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Fine Food Holdings Crispy Wafer Crackers, Original: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Fine Food Holdings

Quick answer

High integrity

Fine Food Holdings crispy wafer crackers, original received a Food Integrity Score of 84 out of 100 (high integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. This is a short, recognizable list of wheat flour, a cheese powder, salt, canola oil, and baking soda, so it reads as a fairly simple snack. The main drag is the refined flour and canola oil plus the powdered cheese seasoning doing flavor work. Eat it occasionally rather than daily, and it's a reasonable middle-of-the-road pick. Main considerations include refined wheat flour base, canola oil as refined seed oil, and powdered cheese flavor blend. Simpler options: Look for crackers made with whole grain flour and a visible fat like olive oil; choose crackers with real cheese or simple seasonings rather than powdered blends.

Food Integrity Score 84/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Refined wheat flour base
  • Canola oil as refined seed oil
  • Powdered cheese flavor blend

Simpler options to consider

  • Look for crackers made with whole grain flour and a visible fat like olive oil
  • Choose crackers with real cheese or simple seasonings rather than powdered blends

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Fine Food Holdings Crispy Wafer Crackers, Original
Category
Snacks (source: Crackers & Biscotti)
GTIN / UPC
00854622006106
Serving size
15 g (8 crackers)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Food Integrity results

Crispy Wafer Crackers, Original

Fine Food Holdings

High integrity

Warning Signs

Canola oil and wheat flour sit at the top of this list, and both are refined inputs rather than whole foods.

Consider This

The cheese powder blend, with milk solids, salt, citric acid, and enzymes, is the flavor-engineering part of this cracker.

Good Substitutes

Try a simple baked cracker with whole wheat flour, a little olive oil, and real cheese grated on top.

Overall Assessment

High integrity

This is a short, recognizable list of wheat flour, a cheese powder, salt, canola oil, and baking soda, so it reads as a fairly simple snack. The main drag is the refined flour and canola oil plus the powdered cheese seasoning doing flavor work. Eat it occasionally rather than daily, and it's a reasonable middle-of-the-road pick.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Refined wheat flour base
  • Canola oil as refined seed oil
  • Powdered cheese flavor blend

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Canola oil — Refined seed oil

Highest concern ingredients

  • Canola oil (6/10) — Refined seed oil flagged for family watchlist.
  • Cheese powder blend (5/10) — Multi-part powdered flavor blend.
  • Wheat flour (3/10) — Refined grain base.

Better choice tips

  • Look for crackers made with whole grain flour and a visible fat like olive oil.
  • Choose crackers with real cheese or simple seasonings rather than powdered blends.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WHEAT FLOUR, CHEESE POWDER [MILK SOLIDS, CHEESE SOLIDS (MILK, SALT, STARTER CULTURE, ENZYMES), SALT, CITRIC ACID], SALT, CANOLA OIL, SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Canola oilConcern 6/10 — Moderate concernRefined oilWatchlist

    What this is

    Refined oil

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Refined seed oils are a common family watchlist item for many users.

    Additional note

    Refined seed oil used for fat and texture.

    Family watchlist

    Refined seed oil many users prefer to track.

  2. Cheese powder [milk solids, cheese solids (milk, salt, starter culture, enzymes), salt, citric acid]Concern 5/10 — Moderate concernFlavor blend

    What this is

    Flavor blend

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Dried cheese powder blends often add salt, acids, and flavor-building inputs.

    Additional note

    Powdered cheese blend with several processing inputs.

  3. Wheat flourConcern 3/10 — Mild concernRefined grain

    What this is

    Refined grain

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Refined flour is the base ingredient and lacks bran and germ.

    Additional note

    Refined grain base, common and recognizable.

  4. Sodium bicarbonateConcern 2/10 — Very low concernLeavening agentAdditive

    What this is

    Leavening agent

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Additive load

    Why it matters

    Baking soda is a common leavener with low concern at this level.

    Additional note

    Leavening agent, common baking ingredient.

View all 5 ingredient assessments
  1. SaltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSeasoning

    What this is

    Seasoning

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Salt is a basic seasoning with no meaningful integrity concern here.

    Additional note

    Simple seasoning, no meaningful concern.

This Food Integrity score estimates how close a food appears to a simple, recognizable ingredient profile. It is not a medical safety rating. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Vegan

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "cheese". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Plant-Based

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "cheese". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low-Carb Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "wheat flour". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Keto-Style Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "wheat flour". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low Gluten Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Gluten-related ingredients (Mentions "wheat". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Minimally Processed Eating

    Mixed

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Family watchlist items (Canola oil)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Fine Food Holdings Crispy Wafer Crackers, Original highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Fine Food Holdings Crispy Wafer Crackers, Original shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Fine Food Holdings Crispy Wafer Crackers, Original: 0g added sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Short, recognizable ingredient list; Zero added sugar per serving; Low saturated fat per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined wheat flour base with negligible fiber; Canola oil and processed cheese powder; Low protein for the calories.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same snacks differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Snacks, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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