Food labels and nutrition facts: What do they really mean?
Front-of-package: Wheat crackers
It’s common to mistake “wheat crackers” to mean “whole-wheat crackers.” The first ingredient, and the only flour, in these crackers is “unbleached, enriched flour.” So despite these crackers’ earthy, brown appearance, they’re made only with refined grain. Also, although the flour is “enriched” with vitamins and minerals, only a few of the nutrients lost in the refining process are required to be added back to flour.