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Cheetos
Flamin’ Hot Puffs
Avoid · Flagged- Barcode
- Size
- 226.8 g
- Sold in
- Canada only · not sold in USA
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- Canola Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Industrial Seed Oil / High Linoleic Acid & Processing OxidationAvoid
- Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral DisruptionAvoid
- Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & AllergyAvoid
- Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Adrenal & Behavior StressAvoid
- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG – Synthetic) Concentrated Excitotoxin / Glutamate Receptor Over-stimulationAvoid
- Sunflower Oil Industrially refined seed oil (same rule as canola/soybean).Avoid
- Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.Avoid
- Natural Flavors (Undisclosed) Proprietary Mixture LoopholeUse Caution
- Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory ResponseUse Caution
- Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.Use Caution
- Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).Use Caution
- Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).Clean
- Onion Powder Dried onion.Clean
- Garlic Powder Dried garlic.Clean
- Yeast Whole yeast (not to be confused with yeast extract, a hidden-MSG source).Clean
- Added Vitamins & Minerals Standard fortification nutrients — no toxic-burden concern.Clean
Ingredients
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Ingredients
enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), flamin' hot seasoning (matodextrin (made from com), salt, sugar, artificial color (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5), monosodium glutamate, yeast extract, citric acid, sunflower oil, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), hydrolyzed corn protein, onion powder, whey, natural flavor, garlic powder, whey protein concentrate, buttermilk, corn syrup solids, sodium diacetate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium caseinate, skim milk), contains ilk ingredients,
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