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cheetos Bolitas

by Cheetos

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400701495 · Cheetos. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400701495

The verdict

cheetos Bolitas by Cheetos scores 25/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 63 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 63-component record, beginning with Enriched Corn Meal, Corn Meal, Ferrous Su Niacin. 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.

25/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 63 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0028400701495
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

20/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

25/100

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.

00701495 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

cheetos Bolitas label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 25/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 63 ing. REG-SPARSE 16% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH minis COOL RANCH · ±0 BOOK-OFF …701495 · July 2026

10 of 63 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 00701495 · 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: minis COOL RANCH · Nearest score peer is minis COOL 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 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.

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. cheetos Bolitas: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. cheetos Bolitas25/1002. minis COOL RANCH: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. minis COOL RANCH25/1003. Doritos minis nacho cheese: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Doritos minis nacho cheese25/1004. Mini: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mini25/1005. Baken-Ets Hot 'N Spicy Flavored Chicharrones: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Baken-Ets Hot 'N Spicy Fl…25/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for cheetos Bolitas (25/100 on 63 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

cheetos Bolitas
25/100
minis COOL RANCH
25/100
Doritos minis nacho cheese
25/100
Mini
25/100
Baken-Ets Hot 'N Spicy Flavored Chicharrones
25/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

cheetos Bolitas lists 63 ingredients on its label

63 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 63 (99th 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 25/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 63 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Corn Meal
2
Corn Meal
3
Ferrous Su Niacin
4
Thiamin Mononitrate
5
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
7
Vege Oil
8
Corn
9
Canola
10
Sunflower Oil
11
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
12
Cheddar C
13
Pasteurized Milk
14
Cheese Cultures
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Enzymes
17
Corn Sol Buttermilk
18
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
19
Made From Corn
20
Spic Whole Milk
21
Msg
22
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
23
C Acid Natural And Artificial Flavors
24
Disodium Inosin Diso Um Guanylate
25
Onion Powder
26
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
27
Artificial Co Ellow Lake
28
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Blu Lake
32
Garlic Powder
33
Cereal De Masz Fortificado
34
Cereal De Maiz Sulfato Ferroso
35
Niacina
36
Mon Nitrato De Tiamina
37
Riboflavina áCido Fólico
38
Aceite Vegetal
39
Ceite De Maiz
40
Aceite De Canola
41
Yo Aceite De Girasol
42
Suero De Leche
43
Queso Cheddar
44
Leche Cultivos Lácteos
45
Sal
46
Enzimas
47
Sólidos De Jarabe De Maiz
48
Sue De Mantequilla
49
Maltodextrina Aida De Maiz
50
Espec Leche
51
Glutamato Monosodio
52
áCido Láctico
53
Acido Citr Aborizantes Naturales Y Artificiales
54
Inosinato Disodo Janlato Disódico
55
Cebolla En Polvo
56
áCido Málico
57
C Rt Icial
58
Amaillo 5 Laca
59
Rojo 40 Laca
60
Amarillo 6 Pillo 6
61
Azul 1 Laca
62
And Ajo En Polvo. Tiene Ingredientes De Leche. Ito-lay
63
Tx 75024-4099 022 Frito-lay North America

Full Ingredient List

enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous su niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vege oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), whey, cheddar c (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), corn sol buttermilk, maltodextrin (made from corn), spic whole milk, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, c acid natural and artificial flavors, disodium inosin diso um guanylate, onion powder, malic acid, artificial co ellow lake, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, blu lake), and garlic powder. contains milk ingredients. ingredientes: cereal de masz fortificado (cereal de maiz sulfato ferroso, niacina, mon nitrato de tiamina, riboflavina ácido fólico), aceite vegetal (ceite de maiz, aceite de canola, yo aceite de girasol), suero de leche, queso cheddar (leche cultivos lácteos, sal, enzimas), sólidos de jarabe de maiz, sue de mantequilla, maltodextrina aida de maiz), sal, espec leche, glutamato monosodio, ácido láctico, acido citr aborizantes naturales y artificiales, inosinato disodo janlato disódico, cebolla en polvo, ácido málico, c rt icial (amaillo 5 laca, rojo 40 laca, amarillo 6 pillo 6, azul 1 laca), and ajo en polvo. tiene ingredientes de leche. ito-lay, inc. no, tx 75024-4099 022 frito-lay north america, inc. hay un

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for cheetos Bolitas

Neighbours outside Cheetos in the same lower screening band as cheetos Bolitas (25/100). 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 cheetos Bolitas's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 63-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare cheetos Bolitas's 3 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 0028400701495: 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.