Worst Product of the Week: February 2026 — Week 4

Every week, CheckIt AI identifies the lowest-scoring products from our database of 25,800+ grocery items. This week's analysis covers February 2026 — Week 4. The worst product found: CHOCOLATE CREME GLUTEN-FREE SANDWICH COOKIES, CHOCOLATE CREME by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. with a score of just 28/100.

🏆 This Week's Worst Product: CHOCOLATE CREME GLUTEN-FREE SANDWICH COOKIES, CHOCOLATE CREME

#1

CHOCOLATE CREME GLUTEN-FREE SANDWICH COOKIES, CHOCOLATE CREME

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
28/100
e322 e322i e500 e500ii corn starch milk nuts soybeans

Checkit score 28/100. contains corn starch. not organic.

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POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), RICE FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), CORN STARCH, GLUTEN FREE OAT FLOUR, SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH, COCOA POWDER, POTATO STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, MOLASSES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, INULIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE.

Why Did It Score So Low?

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POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), RICE FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), CORN STARCH, GLUTEN FREE OAT FLOUR, SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH, COCOA POWDER, POTATO STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, MOLASSES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, INULIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE.

Top 10 Worst Products This Week

Here are all 10 lowest-scoring products we found during February 2026 — Week 4:

#1

CHOCOLATE CREME GLUTEN-FREE SANDWICH COOKIES, CHOCOLATE CREME

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
28/100
e322 e322i e500 e500ii corn starch milk nuts soybeans

Checkit score 28/100. contains corn starch. not organic.

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POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), RICE FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), CORN STARCH, GLUTEN FREE OAT FLOUR, SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH, COCOA POWDER, POTATO STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, MOLASSES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, INULIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE.

#2

EXTRA WHITE CHEDDAR RICE & CORN PUFFS, EXTRA WHITE CHEDDAR

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.
28/100

Checkit score 28/100. not organic.

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CORNMEAL, SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, RICE FLOUR, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, BUTTERMILK, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID (FOR FLAVOR), BLACK PEPPER, LACTIC ACID (FOR FLAVOR).

#3

HONEY NUT O'S SWEETENED TOASTED OAT CEREAL, HONEY NUT O'S

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
28/100
e150c e340 e340iii modified corn starch corn starch canola oil gluten nuts

Checkit score 28/100. contains modified corn starch, corn starch. not organic.

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WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, SUGAR, WHEAT STARCH, HONEY, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CARAMEL COLOR, MOLASSES, NATURAL FLAVOR. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (SOURCE OF IRON), NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), ZINC OXIDE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (VITAMIN B5), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), FOLIC ACID.

#4

JALAPENO FLAVORED KETTLE CHIPS, JALAPENO

CLANCY'S
28/100
e262 e262ii corn corn maltodextrin cottonseed milk

Checkit score 28/100. contains corn, corn maltodextrin. not organic.

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POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: COTTONSEED, CORN), SEASONING (CORN MALTODEXTRIN, ONION POWDER, TORULA YEAST, SPICES, DEXTROSE, WHEY POWDER, FLAVOR (INCLUDES SALT), SODIUM DIACETATE, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, GARLIC POWDER, JALAPENO PEPPER POWDER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA [COLOR]), SEA SALT.

#5

Kirkland Chocolate Chip Soft & Chewy Granola bar

costco,kirkland
28/100
e322 e322i e392 e422 canola oil rapeseed oil corn syrup gluten milk soybeans

Checkit score 28/100. contains canola oil, rapeseed oil. not organic.

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WHOLE ROLLED OATS, SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, MOLASSES, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOY LECITHIN, CORN SYRUP, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT, RICE FLOUR, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SALT, FRUCTOSE, SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, GLYCERIN, INVERT SUGAR, DRIED UNSWEETENED COCONUT, WHEAT FLAKES, WHEY POWDER, ASCORBIC ACID, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR. CONTAINS: SOY, MILK, COCONUT AND WHEAT.

#6

Matcha Latte Powder

Navitas
28/100
e412 palm sugar

Checkit score 28/100. contains palm sugar. not organic.

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COCONUT OIL POWDER* (ACACIA FIBER*, MCT OIL*), COCONUT PALM SUGAR*, MATCHA POWDER*, GUAR GUM*, NATURAL FLAVOR, SEA SALT, MONK FRUIT EXTRACT*

#7

NUT & HONEY TRAIL MIX A BLEND OF HONEY ROASTED PEANUTS, HONEY ROASTED SESAME STICKS, BUTTER TOFFEE PEANUTS, HONEY ROASTED ALMONDS & HONEY ROASTED CASHEWS, NUT & HONEY

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
28/100
e415 cottonseed oil sovbean oil sunflower oil sugar honey vegetable oil peanut oil cottonseed oil soybean oil and or sunflower oilj gluten peanuts

Checkit score 28/100. contains cottonseed oil sovbean oil, sunflower oil. not organic.

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HONEY ROASTED PEANUTS (PEANUTS, SUGAR, HONEY, VEGETABLE OIL [PEANUT OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL], SALT, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, XANTHAN GUM), HONEY ROASTED SESAME STICKS (FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR], VEGETABLE OIL [PEANUT OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL], SUGAR, SESAME SEEDS, BULGUR WHEAT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: HONEY, SALT, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, TURMERIC [COLOR], BEET POWDER [COLOR], XANTHAN GUM), BUTTER TOFFEE PEANUTS (SUGAR, PEANUTS, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: PEANUT OIL, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], SALT, SOY LECITHIN), HONEY ROASTED ALMONDS (ALMONDS, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL [PEANUT OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL], HONEY, SALT, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, XANTHAN GUM), HONEY ROASTED CASHEWS (CASHEWS, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL [PEANUT OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL], HONEY, SALT, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, XANTHAN GUM).

#8

Organic Animal Crackers

Little Bellies
28/100
e500 e500ii palm oil palm oil and fat sunflower oil gluten

Checkit score 28/100. contains palm oil, palm oil and fat. not organic.

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Organic Whole Wheat Flour (31%), Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Grape Juice Concentrate, Organic Palm Oil^, Organic Sunflower Oil, Sodium Bicarbonate

#9

PECAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES, PECAN

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
28/100
e500 e500ii e503 e503ii corn oil palm oil palm oil and fat eggs gluten nuts

Checkit score 28/100. contains corn oil, palm oil. not organic.

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ENRICHED FLOUR, WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, VEGETABLE OIL, CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, PECANS, EGGS, SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, SOY LECITHIN EMULSIFIER).

#10

Plant-powered super cereal

else
28/100
e322 e322i e450 potassium iodide rapeseed oil sunflower lecithin nuts

Checkit score 28/100. contains rapeseed oil, sunflower lecithin. not organic.

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organic instant buckwheat flour, organic tapioca maltodextrin, organic almond butter, organic buckwheat flour, organic rapeseed oil, less than 2% of: calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, organic sunflower lecithin, vitamin a acetate, vitamin d3, vitamin e acetate, phylloquinone (ki), thiamine mononitrate (bi), riboflavin (b2), niacinamide (b3), pantothenic acid (b5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (b6), biotin (b8), folic acid (b9), cyanocobalamin (b12), sodium ascorbate (c), ferric pyrophosphate, zinc sulfate, choline bitartrate, inositol, potassium iodide, allergen information - contains tree nuts (almonds) w sabrock road,

Healthier Alternatives

Instead of the products above, try these higher-scoring options:

SEA SALT ROASTED SEAWEED GRAB & GO SNACKS, SEA SALT ROASTED SEAWEED
Gimme Health Foods, Inc.
100/100
FARMERS MARKET MIX OAT-BASED CEREAL, FARMERS MARKET
Seven Sundays, LLC
100/100
CHILI LIME THE SEAWEED SNACK, CHILI LIME
New Frontier Foods Inc.
90/100
ORGANIC PROBIOTIC CRANBERRY APPLE ALMOND CUP OATMEAL, CRANBERRY; APPLE; ALMOND
Garden of Light Inc.
90/100
HONEY ALMOND FLAX CRUNCH PLANT PROTEIN AND MULTIGRAIN CLUSTERS WITH HONEY, ALMONDS & FLAX SEEDS CEREAL, HONEY ALMOND FLAX CRUNCH
Kellogg Company
90/100

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