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Is Annie's cheddar squares White Cheddar ultra-processed?

7.5 oz Biscuits Sold in the United States

Pack of Annie's cheddar squares White Cheddar

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 22 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed biscuits

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

wheat flour, sunflower oil, salt, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, enzymes), nonfat milk, yeast, paprika, cultured milk, silicon dioxide (for anticaking), onion, celery seed, enzymes

As written on the pack

Organic wheat flour, organic expeller-pressed sunflower oil, salt, dried organic cheddar cheese (organic pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes), organic whey, organic cheddar cheese (organic pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, enzymes), organic nonfat milk, organic yeast, organic paprika, cultured organic milk, silicon dioxide (for anticaking), organic onion, organic celery seed powder, enzymes.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 286th. 83% of the biscuits here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0013562495399, last edited 24 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.