Puffs

Name: Puffs
Brand: Cheetos

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Ingredients · 18

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Common questions

Is Cheetos Puffs healthy?

Cheetos Puffs scores 10/100 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.

What is in Cheetos Puffs?

Cheetos Puffs lists 18 ingredients, starting with Enriched Corn Meal, Corn Meal, Niacin, Iron and Thiamine. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Cheetos Puffs contain seed oils?

Yes. Cheetos Puffs lists Vegetable Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Cheetos Puffs?

Cheetos Puffs is NOVA group 2: processed culinary ingredients. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Cheetos Puffs compare to other chips & crisps?

At 10/100 Cheetos Puffs scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is VANDY Classic Potato Chips at 95/100.

Is Cheetos Puffs organic?

Cheetos Puffs is not certified organic in our data.

Has Cheetos Puffs been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Cheetos Puffs, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.