{"id":636245,"date":"2026-10-20T11:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/636245\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:44:08","slug":"are-the-gluten-free-ritz-crackers-any-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/636245\/","title":{"rendered":"Are the Gluten-Free Ritz Crackers Any Good?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve seen a tsunami of dietary-modified nostalgic snacks in the past few years, from protein Pop-tarts<\/a> and gluten-free Cheez-Its<\/a> to plant-based Jell-O pudding<\/a>. There was a while where it seemed like we were reporting about one of these new releases each week. But lately, the water has been unusually still. Now, though, there\u2019s a rumbling underneath the surface: a new release fit for anyone who loves a buttery wheat cracker, sans the wheat. Yep, the rumours are true: You can now buy gluten-free Ritz crackers.<\/p>\n

The new crackers are made with cornstarch, yellow corn flour, faba bean protein, tapioca flour and oat flour. They\u2019re also sweetened with invert sugar, while the original version uses high fructose corn syrup. According to the brand, the new crackers are free from artificial colors and flavors (another trend<\/a> we’ve seen lately).<\/p>\n

I tried the new gluten-free Ritz crackers side-by-side with the originals (the perks of being able to digest gluten \u2014 sorry!). Only a few in the box were broken, which could have been a lot worse given the gluten-free of it all (plus, they were mailed to me). What was actually disappointing, though, is that the new crackers don\u2019t come in Ritz\u2019s signature sleeves. <\/p>\n

The gluten-free Ritz are slightly smaller and noticeably crunchier than the OGs. Taste-wise, they\u2019re similar to the original but a little less flavorful: not as buttery and obviously without the wheaty taste. However, this also means they\u2019re not as heavy. Given all these qualities, I found myself reaching for the box of gluten-free Ritz throughout the weekend, while the gluten version sat lonely on my shelf, untouched.<\/p>\n

So, will a gluten-free Ritz satisfy a Ritz craving? It depends on how identical you need them to be. I suspect that for most gluten-free snackers, they\u2019ll get the job done. Either way, though, they\u2019re a darn good cracker.<\/p>\n

The crackers are available at Walmart and Albertsons starting October 19, rolling out to retailers nationwide starting February 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve seen a tsunami of dietary-modified nostalgic snacks in the past few years, from protein Pop-tarts and gluten-free…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[134,111,139,556,69],"class_list":["post-636245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-health","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nutrition","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}