Smartfood ingredients: what's banned overseas?

About Smartfood

Smartfood is a white cheddar popcorn brand produced by Frito-Lay (a PepsiCo subsidiary), sold at grocery chains and mass retailers across the US. Smartfood White Cheddar Popcorn has been one of the best-selling flavored popcorn products in the US since its launch in 1985. The brand also offers deconstructed mac and cheese and other cheese-flavored varieties.

Common concerns with Smartfood products

Smartfood White Cheddar Popcorn contains a relatively short ingredient list: popcorn, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, buttermilk, and natural flavors. No artificial dyes or synthetic preservatives are used in the core product. Main concerns are natural flavors with unspecified sourcing, high sodium, and processed dairy byproducts (whey). Compared to flavored chips, Smartfood is among the cleaner options.