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You\u2019ve tried the best, you\u2019ve probably tried the rest, now it\u2019s time to try the zest.<\/p>\n
How do you like your Ranch? Homestyle maybe? Cool perhaps? Me? I like it zesty!<\/p>\n
Some of my favorite things are zesty \u2013 oranges, sizzling fajitas, Knicks big-man Karl Anthony Towns \u2013 and just like a KAT I love me some fishes. Gold-fishes to be exact.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why I was so intrigued by these new Zesty Ranch Goldfish. I\u2019ve never had Ranch-flavored Goldfish. I assumed this was a completely new flavor profile, but then the untrustworthy Google told me Pepperidge Farm also sells \u201cFlavor Blasted Racing Ranch,\u201d so maybe not?<\/p>\n
*shrug* Either way, a Ranch-flavored Goldfish is new to me. Gotta be good, right?<\/p>\n
Can they possibly be, \u201cZesty. Creamy. Yee-Haw!\u201d as the bag boasts?<\/p>\n
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Yee-naw! I\u2019m just gonna cut to the chase, no chumming the waters, no baiting the hook, no idea how to fish, so no clue what I\u2019m talking about, these are simply ok.<\/p>\n
The initial taste leans a little too sour for me. I\u2019d check the \u201cbest by\u201d date if this was a bottle of Ranch dressing, but to be fair, it mellows out pretty quickly.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re very salty for a non-Flavor Blasted Goldfish, but it\u2019s tolerable because it works well to counter the aforementioned strong sour ranch. That said, that overall flavor is fleeting. The bland cracker takes over mid-chew, and they just kinda taste like saltines.<\/p>\n
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I don\u2019t know if that bums me out or not, because while I want more flavor, I don\u2019t particularly think the Ranch is all that appetizing here. It doesn\u2019t stack up to other Ranch snacks, with Cool Ranch Doritos obviously being the gold standard.<\/p>\n
The flavor is almost<\/em> great, but never quite gets to where I wanted it to go. They remind me of a few of my favorite crackers of all time \u2013 Chicken in a Biscuit and the, as far as I know, long-discontinued Nabisco Vegetable Thins. If those still exist, please let me know, because I used to crush them as a kid.<\/p>\n The flavor is slightly reminiscent of Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup powder once you get beyond the quick sour Ranch kick. That would be fine, but as I said, the cracker is very dry and salty, so the flavor evolves three times per munch. These are like the Gobstopper of Goldfish.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve had worse, but I still wish I had the memory of a Goldfish so I could forget about these.<\/p>\n Zesty Ranch ranks in the lower to mid-tier of the Goldfish scale (pun!), but there is a way to gussy them up, or guppy them up if you will. You won\u2019t. I mixed these into a bowl of Xtra Cheddar and Pretzel Mix Goldfish, and I liked those fishes because they were so delicious.<\/p>\n That\u2019s my recommendation. Wait until your supermarket has a 3-for-Whatever sale on Goldfish (probably $15 these days, am I right?!) and mix Zesty Ranch with other flavors, because I think they work better as a school. I also think these would probably be an excellent cracker to drop into some soup. Keep that in mind when you\u2019re snowed in this winter.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s go Knicks!<\/p>\n Fin.<\/p>\n Purchased Price:<\/strong> $3.69 You\u2019ve tried the best, you\u2019ve probably tried the rest, now it\u2019s time to try the zest. How do you like your Ranch? Homestyle maybe? Cool perhaps? Me? I like it zesty! Some of my favorite things are zesty \u2013 oranges, sizzling fajitas, Knicks big-man Karl Anthony Towns \u2013 and just like a KAT I love […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[147,1656,1503],"class_list":["post-75308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-crackers","tag-goldfish","tag-pepperidge-farm"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74861,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2026\/01\/05\/spotted-goldfish-zesty-ranch-crackers\/","url_meta":{"origin":75308,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED: Goldfish Zesty Ranch Crackers","author":"Marvo","date":"January 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm a little surprised this isn't a collaboration with Hidden Valley Ranch. 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\nSize:<\/strong> 6.6 oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/strong> Stop and Shop
\nRating:<\/strong> 5 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (52 pieces) 140 calories, 6 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 320 milligrams of sodium, 19 grams of total carbohydrates, 0 grams of total sugars, less than 1 gram of dietary fiber, and 3 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"