Cheetos puffs
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
None we have assessed
4 of them not yet assessed here
Nutrients
–
Nothing above the low band
Or no figures recorded at all
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (4)
This label lists 2 colours, 1 acidity regulator and 1 flavour enhancer.
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E160B Annatto, bixin, norbixin colour
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E270 Lactic acid acidity regulator
- E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides flavour enhancer
Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.
Ingredients
corn (maize), rapeseed oil, cheese flavour [whey permeate (contains milk), dried cheese (from milk), salt, cheese solids (from milk), dairy solids (from milk), yeast extract, potassium chloride, acid (lactic acid), flavour enhancer (disodium 5'-ribonucleotides), colours (paprika extract, annatto norbixin), natural flavouring (contains milk))) allergy advice contains: see highlighted ingredients may contain: soya, wheat, barley, gluten, celery, mustard cel
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.