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Cheetos Jalapeno Cheddar
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Cheetos Jalapeno Cheddar

Cheetos
8.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
160
Calories
2g
Protein
230mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
88
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Cheetos Jalapeño Cheddar is a bright, bold snack that lives on the supermarket’s snack aisle, shelved with other chips, cheese puffs, and party nibbles—often stacked near Doritos, Fritos and seasonal endcap displays for game-day promotions. You’d grab it on quick grocery runs, party prep trips, or while stocking a movie-night basket. The brand projects a playful, youth-oriented personality: loud packaging, a cartoon mascot, and flavor-forward marketing aimed at teens, college students, and young adults seeking indulgent, shareable snacks. Labels use high-energy colors and flavor callouts (“Jalapeño Cheddar”) and sometimes emphasize “made with cheese,” but you won’t find organic certification or health-focused claims; instead, expect bold taste cues and artificial colorants. Processing context: this product is manufactured with multiple industrial ingredients and flavor systems, putting it in the ultra-processed category. Sensory details are immediate—light, crunchy corn puffs with an airy, brittle snap and a dense, powdery orange coating that leaves residue on fingers; the jalapeño note adds a mild heat and tang under a pronounced cheesy umami. Packaging is a flexible, glossy laminate bag available in single-serve or family sizes, designed for shelf impact rather than resealability. Rituals around this snack are social and casual: passing the bag at tailgates, crinkling it open during movies, or spooning handfuls into bowls for parties. Its role in American grocery culture is as an accessible, flavorful impulse buy: convenient, conspicuous, and engineered for immediate sensory reward rather than nutrition.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 21.0
Servings per Container: 9
Calories160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat10g13%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Sodium230mg10%
Total Carbohydrate15g5%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Enriched, Corn, Meal, (Corn, Meal,, Ferrous, Sulfate,, Niacin,, Thiamin, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid),, Vegetable, Oil, (Corn,, Canola,, and/or, Sunflower, Oil),, Salt,, Whey,, Maltodextrin, (Made, from, Corn),, Cheddar, Cheese, (Milk,, Cheese, Cultures,, Salt,, Enzymes),, Potassium, Salt,, Buttermilk,, Monosodium, Glutamate,, Romano, Cheese, (Cow's, Milk,, Cheese, Cultures,, Salt,, Enzymes),, Onion, Powder,, Corn, Starch,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavors,, Spices,, Lactose,, Jalapeno, Peppers,, Garlic, Powder,, Whey, Protein, Concentrate,, Artificial, Color, (Yellow, 6,, Yellow, 5,, Blue, 1,, Red, 40),, Sodium, Caseinate,, Skim, Milk,, Citric, Acid,, Malic, Acid,, Lactic, Acid,, Disodium, Inosinate,, and, Disodium, Guanylate..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Corn - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Monosodium Glutamate - Processed emulsifier
  • Sodium Caseinate - Processed emulsifier
  • Yellow 6 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients (maltodextrin, artificial colors, flavorings, emulsifiers) and is produced through extensive processing, consistent with an ultra-processed (NOVA 4) classification.

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Common Questions about Cheetos Jalapeno Cheddar

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! If you’re looking for a fun snack that satisfies those cheesy cravings, Jalapeno Cheddar Cheetos can fit the bill. They’re not exactly a superfood, but in moderation, they can be part of a balanced diet. Just remember, they pack a punch of flavor, not nutrients!

Perfect For

game-day-prep
movie-night
road-trip

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