Cheetos, Frito Lay Crunchy

Breakdown

3 ingredients to avoid

Cheetos, Frito Lay Crunchy scores 28/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Cheetos, Frito Lay Crunchy lists 4 ingredients, starting with Enriched Corn Meal, Vegetable Oil, Cheese Seasoning and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 28/100 Cheetos, Frito Lay Crunchy scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is VANDY Classic Potato Chips at 95/100.