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Cheetos Cheddar Jalapeño Crunchy

Why this verdict: 6 high-concern ingredient(s) present.
Limited data.
Nutrition facts panel is not on file for this product. The verdict reflects ingredient signals (NOVA, additive severity) only — not the full nutritional profile.
How it scored 0 / 100
Nutrition
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No nutrition facts on file
Additives
0 / 30
Severity-weighted
Processing
0 / 10
NOVA group 4
Nutrition snapshot
Nutri-Score
ABCDE
EU 5-tier scale (worst)
NOVA group
4
Ultra-processed
Saturated fat
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No nutriment data
Serving
28 g
21 chips (28 g)
Ingredients 44 listed
- 1 Cornmeal Coarse flour ground from dried whole corn (Zea mays) kernels.Safe
- 2 Vegetable Oil Generic term covering edible oils extracted from plant sources (soybean, canola, corn, sunflower, palm, etc.).Low
- 3 Cheddar Jalapeno Seasoning —
- 4 Salt Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.Low
- 5 Ferrous Sulfate An iron(II) sulfate salt (FeSO4) used as an iron source for food fortification and dietary supplements.Low
- 6 Nicotinic Acid Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…Low
- 7 Thiamin Mononitrate Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…Low
- 8 Riboflavin Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.Low
- 9 Folic Acid Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…Low
- 10 Corn Edible cereal grain from Zea mays.Safe
- 11 Canola Canola (Brassica napus) — typically refers to canola oil, a low-erucic-acid rapeseed oil.Low
- 12 Sunflower Oil Edible vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of Helianthus annuus, typically high in linoleic acid (omega-6) or, in high-oleic varieties, ole…Low
- 13 Whey Liquid or dried protein-rich byproduct of cheese making, derived from milk.Low
- 14 Maltodextrin A short-chain glucose polymer (3–20 glucose units, DE 3–20) produced by partial enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn, potato, rice, or wheat…Moderate
- 15 Canola Oil Edible oil pressed from low-erucic-acid varieties of Brassica napus or B. campestris (rapeseed). Refined, bleached, deodorized, and standard…Low
- 16 Buttermilk Cultured buttermilk is fermented dairy from low-fat milk inoculated with lactic-acid bacteria.Low
- 17 Romano Cheese Hard, salty Italian-style cheese typically made from cow, sheep, or goat milk; aged grated cheese.Low
- 18 Monosodium Glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG, E621) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, a non-essential amino acid.Low
- 19 Cheddar Hard cow's milk cheese with FDA standard of identity (21 CFR 133.113); aged from a few months to several years.Safe
- 20 Onion The edible bulb of Allium cepa L., a widely cultivated vegetable in the Allium family that also includes garlic, shallots, and leeks.Safe
- 21 Sugar Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.Moderate
- 22 Corn Starch Starch isolated from the endosperm of corn kernels. Composed of amylose and amylopectin (glucose polymers).Low
- 23 Natural And Artificial Flavouring A blanket label for proprietary flavor mixtures combining naturally derived flavor constituents (essential oils, extracts, distillates) with…Low
- 24 Modified Corn Starch Corn starch chemically or physically altered (acid hydrolysis, esterification, etherification, oxidation, or enzymatic treatment) to change …Low
- 25 Dextrose D-glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide). Produced commercially by complete enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn starch.Moderate
- 26 Spice A regulatory category (21 CFR 101.22) for aromatic vegetable substances used primarily for seasoning. Excludes onion, garlic, and celery, wh…Moderate
- 27 Lactose Disaccharide sugar (glucose + galactose) naturally present in milk; commercially produced from wheyLow
- 28 Jalapeno Pepper Jalapeño is a medium-sized chili pepper (Capsicum annuum).Safe
- 29 Garlic Allium sativum, a bulbous plant whose cloves are rich in organosulfur compounds — most notably allicin (formed when garlic is crushed) — plu…Safe
- 30 Colour Generic ingredient term covering any of dozens of permitted colour additives — synthetic dyes (e.g. tartrazine E102, allura red E129, brilli…Low
- 31 Tartrazine Synthetic azo dye (lemon-yellow color); also called FD&C Yellow No. 5. E-number E102.High
- 32 Brilliant Blue Fcf Brilliant Blue FCF (FD&C Blue No. 1), a synthetic triphenylmethane dye used to produce a bright blue colour.Moderate
- 33 Allura Red Allura Red AC (E129; FD&C Red No. 40 in the US) — a synthetic monoazo dye, sodium salt of 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo…High
- 34 Skimmed Milk Cow's milk from which most milkfat has been removed. FDA standard of identity for nonfat milk requires <0.5% milkfat; for nonfat dry milk, <…Safe
- 35 Lactic Acid Safe
- 36 Citric Acid Citric acid (E330), a weak organic acid naturally present in citrus fruit and produced commercially via Aspergillus niger fermentation.Low
- 37 Malic Acid Malic acid (E296) is a dicarboxylic acid found naturally in fruits, especially apples.Low
- 38 Disodium Inosinate Disodium inosinate (IMP), a flavor-enhancing nucleotide derived from meat, fish, or fermentation. Used synergistically with MSG.Low
- 39 Disodium Guanylate Disodium guanylate (GMP), a flavor-enhancing nucleotide derived from yeast or fish, used synergistically with MSG.Low
- 40 Cow'S Milk Liquid secreted by the mammary glands of cows, used directly or as a base for dairy products.Low
- 41 Lactic Ferments Live lactic-acid-producing bacterial cultures (typically Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Streptococcus thermophilus, Leuconostoc) added to milk …Low
- 42 Enzyme Industrial food enzyme — protein catalysts derived from plants, animals, or microorganisms (often via fermentation), added to food to perfor…Low
- 43 Milk Lacteal secretion from cows or other domesticated ruminants (goats, sheep). Contains water, lactose, milk fat, casein and whey proteins, vit…Low
- 44 Sunset Yellow Fcf Synthetic azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US), water-soluble orange food coloring.High
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