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Cheetos
Cheetos Crunchy Cheddar Jalapeño
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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
- Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory ResponseUse Caution
- Maltodextrin Highly processed starch filler; high glycemic.Use Caution
- Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.Use Caution
- Onion Powder Dried onion.Clean
- Garlic Powder Dried garlic.Clean
- Added Vitamins & Minerals Standard fortification nutrients — no toxic-burden concern.Clean
- Spices Ground spices and herbs.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 cornmeal (cornmeal, iron niacin, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil seasoning (modified milk ingrédients, salt maltodextrin, cheddar cheese, vegetable oil, roman cheese, monosodium glutamate, potassium chlori onion powder, corn starch, disodium phosphat spices, jalapeño pepper, garlic powder, colour, citric acid, malic acid, disodium inosinate, disodium cuanylate, natural and artificial flavour). contains milk ingredients. ingredients: semoule de maïs enrichie (semoule de mais, fer, niacine, thiamine, riboflavine, acide folique huile vegetale, assaisonnement (substances laitieres modifiées, sel, maltodextrine, fromage cheddar, huile végétale, fromage romano, glutamate monosodique chlorure de potassium, poudre d'oignon, amidon de mais, phosphate disodique, épices, piment jalapeño poudre d'ail, colorant, acide citrique, acide malique inosinate disodique, guanylate disodique, aromes naturel et artificiel). contient des ingrédients du lait. frito lay canada 4% 10% (r www.cheetos.ca marque de commerce utilisée sous licence par */ trademark used under licence by/ camp frito lay canada itville (ns), ge (ab)
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