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Lance Cheddar Cheese Sandwich Crackers: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Lance

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Lance cheddar cheese sandwich crackers received a Longevity Score of 38 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Refined-flour snack with seed oils, artificial colors, and processed cheese; low fiber and protein for the calories. Strengths include real cheddar cheese and some dairy protein and single-serve portion of 140 kcal, while main considerations include enriched refined flour with negligible fiber (0g), palm, soybean, canola, and peanut oil blend, and artificial colors yellow 5 and yellow 6.

Longevity Score 38/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains real cheddar cheese and some dairy protein
  • Single-serve portion of 140 kcal

What held the score back?

  • Enriched refined flour with negligible fiber (0g)
  • Palm, soybean, canola, and peanut oil blend
  • Artificial colors Yellow 5 and Yellow 6

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Lance Cheddar Cheese Sandwich Crackers
Brand
Lance
Category
Snacks (source: Crackers & Biscotti)
GTIN / UPC
00076410904573
Serving size
26 g (1 Pack)
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

Lance

Cheddar Cheese Sandwich Crackers

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Refined-flour snack with seed oils, artificial colors, and processed cheese; low fiber and protein for the calories.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched wheat flour

Artificial Colors

Yellow 5

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Palm, soybean and/or canola oil

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

Key Positives

  • Contains real cheddar cheese and some dairy protein
  • Single-serve portion of 140 kcal

Key Concerns

  • Enriched refined flour with negligible fiber (0g)
  • Palm, soybean, canola, and peanut oil blend
  • Artificial colors Yellow 5 and Yellow 6
  • Sodium ~270mg and added sugar/corn syrup present

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

whey/cheddar cheese

Whole-food ingredients

Real cheddar cheese, butter, and buttermilk

Processing signals

Enriched wheat flourCorn maltodextrin and corn syrupEnzyme-modified cheeseMultiple refined ingredients

Additives

Monocalcium phosphate and sodium/ammonium bicarbonate leaveningLactic and citric acidSoy lecithinNatural flavor

Seed oils

Palm, soybean and/or canola oilPeanut oil

Artificial colors

Yellow 5Yellow 6

Added sweeteners

SugarCorn syrup

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OILS (PALM, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA). WHEY, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, SALT, CORN SYRUP, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LEAVENING (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE), NONFAT MILK, LACTIC ACID, YELLOW 6, CITRIC ACID, YELLOW 5, NATURAL FLAVOR, BUTTER, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTERMILK, POTASSIUM SALT, COLORS (TURMERIC AND ANNATTO EXTRACTS), SOY LECITHIN, PEANUT OIL.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

140

7% DV

Total Carbs

16g

6% DV

Protein

2g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

2.5g

13% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

16g

6% DV

Sugar

3g

Added Sugar

2g

4% DV

Total Fat

7g

9% DV

Sodium

270mg

12% DV

Unsaturated Fat

4.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1407% DV
Total Carbs16g6% DV
Protein2g4% DV
Saturated Fat2.5g13% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs16g6% DV
Sugar3g—
Added Sugar2g4% DV
Total Fat7g9% DV
Sodium270mg12% DV
Unsaturated Fat4.5g—

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 (0g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (2g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener signals (Sugar, Corn syrup)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (140 kcal)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Useful energy (140 kcal)

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  • Workout Recovery

    Mixed

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Lower protein (2g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 Lance Cheddar Cheese Sandwich Crackers 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.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Lance Cheddar Cheese Sandwich Crackers shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Lance Cheddar Cheese Sandwich Crackers: 2g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Corn syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains real cheddar cheese and some dairy protein; Single-serve portion of 140 kcal.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Enriched refined flour with negligible fiber (0g); Palm, soybean, canola, and peanut oil blend; Artificial colors Yellow 5 and Yellow 6.

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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