Concern

DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers

by Cheez-It

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0024100788958 · Cheez-It · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0024100788958 · Serving size 25 Crackers (30 g)

The verdict

DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers by Cheez-It scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 48-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 48 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

38/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

50/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00788958 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Cheez-It Crackers Snack · ±0 BOOK-OFF …788958 · July 2026

13 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 00788958 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Cheez-It Crackers Snack Mix Double Cheese · Nearest score peer is Cheez-It Crackers Snack Mix Double Cheese at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parm…50/1002. Cheez-It Crackers Snack Mix Double Cheese: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cheez-It Crackers Snack M…50/1003. Alloy Series Spiked Orange Soda: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Alloy Series Spiked Orang…50/1004. Pickle Balls Corn Puffs: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pickle Balls Corn Puffs50/1005. Pickle Balls DILL PICKLE FLAVORED CORN PUFFS: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pickle Balls DILL PICKLE …50/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers (50/100 on 48 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers
50/100
Cheez-It Crackers Snack Mix Double Cheese
50/100
Alloy Series Spiked Orange Soda
50/100
Pickle Balls Corn Puffs
50/100
Pickle Balls DILL PICKLE FLAVORED CORN PUFFS
50/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers scores 36.1 points below that category average (50/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 48 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 48 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Vitamin B1
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Vitamin B2
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Vegetable Oil
11
Soybean And Palm Oil With Tbhq For Freshness
12
Cheese Made With Skim Milk
13
Skim Milk
14
Whey Protein
15
Cheese Cultures
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Enzymes
18
Annatto Extract Color
19
Or Less Of White Cheddar Cheese
20
Milk
21
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Buttermilk
23
Paprika
24
Cheddar And Monterey Jack Cheese
25
Parmesan Cheese
26
Part-skim Milk
27
Msg
28
Garlic Powder
29
Yeast
30
Tomato Powder
31
Corn Syrup Solids
32
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Onion Powder
34
Natural And Artificial Flavors
35
Baking Soda
36
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
37
Dehydrated Parsley
38
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
39
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
40
Paprika Extract Color
41
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
42
Spice Extract
43
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
44
Spices
45
Turmeric Extract Color
46
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
47
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
48
Soy Lecithin

Full Ingredient List

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), cheese made with skim milk (skim milk, whey protein, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto extract color). contains 2% or less of white cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, whey, buttermilk, paprika, cheddar and monterey jack cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), parmesan cheese (part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), monosodium glutamate, garlic powder, yeast, tomato powder, corn syrup solids, sugar, onion powder, natural and artificial flavors, baking soda, citric acid, annatto extract color, dried parsley, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, paprika extract color, autolyzed yeast extract, spice extract, malic acid, spices, turmeric extract color, yellow 5, yellow 6, soy lecithin.

Categories

Snacks Salty snacks Appetizers Biscuits and crackers Crackers (Appetizers)

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers

Neighbours outside Cheez-It near DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cheez-It; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 48-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare DUOZ Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan baked snack crackers's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0024100788958: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.