Baked Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

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Barcode: 0 28400 18391 8
Sold in: USA

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Why it’s rated Avoid

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Monosodium Glutamate (MSG – Synthetic) Concentrated Excitotoxin / Glutamate Receptor Over-stimulation
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Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.
Avoid
Sunflower Oil Industrially refined seed oil (same rule as canola/soybean).
Avoid
Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Adrenal & Behavior Stress
Avoid
Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & Allergy
Avoid
Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral Disruption
Avoid
Canola Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Industrial Seed Oil / High Linoleic Acid & Processing Oxidation
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Natural Flavors (Undisclosed) Proprietary Mixture Loophole
Use Caution
Maltodextrin Highly processed starch filler; high glycemic.
Use Caution
Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory Response
Use Caution
Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.
Use Caution
Added Vitamins & Minerals Standard fortification nutrients — no toxic-burden concern.
Clean
Garlic Powder Dried garlic.
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Onion Powder Dried onion.
Clean
Yeast Whole yeast (not to be confused with yeast extract, a hidden-MSG source).
Clean
Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).
Clean

Ingredients

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Ingredients

enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, ribofiavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), salt, sea minerals (calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate), sugar, monosodium glutamate, yeast extracts, citric acid, artificial color (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5), hydrolyzed corn protein, onion powder, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, maltodextrin (made from corn), whey protein concentrate, garlic powder, buttermilk, natural flavor, sodium diacetate, lactic acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, and skim milk. contains milk ingredients. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 © 2017 frito-lay north america, inc.

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