These Takis Fuego are made in Mexico and imported/distribuited by Barcel USA LLC. Barcel was created by Grupo Bimbo.

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How can eating Takis kill you? If you go for the particularly spicy flavors you will get gastritis. This won’t kill you but it can make you unhappy. Also, one serving of Takis is only 13 pieces (and who eats only 13 pieces) but has 420 mg of salt.

Because the spicy snack contains a lot of red food dye, it can turn the stools of people who eat large quantities red or orange.

Takis are high in sodium. Consuming high amounts of sodium may increase your blood pressure levels and has been associated with a higher risk of stomach cancer.

“It isn’t directly related to chips, but more the lifestyle and eating pattern,” said Raja. For some people, the spicy snacks can trigger feel-good brain chemicals. “They can be addictive. Your taste buds’ pleasure centers react to them in a very positive way,” said Raja.

Hot Cheetos, Takis under fire after mom blames spicy snacks for daughter’s gallbladder surgery. A health warning tonight for parents: Doctors say popular spicy snacks are making many kids sick.

You shouldn’t eat Takis because, Takis are in fact bad for you and your health. They are filled with harmful preservatives, sodium, and fat. Some of the spices with the “seasonings” blend can cause stomach irritation, burning in the throat, diarrhea, and indigestion.

Takis levels up the spice with snack nuts

• Fuego, the spiciest of the bunch contains a hot chili pepper and lime flavor;
• Flare, a milder take with chili pepper lime flavors; and.
• Smokin’ Lime, which is the mildest of the group and has a smoky chipotle and lime taste.

Its lack of nutritional value was the main reason the schools labeled Flamin’ Hot Cheetos contraband.

Takis on Twitter: “Sadly, they were discontinued.… “