Plum Organics Mighty Dinos Cheddar Crackers — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Plum Organics Mighty Dinos Cheddar Crackers by Plum organics ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A fortified toddler snack built on refined wheat flour, dressed up with ancient grains, chia and added vitamins. The marketing sells whole-grain wholesomeness, but it's a NOVA 4 processed cracker.

Why this verdict

• Refined organic wheat flour is the #1 ingredient, ahead of the ancient grains
• Fortified with isolated vitamins and minerals (vitamin E acetate, zinc sulfate, reduced iron)
• Long ~19-ingredient list, NOVA 4 ultra-processed
• Ancient grain blend is a minor add, low on the ingredient list
• No added sugar or artificial colors/flavors, which keeps it from being worse

Ingredients (14)

• Organic Wheat Flour (moderate) — Refined flour and the dominant ingredient; spikes blood sugar and lacks the fiber of whole grain.
• Organic Cheddar Cheese (safe) — Real cheese made from organic milk, cultures, salt and enzymes; a genuine whole-food source of fat and protein.
• organic sunflower oil (moderate) — Refined oil that adds extra calories and omega-6 fat on top of the seeds' own oils.
• Organic Ancient Grain Blend (millet, rye, spelt, amaranth, quinoa, sorghum) (safe) — Genuinely nutritious whole grains, but they sit low on the list and are a minor part of the formula.
• Leavening (Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate) (safe) — Standard baking leaveners; harmless in these amounts.
• Organic Ground Chia Seeds (safe) — Source of the advertised omega-3 ALA and fiber, but present in a small amount.
• organic wheat gluten (moderate) — Added isolated gluten for texture; fine unless gluten-sensitive.
• Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
• Organic annatto extract (color) (safe) — Natural plant-based coloring, not a synthetic dye.
• organic paprika (safe) — Natural spice and color.
• Tricalcium Phosphate (moderate) — Added calcium fortificant and anti-caking agent; an isolated additive, not nutrition from food.
• Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol Acetate) (moderate) — Synthetic fortification rather than vitamin E from whole food.
• ZINC SULFATE (moderate) — Isolated mineral fortificant added to support the '5 vitamins & minerals' claim.
• reduced iron (moderate) — Elemental iron fortificant; a manufacturing additive, not iron from food.