Is Trader Joe's Savory Squares Vegan Cheddar Style Crackers with Nut & Seed Flour ultra-processed?

5 oz 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
Flavouring

22 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

original made with sea salt Triscuit 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers Peter's Yard 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
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

tapioca flour (processing marker), almond flour, sunflower seed flour, sunflower oil (processing marker), flaxseed meal, potato starch (processing marker), yeast extract, sea salt (processing marker), paprika (color), salt (processing marker), onion, garlic, citric acid (acidulant), CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF CANOLA OIL, sesame seeds, turmeric (color (ultra-processing marker)), rosemary extract (to preserve), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

TAPIOCA FLOUR, ALMOND FLOUR, SUNFLOWER SEED FLOUR, SUNFLOWER OIL, FLAXSEED MEAL, POTATO STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, SEA SALT, PAPRIKA (COLOR), SALT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF CANOLA OIL, SESAME SEEDS, TURMERIC (COLOR), ROSEMARY EXTRACT (TO PRESERVE), NATURAL FLAVOR

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.
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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 455th. 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 00773386, last edited 28 October 2025), 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.