Toasty Crackers, Real Cheddar Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Other Additives (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Toasty Crackers, Real Cheddar Cheese'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: Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Corn Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cheese Powder (Dairy Whey, Maltodextrin, Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes). Salt, Whey Protein Concentrate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Butter, Dipotassium Phosphate, Buttermilk, Caramel Color).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.