Dux, Crackers, Sodas Original

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Other Additives (Emulsifiers (322-Soy Lecithin)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Industrial Enzymes (Amylolytic Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant 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 Dux, Crackers, Sodas Original'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: [Contains Niacin 75 Mg/Kg, Iron [Ferrous Fumarate]55 Mg/Kg, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1]6.4 Mg/Kg, Riboflavin [Vitamin B2]7.0 Mg/Kg, Folic Acid 1.54 Mg/Kg].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening [Palm]*.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Invert Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast, Yeast Food.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.