Is Austin cheddar cheese crackers ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 30 ingredients
- 8 additives
Less processed biscuits
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduued iron, vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 iriboflavini, folic acid), e kerne, oil with tbhu ruň fheonness, whey (ultra-processing marker), sugaf, cornstarch (processing marker), conta ins 2% and less of salt, leavening bakii g soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), mono- calcium phosphate, cheddar cheese (processing marker) (milk cheese cultures, salt (processing marker), enzymes (processing marker)), disodium phosphate, buttermilk, yellow 6 (ultra-processing marker), red pepper, annatto color, peanut flour, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), ingredients, palm
Additives: E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E339ii Disodium phosphate , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate
As written on the pack
enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduued iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 iriboflavini, folic acid), e kerne, oil with tbhu ruň fheonness), whey, sugaf, cornstarch, conta ins 2% or less of salt, leavening bakii g soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, mono calcium phosphate), cheddar cheese (milk cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), disodium phosphate, buttermilk, yellow 6, red pepper, annatto color, partially defatted peanut flour, soy lecithin, contains wheat, milk, peanut and soy ingredients, palm
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E110 Sunset yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF is a synthetic orange azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US).
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
- Enzyme Enzymes carry out traditional processes such as cheese making and baking.
Among 1,514 biscuits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 923rd. 83% of the biscuits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 06211110, last edited 27 June 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.