Benton's Cinnamon Graham Crackers — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Benton's Cinnamon Graham Crackers by Benton's ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

This is the cleaner end of the cookie aisle — real honey, whole graham flour, cinnamon, and no artificial flavors, colors, or corn syrup. But refined white flour is still the first ingredient, and it pairs with sugar, honey, and refined canola oil to form the classic hyper-palatable graham formula. Wholesome-leaning, but still an ultra-processed snack rather than a whole grain.

Why this verdict

• Hyper-palatable triad: sugar + refined canola oil + refined flour
• Two sweetener sources — sugar and honey
• Enriched white flour is the first ingredient; graham flour is minor
• NOVA 4 ultra-processed baked snack
• Sugar is the second ingredient by weight

Ingredients (10)

• Enriched Flour (moderate) — Refined white flour stripped of fiber and re-fortified; fast carbohydrate base.
• Sugar (moderate) — Small added sweetener to balance acidity; minor at salsa portions.
• CANOLA OIL (moderate) — Refined oil coating the pasta.
• Graham flour (safe) — Whole-wheat graham flour adds some fiber and the characteristic flavor, but it is a minor part of the base.
• honey (safe) — Real honey, but a minor sweetener behind sugar.
• cinnamon (safe) — Real spice; the one genuinely wholesome note.
• Natural flavor (moderate) — Nonspecific flavoring; the only vague, non-whole ingredient in the jar.
• Whey Powder (safe) — Dairy-derived milk solid for flavor and browning.
• Soy Lecithin (safe) — Emulsifier in the chocolate chips; common and low concern.
• Sodium Bicarbonate (safe) — Standard baking leavener.

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