Is Dare mustard, herb, cheddar ultra-processed?

Wheat crackers Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

33 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed wheat crackers

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

whole wheat flour, flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high oleic sunflower oil (processing marker), flax seeds, cane sugar (processing marker), ten grain blend (purple wheat, RYE, triticale, wheat, barley, spelt, amaranth, millet, quinoa, wild rice), wheat meal, malt syrup, wheat bran, sea salt (processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), leavening (baking soda), sesame seeds, tocopherol (to protect flavor (processing marker)), Scan for food information Dare R 2021

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, FLAX SEEDS, CANE SUGAR, TEN GRAIN BLEND (PURPLE WHEAT, RYE, TRITICALE, MALTED WHEAT, BARLEY, SPELT, AMARANTH, MILLET, QUINOA, WILD RICE), WHEAT MEAL, MALT SYRUP, WHEAT BRAN, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA), SESAME SEEDS, TOCOPHEROL (TO PROTECT FLAVOR). CONTAINS WHEAT, SESAME SEEDS. Scan for food information Dare R 2021.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 wheat crackers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 70% of the wheat crackers 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 37 wheat crackers, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0055653601784, last edited 31 May 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.