Original Cracker

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

Ritz Original Cracker scores 8/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 2g protein and 3g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Ritz Original Cracker lists 11 ingredients, starting with Wheat Flour, Palm Oil, Sugar, Glucose Fructose Syrup and Raising Agents. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

146 kcal per serving, or 487 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Ritz Original Cracker on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 8/100 Ritz Original Cracker scores worse than most crackers we have scored. A higher-scoring option in crackers is Annie's Organic Cheddar Squares Original at 100/100.