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Is OLW Cheez cruncherz ultra-processed?

225g Cheese doodles Sold in Sweden and Norway

Pack of OLW Cheez cruncherz

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Majsmjöl, solrosolja, ostpulver 8.6% (ost 7.31%, vasslepaprikaextrakt), kärnmjölkspulver, salt, potatisstärkelse, pulver (från mjölk), salt, färgämne, betakaroten, lök, socker, druvsocker, vasslepulver (från mjölk), surhetsreglerande medel (mjölksyra, citronsyra), arom, jästextrakt, vitlök, persilja

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Majsmjöl, solrosolja, 8,6% ostpulver (85% ost, vasslepaprikaextrakt)), kärnmjölkspulver, salt, potatisstärkelse, pulver (från mjölk), salt, färgämne (betakaroten, lök, socker, druvsocker, vasslepulver (från mjölk), surhetsreglerande medel (mjölksyra, citronsyra), arom, jästextrakt, vitlök, persilja.

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

  • 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.
6 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.
  • 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 10 cheese doodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 100% of the cheese doodles 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 10 cheese doodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340005406777, last edited 2 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.