Avoid

Baked flamin hot cheetos

by Cheetos

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400528887 · Cheetos · Chips. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400528887 · Serving size 1 package (24.8 g)

The verdict

Baked flamin hot cheetos by Cheetos scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 39-component record, beginning with Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 39 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

13/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00528887 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Baked flamin hot cheetos label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 39 ing. REG-PART 38% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Salsa verde corn · ±0 BOOK-OFF …528887 · July 2026

15 of 39 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 00528887 · 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: Salsa verde corn tortilla chips · Nearest score peer is Salsa verde corn tortilla chips 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Baked flamin hot cheetos: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Baked flamin hot cheetos0/1002. Salsa verde corn tortilla chips: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Salsa verde corn tortilla…0/1003. Doritos Spicy Nacho: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Doritos Spicy Nacho0/1004. Jalepeño cheese flavored whirlz: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Jalepeño cheese flavored …0/1005. Tapatío: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Tapatío0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Baked flamin hot cheetos (0/100 on 39 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Baked flamin hot cheetos
0/100
Salsa verde corn tortilla chips
0/100
Doritos Spicy Nacho
0/100
Jalepeño cheese flavored whirlz
0/100
Tapatío
0/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 91 products we've scored in the Chips category, the average safety score is 94.9/100. Baked flamin hot cheetos scores 94.9 points below that category average (0/100 vs. 94.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Chips products

Baked flamin hot cheetos lists 39 ingredients on its label

39 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% of the 68 products we track

2–4: 2 products (3%). Below this entry. 4–6: 3 products (4%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7 products (10%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 4 products (6%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 8 products (12%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 5 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 5 products (7%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 4 products (6%). Below this entry. 30–32: 3 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 5 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 2 42 every published Chips 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

68 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 39 (91st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

2–4
2 products (3%)
4–6
3 products (4%)
6–8
7 products (10%)
8–10
2 products (3%)
10–12
5 products (7%)
12–14
4 products (6%)
14–16
6 products (9%)
16–18
8 products (12%)
18–20
2 products (3%)
20–22
5 products (7%)
22–24
5 products (7%)
24–26
3 products (4%)
26–28
2 products (3%)
28–30
4 products (6%)
30–32
3 products (4%)
34–36
1 products (1%)
38–40
1 products (1%)
40 and above
5 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. The comparison here runs against the 68 Chips products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 39 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
2
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
3
Thiamin Mononitrate
4
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
6
Vegetable Oil
7
Corn
8
Canola
9
Sunflower Oil
10
šAlt
11
Sugar. Maltodextrin
12
Made From Corn
13
Monosodium Glutamäte
14
Potassium Salt. Yeast Extract
15
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
16
Medium Chain Triglyceridés
17
Cheddar Cheese
18
Milk
19
Cheese Cultures
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Enzymes
22
Artificial Colór
23
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
25
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
26
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
27
Onion Powder
28
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
29
Corn Syrup Solids
30
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
31
Skim Milk
32
Natural And Artificial Flavors
33
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Garlic Powder
35
Buttermilk
36
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
37
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
38
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
39
Milk Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid). vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), šalt, sugar. maltodextrin (made from corn), monosodium glutamäte, potassium salt. yeast extract, citric acid, medium chain triglyceridés, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), artificial colór (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5), onion powder, hydrolyzed corn protein, corn syrup solids, whey, skim milk, natural and artificial flavors, whey protein concentrate, garlic powder, buttermilk, sodium diacetate, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate. contains milk ingredients.

Categories

Chips

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Baked flamin hot cheetos

Neighbours outside Cheetos in the same lower screening band as Baked flamin hot cheetos (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cheetos; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Baked flamin hot cheetos's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 39-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Baked flamin hot cheetos's 4 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 0028400528887: 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.