Crackers (Appetizers)
Cheez-It Snack Mix Original
297 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 14
Cheez-It Snack Mix Original scores 14 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Malt syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Snack Mix Original
Ingredients
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Malt syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 7 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.5 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 2.7 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 448 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 10.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 86 = 14
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][7][8][9][10]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 448 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 17.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 69 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 3.4 g |
| Protein | 10.3 g |
| Salt | 2.7 g |
Serving: 29 g
Ingredients
- CHEESE CRACKERS (enriched flour, vegetable oil, cheese made with skim milk, salt, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin)
- PRETZELS (enriched flour, salt, canola, sunflower oil, corn syrup, baking soda, barley malt extract, yeast)
- BREAD SLICES (enriched flour, canola, soybean oil, salt, yeast, sugar, malt, wheat gluten, worcestershire sauce powder, dextrose, spice, garlic powder, onion powder, baking soda, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate)
- CHEESE FLAVORED RICE BALLS (rice flour, vegetable oil, maltodextrin, salt, whey, cheddar cheese, reduced lactose whey, buttermilk, natural flavor, onion powder, sugar, disodium phosphate, garlic powder, yeast extract, citric acid, blue cheese, lactic acid)
- soybean oil with TBHQ for freshness
- worcestershire seasoning (monosodium glutamate, salt, corn syrup solids, sugar, maltodextrin, torula yeast, garlic powder, worcestershire sauce, onion powder, molasses, modified food starch, vinegar, wheat starch, caramel color, spice, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soy flour)
Label text, as published
INGREDIENTS: CHEESE CRACKERS (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], salt, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin), PRETZELS (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), folic acid], salt, canola and/or sunflower oil, corn syrup, baking soda, barley malt extract, yeast), BREAD SLICES (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), folic acid], canola and/or soybean oil, salt, yeast, sugar, malt, wheat gluten, worcestershire sauce powder [molasses, vinegar, corn syrup, caramel color, garlic, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor, maltodextrin], dextrose, spice, garlic powder, onion powder, baking soda, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), CHEESE FLAVORED RICE BALLS (rice flour, vegetable oil [canola, rice, safflower and/or sunflower], maltodextrin, salt, whey, cheddar cheese [cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes], reduced lactose whey, buttermilk, natural flavor, onion powder, sugar, disodium phosphate, garlic powder, yeast extract, citric acid, blue cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], lactic acid). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF soybean oil with TBHQ for freshness, worcestershire seasoning (monosodium glutamate, salt, corn syrup solids, sugar, maltodextrin, torula yeast, garlic powder, worcestershire sauce [molasses, vinegar, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor], onion powder, molasses, modified food starch, vinegar, wheat starch, caramel color, spice, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soy flour).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Cheez-It
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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Questions & Answers About 4-MEI
“Based on current science, the FDA has no reason to believe that there are any immediate or short-term health risks presented by 4-MEI at the levels expected in food.”
fda.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity
“The date refers to the initial appearance of the chemical on the list.”
oehha.ca.gov
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu