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Barbara's Bakery Original Cheese Puffs-7 oz.

Contains seed oils

Corn puffs made with aged cheddar and blue cheese; each 28 g serving has 150 calories and 160 mg sodium. They contain seed oils and natural flavors, and the facility also processes soy.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Contains dairyContains corn
$5.99 7 oz · lowest price at Healthy Heart Market
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
150caloriesPer serving · 3/4 Cup (28g)
Protein
2g
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
160mg▼
Saturated fat
1.5g
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Ingredients: Yellow cornmeal, expeller pressed high oleic sunflower, safflower and/or canola oil, aged cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, annatto extract, cheese cultures, enzymes), whey, buttermilk, salt, butter (cream), blue cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), lactic acid, natural flavors, annatto and paprika extracts, tocopherols
55 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%62
Ingredients · counts 30%74
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 55
Nutrition 62 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (160 mg), less fiber (0 g); no added sugar per 3/4 Cup
Ingredients 74 · Canola oil, 3rd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Annatto (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Corn puffs with seed oils and natural flavors are heavily processed.
Sourcing 35 · Refined corn and oils have no stated origin or sourcing practices.
Transparency 50 · Complete ingredient list, but natural flavors are unspecified.
Contains sunflower, safflower and/or canola oil
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for annatto, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−18 for canola oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Yellow cornmeal Expeller pressed high oleic sunflower Safflower and/or canola oil Aged cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, annatto extract, cheese cultures, enzymes) Whey Buttermilk Salt Butter (cream) Blue cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes) Lactic acid Natural flavors Annatto and paprika extracts Tocopherols
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 3 limited risk
Annatto (E160b)ColourLimited risk
Plant-based colour from achiote seeds; generally safe, but can occasionally cause allergic reactions.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Tocopherols (vitamin E) (E306–E309)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin E, used to keep oils fresh; safe.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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