Ritz Toasted Chips 1x8 Oz
The processing score reflects 27 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high total fat.
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Ingredients
21 listed · 4 flagged for reviewWHOLE GRAIN CORN MASA FLOUR, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, CORN OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, POTATO STARCH, SALT, ONION POWDER, SPICES, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND/OR BAKING SODA), GARLIC POWDER, DRIED GREEN BELL PEPPERS, DATEM, TOMATO POWDER, CITRIC ACID, DRIED JALAPENO PEPPERS, NATURAL FLAVOR, DISTILLED VINEGAR POWDER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Ritz Toasted Chips 1x8 Oz scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Emulsifiers (Datem): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 Ritz Toasted Chips 1x8 Oz'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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Canola Oil, Corn Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Calcium Phosphate And/Or Baking Soda).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Autolyzed Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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