Salty Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 2002 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 57)

Mexican Style Street Corn Flavored Kettle Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, NON-HYDROGENATED SUNFLOWER AND/OR NON-HYDROGENATED CANOLA OIL, SEASONING BLEND (SUGAR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, SPICE, BUTTERMILK, NONFAT DRY MILK, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED CILANTRO, CHIPOTLE PEPPER POWDER, GUAR GUM, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Doritos Nacho Cheese Flavored Popcorn
Ingredients: Popcorn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, natural flavors, onion powder, salt, buttermilk, romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, corn maltodextrin, potassium salt, tomato powder, spices, dextrose, garlic powder, lactose, red and green bell pepper powder, skim milk, citric acid, sugar, paprika extract (color), vegetable juice (color), annatto extract (color).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cobb Salad With White Grilled Chicken, Bacon, Hard Cooked Egg, Veggies, Romaine, And Red Wine Vinaigrette Dressing
Ingredients: Salad: Romaine Lettuce, Grilled Chicken Breast (Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Potato Starch, Salt, Sugar, Granulated Garlic, Black Pepper), Tomatoes, Cucumber, Eggs, Bacon Pieces (Pork, Water, Salt, Sugar, Cultured Celery Powder, Natural Flavor {Water, Natural Flavors}). Dressing: Canola Oil, Water, Red Wine Vinegar, Honey, Pomace Olive Oil (Refined Pomace Olive Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil), Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds Vinegar, Salt), Shallots, Basil, Thyme, Kosher Salt, Lemon Juice, Garlic, Black Pepper.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tortilla Style Protein Chips Hot & Spicy Flavor
Ingredients: PROTEIN BLEND (MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE), VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, CANOLA, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), CALCIUM CASEINATE, CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, WHEY POWDER, PSYLLIUM HUSK, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, SALT, BUTTERMILK POWDER, LECITHIN (SUNFLOWER, CANOLA AND/OR SOY LECITHIN), CALCIUM CARBONATE, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, TOMATO POWDER, ONION POWDER, RED 40 LAKE, TURMERIC OLEORESIN (COLOR), CHIA SEED, HOT SAUCE (AGED CAYENNE RED PEPPERS, VINEGAR, SALT, GARLIC), CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), GARLIC POWDER, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE, STEVIA SWEETENER
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Grilled Beer Brat
Ingredients: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, CANOLA, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, TORULA YEAST, NATURAL FLAVORS, WHEY, BUTTERMILK, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, GARLIC POWDER, BEER EXTRACT, SPICES, MOLASSES, CARAMEL COLOR, PAPRIKA FOR COLOR, YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT FOR COLOR, WHEAT STARCH
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Veggie Poppables Sea Salt
Ingredients: POTATO STARCH, SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL AND/OR CORN OIL, WHOLE CHICKPEA FLOUR, WHOLE YELLOW PEA FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, DRIED POTATOES, SEA SALT, SPINACH POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, BEET POWDER, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), AND TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Corn Soup Popcorn
Ingredients: SUGAR (SUGAR, GLUCOSE, TREHALOSE), CORN KERNEL (NON-GMO), CORN SOUP SEASONING POWDER (MALTODEXTRIN, SEASONING AGENT (GLYCINE, SODIUM 5'-INOSINATE, SODIUM 5'-GUANYLATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE), YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, FLAVOR (DEXTRIN, MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDE, STARCH SODIUM OCTENYL SUCCINATE, FLAVOR), CREAM-STYLE CORN POWDER [CREAM STYLE CORN (CORN, SUGAR, SALT), MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, B-CAROTENÉ (MALTODEXTRIN, GUM ARABIC, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCER - IDE, SUCROSE, ANTIOXIDANT (SODIUM L-ASCORBATE), B - CAROTENE, SILICON DIOXIDE, ANTIOXIDANT (VITAMIN E)), FLAVOR], BLACK PEPPER POWDER}, PALM OIL
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Creamy Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets
Ingredients: Peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts, sugar, salt), whole grain sorghum flour, brown rice flour, tapioca starch, potato starch, expeller pressed high oleic sunflower oil, sea salt, organic cane sugar, pea protein, sunflower lecithin, mixed tocopherols (to retain freshness)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Spicy Queso Crispy Chips
Ingredients: Antibiotic-Free Chicken, Native Tapioca Starch, High Oleic Expeller Pressed Sunflower Oil, Egg Whites, Chicken Bone Broth, Aged Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Chipotle Pepper, Smoked Paprika, Dried Red Pepper Sauce (Aged Red Peppers, Vinegar, Salt), Cream, Jalapeno Pepper Powder, Green Chili Pepper Powder, Yeast Extract, Milk, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Smoke Flavor, Salt, Sea Salt, Nonfat Milk, Sodium Citrate, Paprika Extract (color), Spices, Acacia Gum
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sweet Jalebi Naan Pretzels
Ingredients: PRETZEL NAAN (CASSAVA FLOUR,, POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH,, CHICKPEA FLOUR, AVOCADO OIL,, TAPIOCA SYRUP, DEACTIVATED, YEAST, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, POWDER, SWEET JALEBI, SEASONING (SPICES (INCLUDING, SAFFRON) AND TURMERIC)),, AVOCADO OIL, POWDERED SUGAR, (CANE SUGAR, CORN STARCH)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Harvest Snaps Lightly Salted
Ingredients: GREEN PEAS, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), RICE, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, ROSEMARY EXTRACT (FOR FRESHNESS)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

BBQ Flavored Seasoned Pretzel Twists
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, &/OR SOYBEAN OIL), SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, HONEY, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: ONION POWDER, PAPRIKA (COLOR), TOMATO POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID, SPICES, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), NATURAL FLAVOR (INCLUDING SMOKE FLAVOR), WHEY (MILK), YEAST
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Braided Twists Honey Wheat
Ingredients: WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), ORGANIC HONEY, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, PALM, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER), LIGHT BROWN SUGAR (CANE SUGAR, CANE SYRUP), CANE SUGAR, TAPIOCA, DEHYDRATED POTATOES, SALT, YEAST, SODA, MALT SYRUP (TAPIOCA SYRUP, MALT EXTRACT)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Avocado Oil Classic Sea Salt Kettle Style Potato Chips
Ingredients: POTATOES, AVOCADO OIL, SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Multi-Grain Multi-Seed Crunchy, Baked Rice Crackers
Ingredients: Brown rice flour, sesame seeds, potato starch, flax seeds, olive oil, amaranth seeds, quinoa seeds, chia seeds, sea salt, tamari soy sauce powder (tamari soy sauce [soybeans, salt], maltodextrin, salt), millet. Contains: sesame, soy. Produced in a facility that also uses milk and tree nuts.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Tree Nuts

Snack Tuna Salad Everything Bagel
Ingredients: Tuna, mayonnaise, celery, onion, pickle relish, salt, pepper.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Selects Dill pickle twists
Ingredients: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CORN OIL, CORN SYRUP, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, POTASSIUM SALT, GARLIC POWDER, VINEGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, MALT SYRUP.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: ORGANIC BLUE CORN, ORGANIC EXPELLER-PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL, AND SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Grain Free Tortilla Chips Sprinkle of Sea Salt
Ingredients: Cassava blend (cassave i flour, Cassava starch), avocado oil, coconut flour, chia seed, lea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kettle Chips Avocado Oil Cracked Pepper
Ingredients: POTATOES, AVOCADO OIL, CRACKED PEPPER SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, BLACK PEPPER, SEA SALT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

French Fries
Ingredients: Potatoes (95%), Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Sunflower) in varying proportions.
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, Contains: Coconuts.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pringles Hot Flamin' Cheese Flavour
Ingredients: Dehydrated Potatoes, Sunflower Oil, Wheat Flour, Corn Flour, Rice Flour, Cheese-Chilli-Seasoning (Lactose (Milk), Buttermilk Powder (Milk), Flavourings, (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotides), Potassium Chloride, Dextrose, Cheese Powder (Milk), Sugar, Spices (Chilli, White Pepper), Garlic Powder, Acid (Lactic Acid), Yeast Extract, Acidity Regulator (Calcium Lactate), Maltodextrin, Sunflower Oil, Corn Starch, Colour (Paprika Extract)), Maltodextrin, Emulsifier (E471), Colour (Annatto Norbixin)
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Seedy Crackers
Ingredients: ORGANIC BROWN RICE, ORGANIC QUINOA, ORGANIC FLAX SEEDS, ORGANIC SESAME SEEDS, ORGANIC TAMARI SOY SAUCE (WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS, SALT, ORGANIC DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR), SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

High Bake Water Biscuits
Ingredients: Fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), palm oil, salt, wheat glucose syrup and/or maize glucose syrup, raising agent (sodium hydrogen carbonate)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Breton Original
Ingredients: Farine de blé, Huile végétale (contient de l'huile de copra), Germe de blé, Germe de blé sans gras, Sucre de canne, Sel, Son de blé, Bicarbonate d'ammonium, Protéines de soya hydrolysées, Bicarbonate de soude, Arôme naturel. Contient: Blé, Soya. Peut contenir : Graines de sésame. Produit confectionné dans une usine exempte d'arachides.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

CHEDDAR Goldfish Baked Snack Crackers
Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID), CHEDDAR CHEESE ((CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), ANNATTO), VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), SALT, YEAST SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, PAPRIKA, SPICES CELERY ONION POWDER, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ritz Crackers Original
Ingredients: WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ANTIOXIDANTS (307b, 304)), SUGAR, FRUCTOSE SYRUP, IODISED SALT, RAISING AGENTS (500, 341, 503), EMULSIFIER (SOY LECITHIN), ENZYME (CONTAINS WHEAT), MINERALS (IRON, ZINC). VITAMINS (RIBOFLAVIN. THIAMIN. FOLATE).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pop Mmms Veggie Flour Baked Snack Crackers, Cheddar
Ingredients: Organic Butternut Squash, Tapioca Starch, Arrowroot, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Red Bean, Organic Cheddar Cheese (organic cultured milk, salt, enzymes), Organic Nonfat Milk, Yeast, Sea Salt, Lactic Acid, Baking Soda, Organic Onion, Organic Garlic, Organic Paprika, Rosemary Extract, Annatto Extract, Paprika Extract, Organic Nutritional Yeast
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
