Original Cheddar Cheese Crackers

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Original Cheddar Cheese Crackers scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme Modified Skim Milk Cheddar Cheese Product (Pasteurized Skim Milk, Whey And Milk Protein Concentrate, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% 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 Original Cheddar Cheese 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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: High Oleic Canola And/Or Soybean Oil (With Tbhq And Citric Acid For Freshness).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Of: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Yeast, Baking Soda).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color (Paprika Oleoresin, Annatto Extract, Turmeric Extract).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.