Is Cheetos Puffs Soufflés ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed appetizers
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Regular Potato Chips
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3 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
2
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Kettle Brand Krinkle Cut Pink Salt Potato Chips
Kirkland Signature
5 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Tortilla Chips
Kirkland Que Pasa
6 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Low Sodium crackers
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3 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
cornmeal (cornmeal, iron, niacin, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (processing marker), seasoning (whey (ultra-processing marker), cheddar cheese (processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker), corn maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), natural and arti̇ficial flavours, salt (processing marker), whey protein (ultra-processing marker), monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), lactic acid, citric acid, colour (ultra-processing marker)), salt (processing marker), ingredients
Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate
As written on the pack
enriched cornmeal (cornmeal, iron, niacin, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil, seasoning (whey, cheddar cheese, vegetable oil, corn maltodextrin, natural and arti̇ficial flavours, salt, whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citric acid, colour), salt. contains milk ingredients.
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 2,498 appetizers
From least to most processed, this one ranks 2061st. 64% of the appetizers here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0060410054703, last edited 1 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.