Popcorn flamin hot
Popcorn flamin hot by Cheetos has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.9 out of 5, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.22 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 Popcorn flamin hot, 7 of its 7 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 Popcorn flamin hot sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.9 Top 81% higher than 19% 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
Popcorn, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola and/or Sunflower Oil), Maltodextrin, Salt, Yeast Extract, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Monosodium Glutamate, Whey, Potassium Salt, Citric Acid, Artificial Color (Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5), Onion Powder, Sugar, Whey Protein Concentrate, Corn Syrup Solids, Buttermilk, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors, Sodium Diacetate, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Popcorn flamin hot: 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: 3.9/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 7.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Cheetos
- Barcode
- 0028400305907
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Popcorn flamin hot above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 3.9/5, Popcorn flamin hot sits behind 81% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Popcorn flamin hot's 3.9/5 score be read?
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 3.9/5 average places Popcorn flamin hot 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.