Cheez It Cheese Sour Cream & Onion

Name: Cheez It Cheese Sour Cream & Onion
Brand: Cheez-It

Cheez-It

5053990183258

Processing

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

0 we grade moderate or higher

6 of them not yet assessed here

Fat per 100g

26g

High

UK FSA front of pack threshold

Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.

Additives (8)

This label lists 3 acidity regulators, 3 colours and 1 antioxidant. 1 more we cannot place from the code alone.

E100 Curcumin
Yellow colour No real concern strong evidence

What it is. The yellow pigment from turmeric root.

Why it is used. Colours mustards, sauces, dairy, confectionery and savoury snacks.

What the evidence says. A plant pigment people have eaten as a spice for a very long time, and regulators treat it as safe with an acceptable daily intake. EFSA noted that children who eat a lot of the foods it is used in could approach that intake, which is a reason to watch total use rather than a sign of harm.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted with maximum levels in the foods where it is allowed.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E100

E330 Citric acid
Acidity regulator No real concern strong evidence

What it is. A mild acid found naturally in citrus fruit, made commercially by fermentation.

Why it is used. Adds tartness, balances flavour and helps preserve. One of the most used additives in food.

What the evidence says. Safe at food levels. No credible health concern for the additive itself.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted freely.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

E160B Annatto, bixin, norbixin colour
E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
E270 Lactic acid acidity regulator
E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
E306 Tocopherol-rich extract antioxidant
E502 No entry in our register

Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.

Ingredients

Wheat CHEESE, SO (antioxidant (tocopherol-rich extract). starch. dehydrated pes and sour cream & onion seasoning (whey powder (milk). c (milk) (0.6%). salt. sunflower oil, onion powder, flavourings (milk) cream powder (milk), dextrose, buttermilk powder (milk), modified acids (citric acid. lactic acid. malic acid), cream powder (milk). glucose powder, acidity regulator (calcium lactate sugar, colour (paprika e milk proteins), cheese (milk) (4.2%), oat fibre, sugar, salt, raising (ammonium carbonates), acids (citric acid. lactic acid), emulsifiers e colours (curcumin, annatto norbixin, paprika extract). May contain gl other cereals. mustard, soy. (DE) DUNNE. KNUSPRIG GEBACKENE SNACKS MIT KASE KASE-SAUERRAHM-ZWIEBEL-WURZUNG. ZUTATEN: Weizen Sonnenblumenöl (Antioxidationsmittel (stark tocopherolhaltige Extra Stärke. Kartoffelpüreepulver. Käse-Sauerrahm-Zwiebel-War Sonnenblumenöl, Zwiebelpulver. Aromen (Milch). Sauerrahmpulver (Süßmolkenpulver (Milch). Käsepulver (Milch) (0.6%). Speis Dextrose. Buttermilchpulver (Milch), modifizierte Stärke. Sauerung (Citronensäure. Milchsäure. Apfelsäure). Sahnepulver Glukosesiruppulver. Saureregulator (Calciumlactat). Zucker Fa (Paprikaextrakt, Milcheiweiß. Käse (Milch) (4.2%). Haferfaser Salz. Backtriebmittel (Ammoniumcarbonate). Sauerungs Annatto Norbixin, Paprikaextrakt). Kann enthalten: Grand (Citronensäure, Milchsäure). Emulgatoren (Lecithine). Farbstoe Getreidesorten. Sent. Soja. OU FROMAGE ET ASSAISONNEMENT DE FROMAGE (FR) FINS ET CROUSTILLANTS BISCUITS APERITIFS CUITS CIGNON INGREDIENTS: Farine de blé, huile de tourmese jextrain riche en tocopherols]), amidon. pommes de assaisonnement au fromage et creme acidulée et poudre (lait), fromage en poudre (lait) (0.6%) set h en poudre, aromes (lait). creme acidulee en poudre en poudre (lait), amidon modifie. acidifiants (ac acide malique), creme en poudre (lait correcteur sucre

As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.

Processing level

NOVA group 4: Ultra-processed

Industrial formulations with additives, isolates and ingredients you would not cook with at home. The strongest modern evidence links high intake of these to poorer health outcomes.

Nutrients per 100g

Fat

26g

High

Saturates

3.50g

Medium

Sugars

2.50g

Low

Salt

0.00g

Low

Judged on the UK FSA front of pack thresholds for solid foods. A dash means the source has no figure, which is not the same as a low one.

Where this came from

Product data from Open Food Facts, which is crowd sourced and can be incomplete or out of date. Photograph from the same source, under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike licence. Open Food Facts last changed this record on 3 August 2026, and our copy is from 20 August 2026. The source is checked every night, and a product is rewritten here only when its record there changes. Something wrong? Correcting it at the source fixes it here and everywhere else that uses the same data. If the problem is one of our additive assessments, tell us.

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