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Bachman Pretzel Stix
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 3🥛 Dairy-Free

Bachman Pretzel Stix

Bachman
6 oz
Available at Foodtown
100
Calories
2g
Protein
1g
Sugars
520mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
11
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Bachman Pretzel Stix arrive in a small 6 oz retail bag that you’d spot on the grocery store snack aisle near chips, crackers, party mixes and other salty nibbles. They read like a classic American convenience snack: slender, baked wheat sticks with a dry, crackly exterior and a hollow, slightly airy snap when bitten. The ingredient list is short — wheat flour, salt, vegetable oil, malt syrup and soda — and the package positioning leans into heritage and everyday snacking rather than gourmet claims. These pretzel stix are a go-to for quick grabs on weeknight shopping trips, kids’ lunchboxes, game-day spreads, road-trip snack bowls and office breakroom jars. Bachman’s brand voice typically evokes Midwestern pantry staples: affordable, family-friendly, and familiar, aimed at households that want dependable salty snacks rather than premium artisanal options. The label rarely carries organic certification; marketing leans toward simple cues like “baked” or “made with wheat,” and may avoid overt health-halo claims beyond calorie or sodium facts. From a processing perspective, this is a shelf-stable, commercially baked snack made from refined ingredients and added oil and sweetener. Sensory details: the stix are uniformly shaped, lightly bronzed, with a fine-grain salt finish, offering a crisp snap and a faint malt note; they’re eaten out of the bag, dunked into mustard or dip, or crunched alongside cheese and beer. Rituals around them are communal and casual — tossed into a bowl for gatherings or shoved into a pocket for on-the-go munching.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 6
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1g1%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium520mg23%
Total Carbohydrate20g7%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars1g
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Wheat, Flour,, Salt,, Sunflower, Oil, or, Canola, Oil,, Malt, Syrup,, Soda..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • sunflower oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • canola oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

This product is a processed packaged snack made from refined wheat flour, added oils and malt syrup; it lacks the extensive industrial additives typical of ultra-processed foods but is not a minimally processed ingredient, placing it in NOVA group 3.

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Common Questions about Bachman Pretzel Stix

The healthiness of Bachman Pretzel Stix really depends on your perspective and what you’re comparing it to. With 100 calories per serving and only 1g of total fat, they can be a fun, low-calorie snack option. Just keep in mind that they're not a nutritional powerhouse, so consider them more of a treat than a health food.

Perfect For

game-day-prep
road-trip
back-to-school

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