Cheez-It Whole Grain

Name: Cheez-It Whole Grain
Brand: Cheez-It

Cheez-It square crackers made with whole grain flour in place of part of the white flour.

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Flagged ingredients2

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsSoybean oil
PreservativesTBHQ

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

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
Soybean oil	Seed oils	SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL
TBHQ	Preservatives	TBHQ

Ingredients as listed

ENRICHED FLOUR (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (soybean and palm 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 2740205). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

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Cheez-It Whole Grain

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What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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