it was hot or harem
it was hot or harem by Cheetos has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.8 out of 5, 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
it was hot or harem 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). 4 of its 4 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 it was hot or harem sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.8 Top 84% higher than 16% 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
0 GUARANTEEL FRESH About 8 servings per container Serving size About 23 Pieces (28g) Calories Total Fat 12g Saturated Fat 1.5g Trans Fat Og Cholesterol Omg Sodium 220mg Fotal Carbohydrate 14g Protein er less than 1g 160 % Daily Value 15% 8% 0% 10% 5% 2% Chey tassium 170mg 0% 0% 2% 2% Not a significant source of added sugars. The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient na serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. REMENTS: ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, NIACIN, FUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER VALTODEXTRIN, AND LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, AST YEAST EXTRACT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40 LEELONG LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5), CITRIC ACID, CHEAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), NATURAL FLAVORS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ONION POWDER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, GARLIC POWDER, BUTTERMILK, DISODIUM INOSINATE, AND DISODIUM
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for it was hot or harem: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.8/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 4.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Cheetos
- Barcode
- 0028400777483
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does it was hot or harem's safety score compare to other products?
With an average ingredient safety score of 3.8/5, it was hot or harem sits behind 84% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 3.8/5 rating on it was hot or harem?
PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 3.8/5 average places it was hot or harem in the Low Risk 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.