Lays, Cheetos • 85 g
Cheetos Cheese
Product Insights
Cheetos Cheese is a cheese‑flavored puffed corn snack marketed under the Cheetos and Lays brands. It falls into the Salty snacks and Appetizers groups, carries a Nutri‑Score of E and is classified as NOVA 4, with high total fat (23 g per 100 g), high sugar (7.6 g per 100 g) and moderate salt (3.15 g per 100 g). While it provides a satisfying crunchy cheese taste and 6.1 g of protein per serving, its ultra‑processed nature and the presence of several flavor enhancers and colorants make it a poorer choice for health‑focused eating plans.
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g
Comparative Analysis
Compared with average snack values, Cheetos Cheese contains about the same total fat (23 g vs 23.6 g), significantly less saturated fat (2.1 g vs 5.1 g), almost double the sugars (7.6 g vs 3.8 g), and far lower salt (3.15 g vs 52.44 g) per 100 g.
Ingredients
corn grits 66%, vegetable rapeseed oil, whey powder (from milk), salt, glucose, flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate), flavour (contain milk, soy), colour (paprika extract)
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