Is Simple Mills Farmhouse cheddar almond flour crackers ultra-processed?

6 snack packs Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour

14 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

original made with sea salt Triscuit 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
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Tortilla Pops Finement Salé N.a ! Nature Addicts 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Almond Flour Crackers - Fine Ground Sea Salt Simple Mills 12 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3

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

nut, flour blend (almonds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds), tapioca starch cassava flour cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt (processing marker), enzymes), sunflower oil sea salt onion garlic rosemary extract (for freshness), paprika, annatto (for color (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

nut , seed flour blend (almonds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds) tapioca starch cassava flour organic cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes) organic sunflower oil sea salt organic onion organic garlic rosemary extract (for freshness) paprika , annatto extract (for color) contains: almonds, 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.

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

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 348th. 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 0856069005407, last edited 26 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.