Cheetos popcorn cheddar jalapeño
Cheetos popcorn cheddar jalapeño by Fritolay has 2 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 E.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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How This Score Is Built
Cheetos popcorn cheddar jalapeño draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where Cheetos popcorn cheddar jalapeño sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
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
n www (cow's m lk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein oncentrate, sugar, monosodium glutamate garlic powder, lactose, artificial color (yellow 6 lake blue 1, red 40), dextrose, skim milk, spices, citric acid malic acid, jalapeño pepper, disodium inosinate, an disodium guanylate. contains milk ingredients. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 frito-lay 2019 north america, inc. choke warning: do not give to childre than 4 years old. smartlo fritol
Product Details
- Brand
- Fritolay
- Barcode
- 0028400688925
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cheetos popcorn cheddar jalapeño above or below average on ingredient safety?
Cheetos popcorn cheddar jalapeño scores 4 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 80% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Cheetos popcorn cheddar jalapeño's 4/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Cheetos popcorn cheddar jalapeño's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
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