto extract (for color), citric acid, vitamin e (to maintain freshness), natural cheese flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

HK Anderson Valencia peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets
Ingredients: Enriched Wheat Flour (_Wheat_ Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Peanut Butter (_Peanuts_, Molasses, Mono-And Diglycerides), Salt, Canola and/or Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Barley Malt Extract, Leavening (Yeast, Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate)
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Reduced Fat Potato Chips Sea Salt
Ingredients: Potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower and/or canola oil, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips New York Cheddar
Ingredients: Potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower and/or canola oil, whey, salt, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sugar, buttermilk powder, maltodextrin, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), yeast extract, natural falvors, onion powder, garlic powder, lactic acid, cultured nonfat milk, spice, paprika extract (color), citric acid.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Potato Chips Krinkle Cut Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper
Ingredients: potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower and/or canola oil, rice flour, salt, black pepper, yeast extract, spice, garlic powder, onion powder, citric acid, spice extract, jalapeno powder,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Calorie pretzel tray 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
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

White corn tortilla chips
Ingredients: Corn masa flour, water, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: cottonseed oil, corn oil, palm oil, sunflower oil), salt, cellulose gum.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Weekender Kitchen Fresh Potato Chips
Ingredients: Made from carefully selected potatoes, vegetable shortening containing one or more of the following (soybean, cottonseed oil) and salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Chips
Ingredients: Potatoes, sunflower and/or canola oil, corn maltodextrin, whey, contains two percent or less of: salt, dextrose, dehydrated vegetables (jalapeno pepper, onion, green bell pepper, garlic), spices, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), yeast extract, sugar, buttermilk powder, paprika (color), hydrolyzed corn protein, natural flavor, citric acid, disodium phosphate, extractives of paprika and turmeric (color).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Restaurante style premium tortilla chips, tostados
Ingredients: Ground yellow corn, canola and/or sunflower oil, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
