SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels

Sourdough Hard Pretzels

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Breakdown

Processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Snyder's wheat pretzels (plain)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−75

cadmium−41

acrylamide−19

lead−10

arsenic−5

Ingredients

−27

folic acid−12

niacin−4

reduced iron−4

thiamine mononitrate−4

riboflavin−3

Processing

−5

NOVA 3: processed−5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+7

Minimum score+7

Final score0

Contaminants · 8

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Snyder's wheat pretzels (plain)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium25.3 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 5.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Snyders Mini Pretzle

Acrylamide160 ppbof 40 ppb

Over the limit — 4×EU benchmark level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2017/2158 Annex IV — 40 ug/kg for baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children (other than biscuits and rusks), the tightest benchmark in the regulation. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published acrylamide number. EU benchmarks are mitigation-performance indicators, not legal maximum levels; looser category benchmarks not adopted include potato crisps 750, crackers 400, biscuits and wafers 350, breakfast cereals 150-300, roast coffee 400 ug/kg. No FDA or EPA food concentration limit exists.

Measured in: Snyders Mini Pretzle

Lead4.96 ppbof 5 ppb

99% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Snyders Mini Pretzle

Arsenic5 ppbof 10 ppb

50% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Snyders Mini Pretzle

3-mcpdNDof 12 ppb

Not detectedEU maximum level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2023/915 Annex I as amended by Reg. (EU) 2024/1003 (point 5.3.3.2) — sum of 3-MCPD and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters expressed as 3-MCPD, 12 ug/kg in liquid infant formula, follow-on formula and FSMP (cut from 15). Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published 3-MCPD number. Looser EU levels not adopted: powdered infant formula 80 ug/kg; free 3-MCPD in hydrolysed vegetable protein and soy sauce 20 ug/kg; vegetable oils and fats for the final consumer 1,250 ug/kg.

Measured in: Snyders Mini Pretzle

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)NDof 6 ppb

Not detectedUS EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).

Measured in: Snyders Mini Pretzle

Glycidyl EstersNDof 6 ppb

Not detectedEU maximum level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2023/915 Annex I (point 5.3.3.2, carried over from Reg. (EU) 2020/1322) — glycidyl fatty acid esters expressed as glycidol, 6.0 ug/kg in liquid infant formula, follow-on formula and FSMP. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published GE number. Looser EU levels not adopted: powdered infant formula 50 ug/kg; vegetable oils and fats placed on the market for the final consumer 1,000 ug/kg (500 ug/kg when destined for baby food).

Measured in: Snyders Mini Pretzle

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Snyders Mini Pretzle

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

Is SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels healthy?

SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Snyder's wheat pretzels (plain). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels?

SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels lists 10 ingredients, starting with Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate and Riboflavin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels?

SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Ticama Sticks at 100/100.

Is SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels organic?

SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels is not certified organic in our data.

Has SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Wheat-flour pretzels (hard, mini, sourdough, butter); no rice, cocoa, nut, seed) with the other products in its family, Snyder's wheat pretzels (plain), and 2 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels contain heavy metals?

SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Snyders Mini Pretzle, cadmium at 25.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Snyders Mini Pretzle and lead at 4.96 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Snyders Mini Pretzle. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Does SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels contain phthalates?

SNYDER'S of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for DEHP and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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