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Is Mondelez Four Cheese & Herb ultra-processed?

Biscuits Sold in the United States

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed biscuits

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 grain wheat, canola oil, maltodextrin, salt, sugar, natural flavor, whey, monterey jack cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), romano cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), tomato, cultured cream (cultured milk, salt), parmesan cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), parsley, distilled white vinegar, onion, spices, nonfat milk, cheddar cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes)

As written on the pack

Whole grain wheat, canola oil, maltodextrin, salt, sugar, natural flavor (contains mustard), whey, monterey jack cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), romano cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), tomato powder, cultured cream (cultured milk, salt), parmesan cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), dried parsley, dried distilled white vinegar, onion powder, spices, nonfat milk, cheddar cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes).

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.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 608th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0044000055493, last edited 19 June 2024), 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.