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Is Cheez-its ultra-processed?

200g Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in Canada

Pack of Cheez-its

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

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, vegetable oil (vegetable oil, tbhq, citric acid), high moistup skim milk cheese (modified mil ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, chymosin, annatto), palm oil shortening, salt, spices, yeast, spice extract, enzymes (amylase, protease), soy lecithin, ingredients, Imported by, Importé par Kellogg Canada inc, torio Oatari

Additives: E1100 Alpha-Amylase , E1101 Protease , E160b Annatto , E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (VEGETABLE OIL, TBHQ, CITRIC ACID), HIGH MOISTUP SKIM MILK CHEESE (MODIFIED MIL INGREDIENTS, SALT, BACTERIAL CULTURE, CHYMOSIN, ANNATTO), PALM OIL SHORTENING, SALT, SPICES, YEAST, SPICE EXTRACT, ENZYMES (AMYLASE, PROTEASE), SOY LECITHIN. CONTAINS WHEAT, MILK AND SOY INGREDIENTS. Imported by/Importé par Kellogg Canada inc., torio Oatari

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.

  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • 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.
3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 500th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) 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 715 crackers (Appetizers), least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0064100131736, last edited 20 March 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.