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Is Member's Mark Seasoned Croutons ultra-processed?

3 fl oz Croutons Sold in the United States

Pack of Member's Mark Seasoned Croutons

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed croutons

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

enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oils (canola oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil), seasoning (sugar, salt, romano cheese blend powder (romano cheese (cow's milk, salt, cheese cultures, whey, disodium phosphate, lactic acid), parmesan cheese (milk, salt, enzymes)))

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E339ii Disodium phosphate

As written on the pack

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), SEASONING (SUGAR, SALT, ROMANO CHEESE BLEND POWDER [ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, WHEY, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID), PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, 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.
4 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.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 croutons

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 53% of the croutons 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 15 croutons, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078742178271, last edited 18 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.