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Is Nabisco Wheat Thins sundried tomato & basil ultra-processed?

250g Wheat crackers Sold in the United States

Pack of Nabisco Wheat Thins sundried tomato & basil

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
  • 4 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

wheat flour, canola oil, sugar, cornstarch, malt syrup (from corn, barley), refiner's syrup, salt, leavening (calcium phosphate, baking soda), tomato, tomato, paprika, garlic, spices (includes basil), onion, RED and GREEN BELL PEPPERS, yeast extract, natural flavor, sulfur dioxide, to preserve freshness

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E341 Calcium phosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, MALT SYRUP (FROM CORN AND BARLEY), REFINER'S SYRUP, SALT, LEAVENING (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND BAKING SODA), TOMATO POWDER, SUNDRIED TOMATO POWDER, PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES (INCLUDES BASIL), ONION POWDER, DRIED RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS CELERY), SULFUR DIOXIDE (SULFITES) TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS.

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.
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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 wheat crackers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 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 0044000069247, 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.