Cheetos
Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Lime Crunchy
Avoid · Flagged- Barcode
- Size
- 1 oz
- Sold in
- USA
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- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG – Synthetic) Concentrated Excitotoxin / Glutamate Receptor Over-stimulationAvoid
- 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 StressAvoid
- Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & AllergyAvoid
- Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral DisruptionAvoid
- Natural Flavors (Undisclosed) Proprietary Mixture LoopholeUse Caution
- Maltodextrin Highly processed starch filler; high glycemic.Use Caution
- Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory ResponseUse Caution
- Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).Use Caution
- Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.Use Caution
- Added Vitamins & Minerals Standard fortification nutrients — no toxic-burden concern.Clean
- Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).Clean
- Yeast Whole yeast (not to be confused with yeast extract, a hidden-MSG source).Clean
Ingredients
On the label
Ingredients
s: enriched corn meal (corn me niacin, thiamin mononitr avin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn. c and/or sunflower oil), flamin' hot limon sea (salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, yeast citric acid, artificial color [red 40 lake, y lake, yellow 6, yellow 5], corn syrup hydrolyzed corn protein, cheddar chees cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], sunflower powder, whey, lime juice, maltodextrin [m corn], whey protein concentrate, gari natural flavor, buttermilk, sodium disodium inosinate, and disodium guan sulrate, contains milk ingredients. lay frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 ©2006 frito-lay norerica, inc gluten free sit our websiaitolay.com c neect with
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