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Cheetos Puffs

Puffs

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Ingredients · 27

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Nutrition facts

NutrientPer 100gPer serving
Calories564.52 kcal140 kcal
Fat36.29 g9 g
Saturated fat6.05 g1.5 g
Carbohydrates56.45 g14 g
Sugars4.03 g1 g
Fiber4.03 g1 g
Protein8.06 g2 g
Sodium0.73 g0.18 g
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Common questions

Is Cheetos Puffs healthy?

Cheetos Puffs scores 5/100 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. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 2g protein and 1g sugar. 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.

What is in Cheetos Puffs?

Cheetos Puffs lists 27 ingredients, starting with Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate and Riboflavin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Cheetos Puffs?

140 kcal per serving, or 565 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Cheetos Puffs on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Cheetos Puffs contain seed oils?

Yes. Cheetos Puffs lists Vegetable Oil, Sunflower Oil and Canola Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Cheetos Puffs?

Cheetos Puffs is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Cheetos Puffs compare to other chips & crisps?

At 5/100 Cheetos Puffs scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is Late July Thin & Crispy Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips at 95/100.

Is Cheetos Puffs organic?

Cheetos Puffs is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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