Mexican street corn
Mexican street corn by Cheetos has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
Mexican street corn 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). 3 of its 3 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 Mexican street corn 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
enriched corn meal con meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), maltodextrin (ade from corn), salt, natural flavors, whey, spices monosodium glutamate, garlic powder, onion powder, sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk), cream, parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), yeast extract, artificial color (yellow 5 lake), sugar, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), butter (cream, salt), swiss cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), and turmeric extracts. contains milk ingredients. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 2021 frito-lay north america, inc. questions or comments? 1-800-352-4477 frito lay guaranteed fresh mon-fri 9:00am to 4:30pm ct email or chat at fritolay.com until printed date or this snack is on us a
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Mexican street corn: 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: 4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 3.
Product Details
- Brand
- Cheetos
- Barcode
- 0028400693622
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mexican street corn above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Mexican street corn's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Mexican street corn's 4/5 score be read?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Mexican street corn's 4/5 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.