Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle Crunchy
Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle Crunchy by Cheetos has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3 out of 5, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle Crunchy, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle Crunchy sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3 Top 98% higher than 2% 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
- 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), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), CORN MALTODEXTRIN, AND LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, WHEY, SPICES, BUTTERMILK, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, GARLIC POWDER, POTASSIUM SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK), YEAST EXTRACT, CREAM, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES, MILK, SALT), SWISS CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), AND MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES). CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS. FRITO-LAY, INC. PLANO, TX 75024-4099 2024 FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. Frito Lay Ⓡ CHEE H
Product Details
- Brand
- Cheetos
- Barcode
- 0028400767354
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle Crunchy's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle Crunchy's 3/5 average puts it in the lower 98%, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 3/5 rating on Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle Crunchy?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle Crunchy's mapped ingredients average out to 3/5, which is the Mixed Evidence tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.