Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack
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Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker is a layered savoury biscuit sold as a family pack. It scores EC5: nutrition is low because it is mostly refined flour and palmolein with little protein and no fibre, ingredients lose points for two synthetic colours and a synthetic preservative, and risk is high on saturated fat and salt. Best kept as a rare snack.
Ingredients, decoded
17 listed- Refined Wheat Flour
- Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmolein Oil) - contains Antioxidant (BHA)
- Sugar
- Whey Powder
- Glucose Syrup
- Milk Solids (SMP)
- Cheese Powder
- Cheese
- Maltodextrin
- Tapioca Starch
- Raising Agents
- INS 500(ii)
- INS 503(ii)
- Iodized Salt
- Bakers Yeast
- Malt Extract
- Butter
- Emulsifier (INS 322(i))
- Vitamin Premix
- Thiamine Mononitrate
- Riboflavin
- Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- Cyanocobalamin
- Synthetic Colours (INS 102, INS 110)
- Artificial Flavour (Cheese)
3½ teaspoons of sugar in every 100 g · 16.5 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon
| Energy | 491 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 7.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 63.7 g |
| Total sugars | 16.5 g |
| Added sugars | 15.8 g |
| Total fat | 22.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 15.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 2.6 mg |
| Sodium | 543 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.49 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.27 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.35 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.75 µg |
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What to know about Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack
A cheese cracker with two dyes and BHA
A layered cream-cracker style biscuit sold as a cheese flavoured jumbo pack of 10 crackers, 15 g each. It is built on refined wheat flour and palmolein, with sugar, whey powder and a small amount of cheese powder, and is bought as a savoury-sweet tea or lunchbox snack.
What you get is a salty, fatty cracker: 491 kcal, 15.3 g saturated fat and 543 mg sodium per 100 g, with 7.7 g protein and no fibre declared. One 15 g cracker is about 74 kcal and 2.3 g of saturated fat. A B-vitamin premix is added, but in small amounts.
The front says cheese flavoured, and that is accurate: cheese powder is 1.52% and the list also has artificial cheese flavour. The bigger cost is the two synthetic colours, tartrazine and sunset yellow, and the BHA preservative in the oil, which cost ingredient points. CleanPlate scores it EC5.
Why Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack scores EC5
Nutrition is an E on 7.7 g protein and no fibre per 100 g. Ingredients are a C because the colours and BHA cost ingredient points, and risk is a 5 on 15.3 g saturated fat.
Very low nutrient density
- Protein
- 7.7 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- 4 declared
- Energy
- 491 kcal
01 Nutrition density: why E
Protein is 7.7 g per 100 g and fibre is not declared. The B vitamins from the premix are small, with thiamine at 0.49 mg and B12 at 0.75 mcg per 100 g.
Most of the energy comes from refined flour and palmolein, so the grade sits at the bottom.
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal. Protein also has to supply at least 12.5% of the calories to count, and 25% for full credit.
Mixed processing and additives
- Base
- Refined Wheat Flour
- Main fat
- Edible Vegetable Oil -...
- Sweeteners
- 3 types
- Additives
- 4
- Flagged
- 4 ingredients
- Artificial flavour or colour
- Yes
02 Ingredient integrity: why C
Two synthetic colours, tartrazine and sunset yellow, and the antioxidant BHA in the oil each cost ingredient points, and together they weigh the grade down. Artificial cheese flavouring and lecithin also cost points.
The cheese is real but small: cheese powder is 1.52% and milk solids 1.67%, so the cheese claim is an honest flavour description rather than a cheese product.
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Very high risk
- Added sugar
- 15.8 g
- Sodium
- 543 mg
- Saturated fat
- 15.3 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
03 Load risk: why 5
Saturated fat is the biggest driver at 15.3 g per 100 g, three times the 5 g high line, followed by sodium at 543 mg per 100 g.
Added sugar is 15.8 g per 100 g and energy is 491 kcal. Trans fat is declared as 0 g.
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
Red flags
- −Red flag: Contains Sunset Yellow FCF
- −Red flag: Contains Tartrazine
- −Red flag: Contains BHA
- −Red flag: High added sugar (15.8g per 100g)
Green flags
Nothing stands out in its favour.
Does Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack live up to its claims?
Cheese flavoured is honest but cheese powder is only 1.52%, and the B-vitamin line is true but small next to 491 kcal per 100 g.
- On the packPartly true
“Cheese Flavoured”
Cheese powder is 1.52% and the list adds artificial cheese flavour, so it is an honest flavour label on a mostly wheat and palmolein cracker.
- On the packBe careful
“Has B-Vitamins, helps give energy”
Thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine and B12 are added, but in small amounts. The energy in the cracker comes from its 491 kcal per 100 g of flour and fat.
- On the packHolds
“Crunchy Layered Cracker Biscuits”
It is a layered wheat cracker, and the ingredient list is consistent with that.
What's in Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack?
Refined flour and palmolein lead the list. The two synthetic colours, BHA and the saturated fat are what to watch.
The ingredient list, read for you
Refined wheat flour and palmolein oil with BHA lead, then sugar (15.8%), whey powder and glucose syrup. Milk solids and cheese powder follow in small amounts, with salt, yeast, malt extract, butter and a vitamin premix. The colours are tartrazine and sunset yellow, and the flavour is artificial cheese.
Ingredients to watch
- Tartrazine and sunset yellowConcern
Two synthetic colours that cost ingredient points. Both are among the dyes some people choose to avoid for children.
- BHAConcern
A synthetic antioxidant in the oil that costs ingredient points.
- Saturated fatConcern
15.3 g per 100 g, about 2.3 g in one cracker.
- SodiumWorth watching
543 mg per 100 g, about 81 mg in one cracker.
- B vitaminsFine
Four added, but in small amounts.
What it doesn’t have
- Fibre is not declared, and the cheese is only a small share of the recipe.
Who should eat Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack?
A rare snack for most adults, and best avoided for children because of the two colours and the preservative.
- Most adultsRarely
15.3 g saturated fat per 100 g, with colours and BHA in the list.
- ChildrenAvoid
Two synthetic colours and a preservative, plus 543 mg sodium per 100 g.
- Diabetes or prediabetesRarely
15.8 g added sugar per 100 g with no fibre declared.
- Weight managementRarely
491 kcal per 100 g, easy to eat several at a time.
Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack: common questions
What is the CleanPlate score of Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack?
Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker is a layered savoury biscuit sold as a family pack. It scores EC5: nutrition is low because it is mostly refined flour and palmolein with little protein and no fibre, ingredients lose points for two synthetic colours and a synthetic preservative, and risk is high on saturated fat and salt. Best kept as a rare snack. Nutrition E, ingredients C, load risk 5; nutrition and ingredients run A to E, risk runs 1 to 5, and A and 1 are best.
How many calories and how much protein are in Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack?
Per 100 g, Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack has 491 kcal, 7.7 g protein, 63.7 g carbohydrate, 22.8 g fat and 15.3 g saturated fat. One serve (1 cracker, 15 g) has 74 kcal and 1.2 g protein.
What are the ingredients in Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack?
17 ingredients, in label order: Refined Wheat Flour, Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmolein Oil) - contains Antioxidant (BHA), Sugar, Whey Powder, Glucose Syrup, Milk Solids (SMP), Cheese Powder (Cheese, Maltodextrin), Tapioca Starch, Raising Agents (INS 500(ii), INS 503(ii)), Iodized Salt, Bakers Yeast, Malt Extract, Butter, Emulsifier (INS 322(i)), Vitamin Premix (Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cyanocobalamin), Synthetic.... Flagged: Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (low concern), BHA (moderate concern), Maltodextrin (low concern), Tartrazine (moderate concern).
Does Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack live up to its claims?
3 claims checked: 1 holds, 1 is partly true, 1 needs care. "Cheese Flavoured" is partly true: Cheese powder is 1.52% and the list adds artificial cheese flavour, so it is an honest flavour label on a mostly wheat and palmolein cracker. "Has B-Vitamins, helps give energy" needs care: Thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine and B12 are added, but in small amounts. The energy in the cracker comes from its 491 kcal per 100 g of flour and fat.
Who should limit Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack?
Most adults: rarely. 15.3 g saturated fat per 100 g, with colours and BHA in the list. Children: avoid. Two synthetic colours and a preservative, plus 543 mg sodium per 100 g. Diabetes or prediabetes: rarely. 15.8 g added sugar per 100 g with no fibre declared.
How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack have?
Per 100 g, Malkist Cheese Flavoured Cracker Biscuit - Family Pack has 15.8 g added sugar, 543 mg sodium (about 1.4 g salt) and 15.3 g saturated fat. The FSSAI and UK FSA "high" lines are 10 g added sugar, 600 mg sodium and 5 g saturated fat per 100 g. It is high in sugar and saturated fat.
Last reviewed October 27, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label. Spotted a mistake? .
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