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Is Uncle Tobys LeSnak Tasty Cheese Dip & Crackers ultra-processed?

6 pack Appetizers Sold in Australia

Pack of Uncle Tobys LeSnak Tasty Cheese Dip & Crackers

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:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 11 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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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

Cheese Spread Cheddar Cheese 47% (Milk, Salt, Starter Culture), Water, Margarine (Vegetable Oils, Water, Salt, Milk, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin), 471, Antioxidants 304, 307b), Whey Powder, Flavour, Milk Mineral, Mineral (Salts, 339), 452, Preservative (234), Cracker Wheat Flour, Vegetable Fats, Oils (Antioxidants 307, 307b), Wheat Flour, Sugar, Wheat Bran, Invert Syrup, Salt, Raising Agents (503, 500), Poppy Seeds, Wheat Germ (Wheat), Milk, Soy

Additives: E234 Nisin , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E307 Alpha-tocopherol , E307b Concentrated tocopherol , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E339 Sodium phosphates , E452 Polyphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E452 Polyphosphates, E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

Cheese Spread Cheddar Cheese (47%)( Milk , Salt, Starter Culture), Water, Margarine (Vegetable Oils, Water, Salt, Milk Solids, Emulsifiers Soy Lecithin, 471, Antioxidants 304, 307b), Whey Powder ( Milk ), Flavour ( Milk ), Milk Mineral, Mineral Salts (339, 452), Preservative (234). Cracker Wheat Flour, Vegetable Fats and Oils (Antioxidants 307, 307b), Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Sugar, Wheat Bran, Invert Syrup, Salt, Raising Agents (503, 500), Poppy Seeds, Wheat Germ. Contains: Gluten (Wheat), Milk and Soy. May Contain Egg, Tree Nuts and Peanuts.

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
6 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,497 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2349th. 64% of the 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 2,497 appetizers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310060406768, last edited 6 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.