Doritos
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Doritos, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Doritos averages 41.3/100 across the 228 of 417 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 81.1% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 41.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 228 scored products
- 417
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 81.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 99.1%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 417 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Doritos, Jacked, Corn Chips, Spicy Street Taco, Spicy Street Taco; Tortilla Chips, 404 Bold Flavor Experiment; Test Flavor: 855; 81.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 41.3/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 228 of 417 tracked Doritos records (54.7%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 189 cannot be screened, so the 41.3/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Doritos
Doritos: 417 products tracked, 228 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 41.3/100, 81.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 54.7% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Doritos's 81.1% flagged share is 63.1 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Doritos processing intensity
Doritos's NOVA-classified set is 227 products: 99.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 225 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 225. That ultra-processed share sits 20.8 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Doritos shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Doritos concentrates in Snacks (219, 94% of this top-five); Frozen foods (6); Plant-based foods and beverages (4); Chips and fries (3); Chips (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 175 | 37.3/100 | 85.1% |
| Frozen foods | 6 | 0/100 | 100% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 3 | 66.7/100 | 33.3% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Doritos's 81.1% flagged share is measured across 228 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Doritos flagged share vs large-brand cohort
81.1% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
81% 12th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 12% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (41.3/100) summarizes 228 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Doritos product score distribution
Brand average 41.3/100 across 228 scored products
41 58th percentile sits above 58% of the 228 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0–10
- 69 scored products (30%)
- 10–20
- 6 scored products (3%)
- 20–30
- 58 scored products (25%)
- 50–60
- 21 scored products (9%)
- 60–70
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 70–80
- 16 scored products (7%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (1%)
- 90–100
- 11 scored products (5%)
- 100 and above
- 43 scored products (19%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Doritos relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 228 Doritos products scored here, Red 40 appears in 152. It is used by 2,397 other brands in this database (6.8% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Doritos products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 152 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 131 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 123 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 85 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 2 | 18 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 11 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sucralose | 4 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| TBHQ | 3 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Doritos records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (38 ingredients and 0/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 38 ingredients
- Median score
- 0/100
The outlined point is Doritos, Jacked, Corn Chips, Spicy Street Taco, Spicy Street Taco, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (7). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Doritos, Jacked, Corn Chips, Spicy Street Taco, Spicy Street Taco: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Tortilla Chips, 404 Bold Flavor Experiment: 32 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Test Flavor: 855: 50 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Corn Chips: 32 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Doritos, Jacked, Tortilla Chips, Spicy Street Taco, Spicy Street Taco: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Doritos Spicy Nacho: 35 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Spicy Nacho Flavored Tortilla Chips, Spicy Nacho: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Doritos, Tortilla Chips, Spicy Nacho, Spicy Nacho: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Doritos, Tortilla Chips, Spicy Nacho, Spicy Nacho: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Doritos, Tortilla Chips, Spicy Nacho, Spicy Nacho: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Doritos, Jacked, Tortilla Chips, Ranch Dipped Hot Wings, Ranch Dipped Hot Wings: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Tortilla Chips, [Ranch Dipped Hot Wings]: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Spicy Nacho: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Doritos Spicy Nacho: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Doritos, Mix Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Cheese Explosion, Cheese Explosion: 57 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Cheese Explosion: 57 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion: 51 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Doritos, Tortilla Chips, Spicy Nacho, Spicy Nacho: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Tortilla Chips, Ranch Dipped Hot Wings: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Spicy Nacho Flavored Tortilla Chips, Spicy Nacho: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Breaded Cheese Snacks, Cool Ranch: 77 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Spicy nacho: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Taco Explosion Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion, Spicy Nacho, Taco, Salsa, Sour Cream: 51 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Tortilla Chips, Spicy Nacho: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Flavored Snack Mix, Cool Ranch: 61 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Doritos: 41 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Classical mix: 55 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Doritos Spicy Nacho: 39 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Reduced fat nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips: 43 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Doritos Tapatio Tortilla Chips 1.0 Ounce Plastic Bag: 39 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Chips: 36 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Doritos, Jaked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack: 35 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Doritos, Jacked, Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack: 35 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Doritos, Tortilla Chips, Taco, Taco: 36 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Doritos, Tapatio, Flavored Tortilla Chips, Hot Sauce, Hot Sauce: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Doritos, Jacked 3D, Marvel Avengers Tortilla Snacks, Jalapeno Pepper Jack, Jalapeno Pepper Jack: 35 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Doritos, Jacked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Bacon Cheddar Ranch, Bacon Cheddar Ranch: 46 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Doritos, Jacked 3D, Tortilla Snacks, Bacon Cheddar Ranch, Bacon Cheddar Ranch: 45 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Tortilla Chips, Taco: 36 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Doritos, Sabritas, Tortilla Chips, Salsa Picante, Salsa Picante: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Salsa Picante Hot Sauce Flavored Tortilla Chips, Salsa Picante Hot Sauce: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Blazin' Buffalo & Ranch Tortilla Chips, Blazin' Buffalo & Ranch: 40 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Tortilla Chips, Blazin' Buffalo & Ranch: 40 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Blazin' Buffalo Explosion: 61 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Blazin' Buffalo Explosion: 63 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Cool Ranch Coated Peanuts, Cool Ranch: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Blazin' Buffalo & Ranch Flavored Doritos: 40 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- doritos collisions: 45 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Flavored Tortilla Chips, Hot: 40 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Jumpin' Jack Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips, Jumpin' Jack Cheese: 36 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
Products by Doritos
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 367 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Doritos: closest on tracked product count (417 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (41.3/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Doritos food safe? ▼
Doritos has an average safety score of 41/100 across the 228 of 417 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 81.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Doritos products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 417 Doritos products. 228 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 189 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Doritos catalog? ▼
Doritos has 227 NOVA-classified products; 99.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 225 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Doritos catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Doritos concentrates in Snacks (219, 94% of this top-five); Frozen foods (6); Plant-based foods and beverages (4); Chips and fries (3); Chips (1).
Does Doritos use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Doritos items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Doritos profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Doritos, Jacked, Corn Chips, Spicy Street Taco, Spicy Street Taco, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (7) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 40 appears in 152 scored Doritos products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Doritos's 41.3/100 average and 81.1% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
