Caution

Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots

by Cheetos

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400211772 · Cheetos. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400211772

The verdict

Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots by Cheetos scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 38 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 38-component record, beginning with Plan 2019 Frito-lay North America, In 1 Ke Yellow 6 Ures, Salt. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 38 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0028400211772
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00211772 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 38 ing. REG-PART 39% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 5 PHOTO-FINISH Buffalo Ranch Dip, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …211772 · July 2026

15 of 38 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 5). Source sheet 00211772 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Buffalo Ranch Dip, Buffalo Ranch · Nearest score peer is Buffalo Ranch Dip, Buffalo Ranch at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Fla…75/1002. Buffalo Ranch Dip, Buffalo Ranch: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Buffalo Ranch Dip, Buffal…75/1003. Medium Southwest Cheese & Corn Flavored Dip, Southwest Cheese & Corn: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Medium Southwest Cheese &…75/1004. Flavored Tortilla Chips: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Flavored Tortilla Chips75/1005. Blaze Flavored Tortilla Chips, Blaze: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Blaze Flavored Tortilla C…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots (75/100 on 38 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots
75/100
Buffalo Ranch Dip, Buffalo Ranch
75/100
Medium Southwest Cheese & Corn Flavored Dip, Southwest Cheese & Corn
75/100
Flavored Tortilla Chips
75/100
Blaze Flavored Tortilla Chips, Blaze
75/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots lists 38 ingredients on its label

38 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 38 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 38 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Plan 2019 Frito-lay North America
2
In 1 Ke Yellow 6 Ures
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Enriched Corn Ivical
5
Corn Meal
6
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
7
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Thiamin Mononitrate
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Vegetable Of
12
Corn
13
Nd/or Sunflower Oil
14
Flamin' Hot Seasoning
15
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
16
Made From Corn
17
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Artificial Color Red 40 Ellow 6
19
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
20
Msg
21
Yeast Extract
22
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
23
Sunflower Oil
24
Cheddar Cheese
25
Milk
26
Cheese C Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
27
Onion Powder
28
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Natural Flavor
30
Garlic Powder
31
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
32
Buttermilk
33
Corn Solids
34
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
35
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
36
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
37
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
38
Skim Milk

Full Ingredient List

dur ion ts serving ving size package inlories 200 total h saturated fat bo trans fat og cholesterol omg sodium 320mg 0% 14% vitamin d 0mcg 0% calcium 10mg 0% iron 0.5mg 2% potassium 40mg 0% fotal sugars og protein 2g anufactured for frito-lay, inc., plan 2019 frito-lay north america, in 1 ke yellow 6 ures, salt, ents: enriched corn ivical (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable of (corn, nd/or sunflower oil), flamin' hot seasoning (maltodextrin [made from corn], salt, sugar, artificial color red 40 ellow 6, yellow 5], monosodium glutamate, yeast extract, citric acid, sunflower oil, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese c hydrolyzed corn protein, onion powder, whey, natural flavor, garlic powder, whey protein concentrate, buttermilk, corn solids, sodium diacetate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium caseinate, and skim milk). ains milk ingredients. tx 75024-4099 o frito lay question 1-800 weekdays 9:c email or cha 52

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots

Neighbours outside Cheetos near Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cheetos; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 5 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 38-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 5. Open Yellow 5
  • Compare Flamin’ Hit Asteroids Flavor Shots's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0028400211772: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.