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Frito LaySnacks · 0060410076224

Cheetos Puffs

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sunset yellow FCF).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cornmeal57.1%No flag
  • Cornmeal29.8%No flag
  • Niacin · E37513.7%No flag
  • Iron6.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
  • Folic acid1.7%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil21.4%No flag›
  • Coating10.7%No flag›
  • Milk coating5.4%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese2.7%No flag
  • Vegetable oil1.3%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Sunset yellow fcf · E1100.2%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6215.4%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Lactic acid · E2702.7%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3301.3%No flag
  • Salt1.3%No flag›
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enriched cornmeal (cornmeal, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil, seasoning (modified milk ingredients, cheddar cheese, vegetable oil, maltodextrin, salt, sunset yellow fcf, natural and artificial flavour), monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citric acid, salt. contains: milk

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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