Is Savoritz Parmesan Cheese Crisps ultra-processed?

21 oz Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in the United States

Pack of Savoritz Parmesan Cheese Crisps

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:

  • 28 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

flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (processing marker) (high oleic canola, high oleic sunflower, soybean oil with rosemary extract and ascorbic acid for freshness), cheddar cheese (processing marker) (milk, salt (processing marker), cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto (color (ultra-processing marker))), salt (processing marker), paprika, leavening (yeast, baking soda), color (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), turmeric extract (ultra-processing marker), annatto), enzymes

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (high oleic canola, high oleic sunflower and/or soybean oil with rosemary extract and ascorbic acid for freshness), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract [color]), salt, paprika, leavening (yeast, baking soda), color (paprika extract, turmeric extract, annatto extract), 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.

  • E100 Curcumin 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 544th. 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 4099100126402, last edited 16 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.
  • 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.