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Is Goldfish Mix, Xtra Cheddar + Prezel ultra-processed?

Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in the United States

Pack of Goldfish Mix, Xtra Cheddar + Prezel

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • 10 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola, sunflower oil, cheddar cheese (annatto), salt, COÑTAINS 2% and LESS OF (sugar), whey, yeast, corn flour, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), autolyzed yeast, torula yeast, baking soda, maltéd barley flour, dextrose, enzyme modified cheddar cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), paprika for color, onion, spices, celery, yeast extract, monocalcium phosphate, garlic, citric acid, lactic acid, calcium lactate, natural flavor, milk fat, nonfat milk

Additives: E160b Annatto , E270 Lactic acid , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR. NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE ([CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ANNATTO), SALT, COÑTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SUGAR, WHEY, YEAST, CORN FLOUR, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), AUTOLYZED YEAST, TORULA YEAST, BAKING SODA, MALTÉD BARLEY FLOUR, DEXTROSE, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), PAPRIKA EXTRACT FOR COLOR, ONION POWDER, SPICES, CELERY, YEAST EXTRACT, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, MILK FAT, NONFAT MILK.

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.
  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • 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.
7 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Microbial culture Microbial cultures ferment foods such as yoghurt, cheese and sourdough.
  • Enzyme Enzymes carry out traditional processes such as cheese making and baking.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 687th. 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 01410204, last edited 20 March 2025), 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.