Animal Crackers
The processing score reflects 18 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring and enriched flour or grain. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and sodium.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
9 listed · 4 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FERROUS FUMARATE, ZINC OXIDE, NIACINAMIDE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, PALM STEARIN, COCONUT OIL), IODIZED SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, VEGETABLE OIL, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM BISULFITE.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Animal Crackers' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Corn-Based SweetenersStrong UPF marker
In this product: High Fructose Corn Syrup.
HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Palm Stearin, Coconut Oil), Vegetable Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Iodized Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bisulfite.
Natural sources but industrial application.
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