Doritos Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno

Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno: 4.2/5 ingredient safety

Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno by Doritos has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.2 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 6 of 6 ingredients tracked for Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.

Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.

Where Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno sits nationally

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

4.2 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

4.2
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.2 out of 5
Based on 6 tracked ingredients
6
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
5
Low Risk / Safe
D
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 (Corn, Canola, And/Or Sunflower Oil), Whey, Salt, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Monosodium Glutamate, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Onion Powder, Sugar, Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Spices, Lactose, Jalapeno Pepper, Garlic Powder, Modified Corn Starch, Dextrose, Sodium Caseinate, Skim Milk, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Artificial Color (Yellow 6, Blue 1, Red 40), Disodium Inosinate, And Disodium Guanylate.

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Brand
Doritos
Barcode
0028400600927
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno's 4.2/5 average puts it in the safer 60%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno's 4.2/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Poppin' Jalapeno Flavored Tortilla Chips, Poppin' Jalapeno's mapped ingredients average out to 4.2/5, which is the Low Risk 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.