Is Ob Finest Wafer crackers ultra-processed?

100 g Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E415 Xanthan gum

17 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

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

Starch (processing marker) (Tapioca, Maize), Rice Flour, Cheese Powder (processing marker) (Milk, Cheese (Milk, Salt (processing marker), Starter Culture, Enzymes), Salt (processing marker), 330), Canola Oil, Salt (processing marker), 415, 500

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E500 Sodium carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E415 Xanthan gum.

As written on the pack

Starch (Tapioca, Maize), Rice Flour, Cheese Powder (Milk Solids, Cheese Solids (Milk, Salt, Starter Culture, Enzymes), Salt, Acidity Regulator (330)), Canola Oil, Salt, Thickener (415), Raising Agent (500)

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

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.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 376th. 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 9349571000059, last edited 3 September 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.