Spartan, Rice Crisps, Cheddar

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Spartan, Rice Crisps, Cheddar scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Salt Cheddar & Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese Solids (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Calcium Chloride), Enzyme Modified Butter. Color (Fd&C Yellow 5 Lake, Fd&C Yellow 6 Lake)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Spartan, Rice Crisps, Cheddar'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Corn Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Disodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid, Citric Acid Butter Solids.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.