Cheetos • 8 1/2 oz (240.9 g)
Cheetos Crunchy
Product Insights
Cheetos Crunchy is a corn‑based, cheese‑flavored snack that falls into the Salty snacks category. It carries a Nutri‑Score of E and is classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4), reflecting its high fat (35.7 g per 100 g) and saturated fat content together with modest sugars and a relatively low salt level. While it delivers a crunchy texture and a cheese taste, its high calorie density and presence of dairy allergens make it a less suitable choice for health‑focused diets.
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with average salty snacks, Cheetos Crunchy provides considerably more fat (35.7 g vs 23.6 g) and slightly more saturated fat, offers similar sugar levels, and contains far less salt than the category average.
Ingredients
Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower 0il), Cheese Seasoning (Whey, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Canola Oil, Maltodextrin [Made from Corn], Natural and Artificial Flavors, Salt, Whey Protein Concentrate, Monosodium Glutamate, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid. Artificial Color [Yellow 6]), and Salt.
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