Brand
Cheez-It
Made by
Kellanova
Aisle
Crackers, pretzels and popcorn
Kind
cheese crackers
Barcode
00024100705849

Cheez-It

Cheez-It Hot & Spicy

Square cheddar crackers dusted with a peppery red seasoning. A spicy take on the Original.

Label check

Flagged ingredients3

Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Canola oilSeed oilsVEGETABLE OIL (HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, SOYBEAN, PALM, AND/OR CANOLA WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS)
Soybean oilSeed oilsVEGETABLE OIL (HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, SOYBEAN, PALM, AND/OR CANOLA WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS)
TBHQPreservativesTBHQ

Ingredients as listed

ENRICHED FLOUR (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), VEGETABLE OIL (high oleic soybean, soybean, palm, and/or canola with TBHQ for freshness), CHEESE MADE WITH SKIM MILK (skim milk, whey protein, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract color). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF salt, paprika for color, dextrose, yeast, vinegar solids, red pepper, onion powder, tomato powder, paprika, garlic powder, sodium diacetate, green pepper sauce (jalapeno pepper, water, distilled vinegar, salt, corn starch), spices, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, paprika extract color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soy lecithin.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2740200). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

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