Product Insight: Flavored Snack Mix, Cool Ranch
Flavored Snack Mix, Cool Ranch by Doritos is tracked in PlainIngredients with 6 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.8 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. 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 E, 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 5 ingredients 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
Peanuts, Corn, Wheat Flour, Soybean Oil, Corn Masa Flour, Corn Flour, Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil), Modified Corn Starch, Soluble Corn Fiber, And Less Than 2% Of The Following: Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Salt, Potato Flour, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Corn Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Dextrose, Garlic Powder, Lactose, Malic Acid, Monosodium Glutamate, Onion Powder, Skim Milk, Sugar, Tomato Powder, Whey, Malt Syrup, Honey, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Fiber (Bamboo), Yeast, Cellulose Gum, Artificial Color (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6), Buttermilk, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Sodium Acetate, Sodium Caseinate, Spices, And Malt Powder.
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
- 0028400670579
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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