Cheez-it · Other Snacks
Hot and Spicy Baked Cheese Snacks
One oz (28g) serving of Hot and Spicy Baked Cheese Snacks by Cheez-it has 140 calories, less than 1g of sugars and 280mg of sodium, as submitted by Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2110931, record updated Dec 1, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2110931, available Oct 28, 2021; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* 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. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 28g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 024100103911
- Category
- Other Snacks
- Records
- 5 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other other snacks
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 30% of the 7,275 other snacks products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 52% of them.
Where the calories come from: 44% carbohydrate, 50% fat and 6% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among other snacks: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 3.6 g | 6.3 g | 30% |
| Sodium | 1,000 mg | 964 mg | 52% |
| Protein | 7.1 g | 16.7 g | 19% |
| Calories | 500 | 448 | 63% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 7,275 products, one per barcode.
Other cheese in this aisle
960 of the 7,275 other snacks products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 536 calories, 929 mg of sodium and 7.1 g of protein; 569 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese Flavored Baked Puffs SHURFINE | 786 mg | 571 |
| Valu Time, Cheese Puffs VALU TIME | 786 mg | 571 |
| Cheese Balls Snacks FOOD CLUB | 786 mg | 536 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cheese", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, PALM KERNEL, AND SOYBEAN OIL WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN MEAL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, OAT FIBER, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, SPICES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, TOMATO POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, SODIUM DIACETATE, ONION POWDER, TORULA YEAST, DEXTROSE, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MALTODEXTRIN, PEPPER SAUCE (JALAPENO PEPPER, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, CORN STARCH), LACTIC ACID POWDER (MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LACTIC ACID), ANNATTO COLOR, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN FOR COLOR, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, RED PEPPER, BLUE CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), PAPRIKA EXTRACTIVES FOR FLAVOR AND COLOR, IRON, ZINC OXIDE, NIACINAMIDE, VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID.
The statement lists 37 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil (palm, Palm Kernel. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Dec 1, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2110931).
More Cheez-it other snacks
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scorchin' Hot Cheddar Cheesy Baked Snacks | 500 | 3.33 g | 833 mg |
| Cheese Lovers Baked Snacks, White Cheddar; Double Cheese; Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion | 500 | 0 g | 750 mg |
| Cheddar Jack & Sharp Cheddar Pretzel Baked Snack Crackers & Pretzels | 483 | 0 g | 966 mg |
| Caramel Popcorn & Cheddar Baked Snack Crackers & Popcorn | 476 | 19.05 g | 762 mg |
| Cheez-it Snap'd Cheesy Baked Snacks, 0.75 Oz, 20 Count, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion; Cheese; Barbecue | 476 | 4.76 g | 714 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Cheez-it Hot and Spicy Baked Cheese Snacks?
140 per 1 oz (28g) serving, and 500 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Cheez-it Hot and Spicy Baked Cheese Snacks?
280mg per serving (12% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Dec 1, 2020. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov