Butter Crackers, Butter

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Butter Crackers, Butter scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Vegetable Shortening (Palm)Non-Hydrogenated, Vegetable Oil (Palm And Canola)Non-Hydrogenated (7%)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 17% of the 18,630 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Butter Crackers, Butter's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Enriched Wheat Flour [Contains Niacin, Thiamine (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Iodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Invert Sugar, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.