Cheez-It Whole Grain
Summary
Cheez-It Whole Grain scores 7/100. Food Democracy Now / The Detox Project 2016 testing (Anresco Laboratories) confirmed positive for glyphosate. Despite the 'made with whole grain' marketing, the deck still leads with whole wheat AND enriched flour, and the soybean oil includes the synthetic preservative TBHQ — a chemical with documented health concerns. Mostly the same problematic deck as Cheez-It Original with a small whole-grain swap.
At a glance
Contaminants 1
Source: Anresco Laboratories
Glyphosate Detected High
Detected at a high level — at or above health-based exposure limits. Regular exposure at this level is a genuine health concern. Glyphosate is classified as a probable human carcinogen by IARC.
Food Democracy Now / The Detox Project 2016 testing (Anresco Laboratories, FDA-registered, LC-MS/MS) confirmed positive for glyphosate.
Key ingredients 5
TBHQ (synthetic preservative)Very Bad
Tertiary butylhydroquinone is a petroleum-derived antioxidant preservative. Animal studies have raised concerns about tumor promotion and immune effects; restricted in some jurisdictions.
See more about TBHQ (synthetic preservative) →Soybean OilVery Bad
Refined high-omega-6 seed oil that contributes to inflammatory dietary balance.
See more about Soybean Oil →Enriched Wheat Flour (refined)Bad
Refined flour stripped of bran and germ, then 'enriched' with synthetic vitamins.
See more about Enriched Wheat Flour (refined) →Cheese (made with milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)Neutral
Real cheese is the source of the cheese flavor; ingredient quality is fine but quantity is low.
See more about Cheese (made with milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes) →Whole Wheat FlourGood
Whole wheat flour retains the bran and germ — the actual whole-grain content.
See more about Whole Wheat Flour →Processing
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