Is Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 33 ingredients
- 7 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
made with smiles, enriched wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin folic acid), cheddar cheese (processing marker) (cultured milk, salt (processing marker), enzymes), annatto (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oils (processing marker) (canola, sunflower, soybean), salt (processing marker), CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF SUGAR YEAST EXTRACT, whey corn flour, autolyzed yeast extract, torula yeast paprika extract (color (ultra-processing marker)), spices celery, enzyme modified cheddar cheese (milk cultures, salt (processing marker), enzymes), onion, garlic powder citric acid, lactic acid, calcium lactate (ultra-processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), milkfat, monocalcium phosphate
Additives: E160b Annatto , E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate
As written on the pack
MADE WITH SMILES AND ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), ANNATTO), VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SOYBEAN), SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SUGAR YEAST EXTRACT, WHEY CORN FLOUR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, TORULA YEAST PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), SPICES CELERY, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, MILKFAT, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK
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.
- E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
- 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.
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)
From least to most processed, this one ranks 639th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0014100096016, last edited 9 June 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.