Wheat Thins Original — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Wheat Thins Original by Mondelez DUMP — score 20/90.

Sold as '100% whole grain,' but the #1 ingredient is enriched BLEACHED refined flour, with whole grain wheat only second and refined soybean/canola oil close behind. NOVA 4 ultra-processed snack.

Why this verdict

• Refined enriched BLEACHED flour is the #1 ingredient, ahead of whole grain
• Refined vegetable oil (soybean/canola) adds processed fat and omega-6 load
• Refined-flour base spikes blood sugar like white bread
• NOVA 4 ultra-processed despite the 'whole grain' health halo
• Notable added salt for a snack you mindlessly graze on

Ingredients (7)

• Enriched bleached flour (refined wheat flour) (concerning) — Refined, bleached white flour with the bran and germ stripped out, then synthetically re-fortified. Digests fast and spikes blood sugar. It's the #1 ingredient, undercutting the whole-grain claim.
• whole grain wheat flour (safe) — Actual whole grain with fiber and nutrients intact - the genuinely good part, but it's only the second ingredient, not the base.
• Vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola) (moderate) — Refined industrial seed oil, high in omega-6. Fine in small amounts but it's a processed fat that makes the cracker crisp and snackable.
• Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
• yeast (safe) — Normal leavening agent; harmless.
• Malted Barley Flour (safe) — Minor flavor/enzyme ingredient, benign.
• annatto extract for color (safe) — Natural plant-based coloring, not an artificial dye.