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Spicy Smoked Cheddar Sourdough Pretzel Pieces

Contains seed oils

Sourdough pretzel pieces are seasoned with cheddar, smoke flavor and several hot peppers. They contain soy, sunflower and canola oils, and provide 400 mg sodium per serving.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersVegetarianLow sugarContains dairyContains soy
$5.50 lowest price at BuyAmerican
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
120caloriesPer serving · 1oz (28 g / 5 pieces)
Protein
2g
Fiber
<1g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
400mg▼
Saturated fat
0.5g▲
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Ingredients: Sourdough pretzels, soy oil, cheddar cheese powder, whey, cheddar cheese, sunflower oil, salt, sodium phosphate, blue cheese, non-fat dry milk, whey, sea salt, maltodextrin, natural hickory smoke flavor, canola oil, silicon dioxide, Fresno peppers, Indian red peppers, 7 pot red peppers, Trinidad scorpion red peppers
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%56
Ingredients · counts 30%62
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%70
Transparency · counts 10%70
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 56 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (400 mg), less saturated fat (0.5 g), less fiber (0.5 g); no added sugar per 1oz
Ingredients 62 · Soy oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Maltodextrin (refined starch, −6); 1 more
Processing 25 · Seasoned pretzels with oils, maltodextrin and smoke flavor
Sourcing 70 · Hand-crafted at a Pennsylvania bakery; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 70 · Full ingredient list and Pennsylvania bakery production are stated
Contains soy, sunflower and canola oils
400 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−6 for maltodextrin
Varies by additive−14 for added phosphates, silicon dioxide
ClearShelf standard−18 for soy oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sourdough pretzels Soy oil Cheddar cheese powder Whey Cheddar cheese Sunflower oil Salt Sodium phosphate Blue cheese Non-fat dry milk Whey Sea salt Maltodextrin Natural hickory smoke flavor Canola oil Silicon dioxide Fresno peppers Indian red peppers 7 pot red peppers Trinidad scorpion red peppers
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Silicon dioxide (E551)Anti-caking agentLimited risk
Approved, but EFSA noted in 2018 that data on its nano-sized particles were too limited to set a safe intake.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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