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Kellogg's Cheez It Caddies Crackers Original: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Kellogg's Cheez It

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Kellogg's Cheez It caddies crackers original received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Refined enriched flour and seed-oil base with modest cheese and low fiber; processed snack with minimal whole-food structure. Strengths include real cheese made with skim milk, modest protein per serving, and relatively low sugar, while main considerations include enriched refined flour, very low fiber, seed oil blend with tbhq preservative, and annatto color and multiple additives.

Longevity Score 62/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains real cheese made with skim milk
  • Modest protein per serving
  • Relatively low sugar

What held the score back?

  • Enriched refined flour, very low fiber
  • Seed oil blend with TBHQ preservative
  • Annatto color and multiple additives

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Kellogg's Cheez It Caddies Crackers Original
Category
Snacks (source: Biscuits/Cookies)
GTIN / UPC
00024100111640
Serving size
21 g (1 Pouch)
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

Kellogg's Cheez It

Caddies Crackers Original

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Refined enriched flour and seed-oil base with modest cheese and low fiber; processed snack with minimal whole-food structure.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0.4g fiber

1% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched refined wheat flour

Artificial Colors

Annatto extract color

Contains Seed Oils

High oleic soybean, soybean, pa…

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Contains real cheese made with skim milk
  • Modest protein per serving
  • Relatively low sugar

Key Concerns

  • Enriched refined flour, very low fiber
  • Seed oil blend with TBHQ preservative
  • Annatto color and multiple additives
  • Sodium is notable for a small serving

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

cheese (skim milk, whey protein)

Whole-food ingredients

Real cheese from skim milk

Processing signals

Enriched refined wheat flourUltra-processed snack cracker format

Additives

TBHQ preservativeSoy lecithinYeast extractEnzymes and cheese cultures

Seed oils

High oleic soybean, soybean, palm and/or canola oil blend

Artificial colors

Annatto extract colorPaprika extract color

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), vegetable oil (high oleic soybean, soybean, palm, and/or canola oil with TBHQ for freshness), cheese made with skim milk (skim milk, whey protein, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract color).Contains 2% or less of salt, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

105

5% DV

Total Carbs

12.2g

4% DV

Protein

2.1g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

1.2g

6% DV

Fiber

0.4g

1% DV

Net Carbs

11.8g

4% DV

Sugar

0.1g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

5.5g

7% DV

Sodium

159mg

7% DV

Unsaturated Fat

4.3g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1055% DV
Total Carbs12.2g4% DV
Protein2.1g4% DV
Saturated Fat1.2g6% DV
Fiber0.4g1% DV
Net Carbs11.8g4% DV
Sugar0.1g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat5.5g7% DV
Sodium159mg7% DV
Unsaturated Fat4.3g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

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.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Low fiber (0.4g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Moderate-low sodium (159.4mg)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (2.1g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low sugar (0.1g)

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Modest calories per serving (105 kcal)

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  • Workout Recovery

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

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

    A consideration: Lower protein (2.1g)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

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. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Kellogg's Cheez It Caddies Crackers Original highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly 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?

Kellogg's Cheez It Caddies Crackers Original shows about 0.4g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Kellogg's Cheez It Caddies 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: Contains real cheese made with skim milk; Modest protein per serving; Relatively low sugar.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Enriched refined flour, very low fiber; Seed oil blend with TBHQ preservative; Annatto color and multiple additives.

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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