Is Woolworths Plain Water Crackers ultra-processed?

125 g Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in Australia and New Zealand

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat Flour, Vegetable Fats (processing marker), Oils (Palm Oil, Antioxidant (307b)), Salt (processing marker), Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonate)

Additives: E307b Concentrated tocopherol , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Vegetable Fats and Oils (Palm Oil, Antioxidant (307b)), Salt, Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonate).

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 254th. 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300633777401, last edited 26 May 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.