Brand
Cheez-It
Made by
Kellanova
Aisle
Crackers, pretzels and popcorn
Kind
cheese crackers
Barcode
00024100191345

Cheez-It

Cheez-It Original

Square baked cheddar crackers, the best-known cheese cracker in the US. This is the plain Original flavour.

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 oilsHIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, SOYBEAN, PALM, AND/OR CANOLA OIL
Soybean oilSeed oilsHIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, SOYBEAN, PALM, AND/OR CANOLA OIL
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 oil 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, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2740238). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More cheese crackers first, then the rest of the crackers, pretzels and popcorn aisle. Each fails fewer than 2 of the checks; fewest flags first.