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Is Trader Joe's Cracker Assortment ultra-processed?

Biscuits Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's Cracker Assortment

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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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, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, vegetable oil, sunflower oil, canola oil, rosemary extract, mixed tocopherols, vegetable, seasoning blend, dried carrots, maltodextrin, onion powder, salt, sugar, spices, garlic powder, carrot powder, tomato, spice extracts, citric acid, sea salt, barley malt extract, ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, parsley, dough conditioner, wheat flour, enzymes, sesame oil

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

unbleached enriched flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, vegetable oil, sunflower oil, canola oil, rosemary extract, mixed tocopherols, vegetable and seasoning blend, dried carrots, maltodextrin, onion powder, salt, sugar, spices, garlic powder, carrot powder, tomato powder, spice extracts, citric acid, sea salt, barley malt extract, ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, parsley flakes, dough conditioner, wheat flour, enzymes, sesame oil

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
5 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 426th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00389815, last edited 29 July 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.