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Wise Cheez Doodles Puffed Cheese
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Wise Cheez Doodles Puffed Cheese

WISE
8.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
150
Calories
2g
Protein
2g
Sugars
320mg
Sodium
54
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Wise Cheez Doodles Puffed Cheese is a classic, brightly packaged 8.50 oz bag of baked, cheese-flavored corn puffs you’d find in the snack aisle alongside chips, pretzels and party dips. Positioned near family-sized chips and other salty snacks, it’s often placed at eye level for kids and impulse shoppers, and sometimes featured in endcap seasonal displays for game-day or movie-night promotions. This product fits casual occasions — movie nights, game-day spreads, road trips and kids’ lunchbox treats — where convenience and shareability matter more than nutrition. The Wise brand leans on American snack heritage (since 1921), nostalgia and playful marketing aimed at families, teens and adults seeking a familiar, indulgent crunchy treat. The label leans into approachable health halos like Made with real cheese and 0 g trans fat, but it carries no organic or natural certification; colorful, kid-friendly graphics and bold colors give it a fun, youthful appeal. In plain terms it’s a highly processed packaged snack made from cornmeal with added oils, cheese ingredients, flavor enhancers and artificial colors. Sensory-wise the puffs are light and airy with a distinctive melt-in-the-mouth powdery orange coating, a salty-cheesy umami hit (monosodium glutamate and natural flavors round out the taste), and a satisfying crunch that crumbles easily into fingers. The ritual is communal and casual — poured into a bowl at a party, shoved into a backpack for a drive, or munched straight from the bag during TV binges — and the packaging focuses on convenience and a bold, fun snack experience rather than ingredient simplicity.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 23
Servings per Container: 9
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat8g10%
Saturated Fat2g10%
Sodium320mg14%
Total Carbohydrate17g6%
Total Sugars2g
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

Corn, Meal,, Vegetable, Oil, (Contains, One, or, More, of, the, Following:, Corn,, Cottonseed,, Sunflower,, Soybean, or, Canola, Oil),, Whey,, Salt,, Cornstarch,, Corn, Flour,, Calcium, Carbonate,, Buttermilk,, Cheddar, Cheese, (Cultured, Milk,, Salt,, Enzymes),, Monosodium, Glutamate,, Artificial, Color,, Calcium, and, Sodium, Caseinates, (Milk, Derived),, Butter, Oil,, Yellow, 6, Lake,, Lactic, Acid,, Yellow, 5, Lake,, Natural, Flavors..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Corn - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Cottonseed - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Monosodium Glutamate - Processed emulsifier
  • Yellow 6 Lake - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 5 Lake - 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 and additives (artificial colors, monosodium glutamate, natural flavors, emulsifying caseinates) and is a shelf-stable, ready-to-eat packaged snack, consistent with ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4).

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Common Questions about Wise Cheez Doodles Puffed Cheese

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! These cheesy puffs are definitely a fun snack with 150 calories per serving, but they're not exactly a superfood. They do have some protein and are low in sugar, but keep in mind they are also high in sodium and contain some processed ingredients.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
road-trip

Vibe:

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