Goldfish Crackers (Original)
| Pos | Ingredient | Flag | Tier | Base | × | Ded. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enriched wheat flour | F-Y08 | Watch | −4 | 1.5× | −6 |
| — | Sodium: 250mg/serving | N-04 | Watch | −4 | 1.0× | −4 |
- Enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- Cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes)
- Vegetable oils (canola, sunflower, and/or soybean)
- Salt
- Yeast
- Sugar
- Autolyzed yeast extract
- Paprika
- Spices
- Celery
- Onion powder
Per 30g serving (about 55 crackers)
Bottom Line
Goldfish lands at a solid A (90/100) — the low end of clean territory. Two minor flags: enriched flour as the primary ingredient, and modest sodium at 250mg per serving. But no artificial dyes, no artificial preservatives, no HFCS, no added junk. This is about as good as mainstream packaged crackers get without jumping to specialty or organic brands. Most kids' snacks in this category score C or D. Goldfish is genuinely better than typical shelf options.
Enriched Flour Flag (F-Y08)
The flour has been stripped and chemically bleached. "Enriched" means some nutrients were added back, but this is still nutritionally weaker than whole grain. Not harmful, but indicates a low nutritional baseline.
Sodium Flag (N-04)
250mg per 30g serving is in the "notable" range for a kids' snack (below the 300mg CAUTION threshold but still significant). For context: AAP recommends kids ages 1-3 get max 1,500mg/day total. One serving of Goldfish is 17% of that limit.
Clean Ingredients
Vegetable oils (healthy fats, not TBHQ or trans fats), sugar (minimal at 1g), yeast extract (legitimate flavoring, not MSG), paprika, spices, celery, onion powder. All pass the exact-match test against the flag database.
Note: Allergen information is for awareness only and does not affect the score.
Find this product:
View on Amazon →We earn a small affiliate commission. Prices shown are current at time of review.