Wegmans Thin & Crispy Wheat Crackers — ENGINEERED

Name: Wegmans Thin & Crispy Wheat Crackers
Brand: Wegmans

Munch or Dump rates Wegmans Thin & Crispy Wheat Crackers by Wegmans ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

The name says wheat, but refined enriched flour leads the list ahead of whole wheat, and it carries two added sweeteners plus refined oil and corn starch. That is the classic hyper-palatable snack build: fast starch, added sugar, and fat tuned for craving.

Why this verdict

Hyper-palatable snack triad detected: added sugar, refined sunflower oil, and refined flour/starch together
Multiple sweeteners detected (sugar plus invert sugar syrup) engineer sweetness beyond simple crackers
Enriched refined flour is the primary ingredient, ahead of the whole wheat flour the name implies
Roughly fifteen ingredients including leavening agents and natural colors put it at NOVA 4
Colors are natural (annatto, turmeric) and there is no flavor-enhancer stack, so it stops short of DUMP

Ingredients (11)

Enriched wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour stripped of bran then fortified - the crust base.
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (safe) — Adds a little fiber and whole-grain content.
Sunflower Oil (moderate) — Refined seed oil; fine in the modest amounts used here.
Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
invert sugar syrup (caution) — A second sweetener that boosts softness and shelf life.
Corn Starch (moderate) — Refined starch for texture; part of the hyper-palatable structure.
Malted barley extract (safe) — Traditional flavor/browning ingredient; contains gluten.
torula yeast (caution) — Another glutamate-rich enhancer stacking savory intensity.
annatto color (safe) — Plant-based coloring for a warm cream hue.
Turmeric color (safe) — Natural plant-based coloring.
Monocalcium Phosphate (moderate) — Leavening acid; adds to the total phosphate load.