Publix Buttery Round Crackers (Rich & Crispy) — ENGINEERED

Name: Publix Buttery Round Crackers (Rich & Crispy)
Brand: Publix

Munch or Dump rates Publix Buttery Round Crackers (Rich & Crispy) by Publix ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

This Ritz-style cracker stacks three separate sweeteners (sugar, corn syrup, and high fructose corn syrup) onto refined flour and refined oil. That is the classic hyper-palatable snack structure: sweet, fatty, and fast-digesting starch engineered to keep you reaching for more. Tasty and cheap, but built in a lab more than a kitchen.

Why this verdict

Three sweetener sources: sugar, corn syrup, and high fructose corn syrup
Hyper-palatable triad: sugar plus refined oil plus refined starch
Refined enriched flour and cornstarch, no whole grain
Industrial additives: TBHQ preservative, soy lecithin emulsifier, sodium sulfite

Ingredients (9)

Enriched Flour (moderate) — Refined flour with some nutrients added back, lacks whole-grain benefits.
High oleic canola and/or soybean oil (moderate) — Refined vegetable oil; part of the hyper-palatable structure.
Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (caution) — The dominant sweetener and second ingredient; drives the sugar load.
cornstarch (moderate) — Refined starch filler for crunch and shape.
TBHQ (caution) — Synthetic antioxidant preservative; flagged for concern at higher intakes.
Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
sodium sulfite (caution) — Sulfite preservative that can trigger reactions in sensitive people.

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