Baked Hot Cheetos
Baked Hot Cheetos by Frito-Lay Company has 8 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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Product Insight: Baked Hot Cheetos
Baked Hot Cheetos by Frito-Lay Company is tracked in PlainIngredients with 8 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and Its Nutri-Score grade is D. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 7 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
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- Monosodium Glutamate - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CORN OIL, LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, SEA MINERALS, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, ONION POWDER, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5), CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, GARLIC POWDER, BUTTERMILK, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM DIACETATE, LACTIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SKIM MILK, AND VINEGAR
Product Details
- Brand
- Frito-Lay Company
- Barcode
- 0028400769303
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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