Product Insight: dortios
dortios by Doritos is tracked in PlainIngredients with 2 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3 out of 5 — a Mixed-Evidence tier where the regulatory picture is still evolving. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is D, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 1 ingredient sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
- Monosodium Glutamate — Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
less than 1g 18g total sugars less than 19 protein 2g vitamin d omcg omg calcium ironing sium 40mg 7% frito-lay 3% 0% 0% 4% 0% significant source of added sugars. %daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient erving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 ries a day is used for general nutrition advice. gredients: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower dil), maltodextrin (made from corn), and less than 2% of natural and artificial flavors, sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, mustard extract, corn syrup solids, honey, sour cream powder, dextrose, whey, molasses, brown sugar, yeast (cultured cream, skim milk), artificial color (yellow 5 spices (including red peppers). sucralose, and cheddar lake, yellow 6 lake, red 40 lake, blue 1 lake), turmeric, cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes). contains milk ingredients.
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Doritos
- Barcode
- 0028400737937
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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