Doritos Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack

Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack: 3/5 ingredient safety

Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack by Doritos has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3 out of 5, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3 Top 98% higher than 2% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

3
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Corn, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn And/Or Canola), Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Salt, Whey, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Monosodium Glutamate, Corn Flor, Cream, Modified Corn Starch, Spices, Sour Cream (Cultured Cream, Skim Milk), Jalapeno Pepper Powder, Monterey Jack Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Sodium Diacetate, Garlic Powder, Tomato Powder, Artificial Color (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 6), Swiss Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), And Tocopherol (Antioxidant).

Product Details

Brand
Doritos
Barcode
0028400333986
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack rank on ingredient safety?

Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack scores 3 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 98% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack's 3/5 score be read?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 3/5 average places Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack in the Mixed Evidence tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.