Frito Lay Classic Mix

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Barcode: 0 28400 69214 4
Size: 54 x 1 oz
Sold in: USA

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Why it’s rated

How we rated it

Why it’s rated Avoid

A product’s rating follows its most concerning indexed ingredient. Each ingredient links to its science card and the research behind it. How ratings work

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG – Synthetic) Concentrated Excitotoxin / Glutamate Receptor Over-stimulation
Avoid
Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.
Avoid
Sunflower Oil Industrially refined seed oil (same rule as canola/soybean).
Avoid
Soybean Oil Industrial Seed Oil / High Omega-6 Burden
Avoid
Canola Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Industrial Seed Oil / High Linoleic Acid & Processing Oxidation
Avoid
Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Adrenal & Behavior Stress
Avoid
Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & Allergy
Avoid
Corn Oil Industrial Seed Oil / GMO & Oxidation
Avoid
Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue FCF) Coal-Tar Synthetic Dye / Blood-Brain Barrier Penetration
Avoid
Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral Disruption
Avoid
Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.
Use Caution
Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).
Use Caution
Natural Flavors (Undisclosed) Proprietary Mixture Loophole
Use Caution
Caramel Color Some classes (III/IV) can contain 4-MEI, a possible carcinogen; the class is rarely disclosed.
Use Caution
Maltodextrin Highly processed starch filler; high glycemic.
Use Caution
Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory Response
Use Caution
Dextrose Refined corn-derived sugar.
Use Caution
Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.
Use Caution
Garlic Powder Dried garlic.
Clean
Onion Powder Dried onion.
Clean
Added Vitamins & Minerals Standard fortification nutrients — no toxic-burden concern.
Clean
Spices Ground spices and herbs.
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

On the label

Ingredients

CHEETOS CRUNCH CHEESE FLAVORED SNACKS (ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), CHEESE SEASONING (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], CANOLA OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR [YELLOW 6]), SALT), RUFFLES CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS (POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, BUTTERMILK, SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK), LACTOSE, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SODIUM CASEINATE, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, SKIM MILK, BLUE CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), LACTIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5), WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE), LAY'S BARBECUE FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS (POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), SUGAR, SALT, DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN, MOLASSES, TORULA YEAST, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, SPICES, TOMATO POWDER, PAPRIKA, CORN STARCH, PAPRIKA EXTRACTS, CARAMEL COLOR, YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER, MUSTARD SEED OIL), FRITOS ORIGINAL CORN CHIPS (CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL), SALT), LAY'S CLASSIC POTATO CHIPS (POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), SALT), DORITOS COOL RANCH FLAVORED TORTILLA CHIPS (CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL), SALT, CORN STARCH, TOMATO POWDER, LACTOSE, WHEY, SKIM MILK, ONION POWDER, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), DEXTROSE, MALIC ACID, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, BUTTERMILK, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SODIUM ACETATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5), SPICE, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE), DORITOS NACHO CHEESE FLAVORED TORTILLA CHIPS (CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, BUTTERMILK, ROMANO CHEESE (PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ONION POWDER, CORN FLOUR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DEXTROSE, TOMATO POWDER, LACTOSE, SPICES, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40), LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, SKIM MILK, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER POWDER, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CASEINATE).

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