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Snyders Of Hanover Olde Tyme Pretzels Snack Pack: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Snyders Of Hanover

Quick answer

Mixed integrity

Snyders Of Hanover olde tyme pretzels snack pack received a Food Integrity Score of 68 out of 100 (mixed integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. The ingredient list is short and mostly recognizable, but the vague oil blend and refined syrup push it toward the processed side. It reads as a snack to eat occasionally rather than daily. The main drivers are the mixed refined oils and the sweetener, not any single additive. Main considerations include mixed refined vegetable oils with unspecified blend, refined tapioca malt syrup sweetener, and enriched refined flour base. Simpler options: Choose pretzels with a single named oil or none; pick versions with flour, water, yeast, and salt as the core list.

Food Integrity Score 68/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Mixed refined vegetable oils with unspecified blend
  • Refined tapioca malt syrup sweetener
  • Enriched refined flour base

Simpler options to consider

  • Choose pretzels with a single named oil or none
  • Pick versions with flour, water, yeast, and salt as the core list

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Snyders Of Hanover Olde Tyme Pretzels Snack Pack
Category
Snacks
GTIN / UPC
00077975022184
Serving size
44 g
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Food Integrity results

Olde Tyme Pretzels Snack Pack

Snyders Of Hanover

Mixed integrity

Warning Signs

Refined vegetable oils (canola, palm, soy, sunflower) and tapioca malt syrup are the main flags in this simple pretzel list.

Consider This

Enriched flour plus refined seed oils and a syrup sweetener give this a more industrially formulated feel than a homemade pretzel.

Good Substitutes

Look for pretzels made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, or with a single named oil such as olive oil.

Overall Assessment

Mixed integrity

The ingredient list is short and mostly recognizable, but the vague oil blend and refined syrup push it toward the processed side. It reads as a snack to eat occasionally rather than daily. The main drivers are the mixed refined oils and the sweetener, not any single additive.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Mixed refined vegetable oils with unspecified blend
  • Refined tapioca malt syrup sweetener
  • Enriched refined flour base

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Vegetable oils (canola, palm, soy, and/or sunflower) — Refined seed and palm oil blend with variable sourcing.
  • Tapioca malt syrup (tapioca syrup, malt extract) — Refined syrup sweetener.

Highest concern ingredients

  • Vegetable oils (canola, palm, soy, and/or sunflower) (6/10) — Refined oil blend with unspecified ratios.
  • Tapioca malt syrup (tapioca syrup, malt extract) (5/10) — Refined syrup sweetener.
  • Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (3/10) — Refined grain with enrichment.

Better choice tips

  • Choose pretzels with a single named oil or none.
  • Pick versions with flour, water, yeast, and salt as the core list.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA, PALM, SOY, AND/OR SUNFLOWER), TAPIOCA MALT SYRUP (TAPIOCA SYRUP, MALT EXTRACT), SALT, YEAST, SODA. CONTAINS: WHEAT

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Vegetable oils (canola, palm, soy, and/or sunflower)Concern 6/10 — Moderate concernRefined oilWatchlist · Vague label term

    What this is

    Refined oil

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Refined seed oils with unspecified blend ratios.

    Additional note

    Mixed refined seed and palm oils, source varies by batch.

    Family watchlist

    Refined seed oil blend with variable sourcing.

  2. Tapioca malt syrup (tapioca syrup, malt extract)Concern 5/10 — Moderate concernSweetenerWatchlist

    What this is

    Sweetener

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Refined syrup sweetener adds sugar-like content.

    Additional note

    Refined syrup sweetener with malt extract.

    Family watchlist

    Refined syrup sweetener.

  3. Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)Concern 3/10 — Mild concernRefined flour

    What this is

    Refined flour

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Refined grain base with enrichment added back.

    Additional note

    Refined wheat flour with added vitamins and minerals.

  4. SodaConcern 2/10 — Very low concernLeavening

    What this is

    Leavening

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Traditional pretzel-making ingredient with mild processing.

    Additional note

    Baking soda used for pretzel crust and color.

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  1. YeastConcern 1/10 — Very low concernLeavening

    What this is

    Leavening

    Processing category

    Processed

    Why it matters

    Expected baking ingredient for pretzels.

    Additional note

    Standard leavening culture for bread-style products.

  2. SaltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Basic seasoning with no notable concern.

    Additional note

    Simple seasoning.

Food Integrity is an ingredient-based analysis tool, not a medical safety rating. It describes how closely the ingredient list resembles a simple, recognizable profile. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

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  • Low-Carb Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "wheat flour", "enriched flour". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Keto-Style Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "wheat flour", "enriched flour". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low Gluten Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Gluten-related ingredients (Mentions "wheat", "malt". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Minimally Processed Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Family watchlist items (Vegetable oils (canola, palm, soy, and/or sunflower))

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  • Whole-Food Focused Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Whole-Food Focused Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Family watchlist items (Vegetable oils (canola, palm, soy, and/or sunflower))

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Snyders Of Hanover Olde Tyme Pretzels Snack Pack highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Snyders Of Hanover Olde Tyme Pretzels Snack Pack shows about 1.01g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Snyders Of Hanover Olde Tyme Pretzels Snack Pack: 1g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Tapioca syrup, Malt extract. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Simple, short ingredient list; No artificial colors or sweeteners listed; Low saturated fat per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Enriched refined wheat flour as primary ingredient; Seed/vegetable oil blend; Low fiber for the carbohydrate load.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same snacks differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Snacks, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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