Brand
Cheez-It
Made by
Kellanova
Aisle
Crackers, pretzels and popcorn
Kind
cheese crackers
Barcode
00024100228775

Cheez-It

Cheez-It White Cheddar

The same square cracker as the Original, baked with white cheddar.

Label check

Flagged ingredients2

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
Soybean oilSeed oilsSOYBEAN AND PALM OIL
TBHQPreservativesTBHQ

Ingredients as listed

ENRICHED FLOUR (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), VEGETABLE OIL (soybean and palm oil with TBHQ for freshness), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF salt, whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), monosodium glutamate, whey protein concentrate, butter (cream, salt), baking soda, yeast, natural and artificial flavor, lactic acid, calcium lactate, disodium phosphate, citric acid, turmeric extract color, annatto extract color, soy lecithin.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2740244). 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.