Mac 'n Cheese Cheesy Jalapeño
Mac 'n Cheese Cheesy Jalapeño by Cheetos has 16 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.1 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, 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
Meals / Pasta dishes / Instant pasta / Instant pasta with cheese
How This Score Is Built
Mac 'n Cheese Cheesy 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). 16 of its 16 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 Mac 'n Cheese Cheesy Jalapeño sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.1 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Wheat flour, corn starch, salt, cheddar, monterey jack, romano, parmesan, blue cheeses (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), corn maltodextrin, whey, disodium phosphate, reduced lactose whey, natural and artificial flavor, canola oil, potassium salt, buttermilk, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, spices, lactose, jalapeno pepper, garlic powder, whey protein concentrate, palm oil, lactic acid, autolyzed yeast extract, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, malic acid, citric acid, nonfat dry milk, guar gum, yellow 6, xanthan gum, yellow 5, caramel color, turmeric extract (color), niacinamide, iron, blue 1, gum arabic, red 40, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, soy lecithin.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Mac 'n Cheese Cheesy Jalapeño: 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: 4.1/5.
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 16.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Cheetos
- Barcode
- 0015300014992
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- Bolivia,United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Mac 'n Cheese Cheesy Jalapeño rank on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4.1/5, Mac 'n Cheese Cheesy Jalapeño sits ahead of 58% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Mac 'n Cheese Cheesy Jalapeño's 4.1/5 score be read?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Mac 'n Cheese Cheesy Jalapeño's 4.1/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it 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.