Avoid

Test Flavor: 855

by Doritos

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400243377 · Doritos · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400243377 · Serving size 1 ONZ (28 g)

The verdict

Test Flavor: 855 by Doritos scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 7 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 50-component record, beginning with Corn, Vegetable Oil, Organic Sunflower. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

0/100
Avoid safety score
7
Many flagged · of 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

13/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00243377 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Test Flavor: 855 label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 7 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-FINISH Flavored Snack Mix, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …243377 · July 2026

20 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 00243377 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Flavored Snack Mix, Cheddar, Nacho Cheese, Double Cheddar, Parmesan · Nearest score peer is Flavored Snack Mix, Cheddar, Nacho Cheese, Double Cheddar, Parmesan at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Test Flavor: 855: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Test Flavor: 8550/1002. Flavored Snack Mix, Cheddar, Nacho Cheese, Double Cheddar, Parmesan: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Flavored Snack Mix, Chedd…0/1003. Snacks, Cheese: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Snacks, Cheese0/1004. Crunchy Snacks, Flamin' Hot, Cheese: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Crunchy Snacks, Flamin' H…0/1005. Crunchy Snacks, Xxtra Flamin' Hot: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Crunchy Snacks, Xxtra Fla…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Test Flavor: 855 (0/100 on 50 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Test Flavor: 855
0/100
Flavored Snack Mix, Cheddar, Nacho Cheese, Double Cheddar, Parmesan
0/100
Snacks, Cheese
0/100
Crunchy Snacks, Flamin' Hot, Cheese
0/100
Crunchy Snacks, Xxtra Flamin' Hot
0/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Test Flavor: 855 scores 86.1 points below that category average (0/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Test Flavor: 855 lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (7 flagged of 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Corn
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Organic Sunflower
4
Canola Oil
5
Paprika
6
Spices
7
Alt
8
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
9
Made From Corn
10
Msg
11
Sour Cream
12
Cultured Cream
13
Skim Milk
14
Cayenne Pepper Sauce
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
17
Dried Vinegar
18
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Onion Powder
22
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
23
Garlic Powder
24
Cheddar Cheese
25
Milk
26
Cheese Cultures
27
Enzymes
28
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
29
Natural And Artificial Flavor
30
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
31
Artificial Color
32
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
34
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
35
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
38
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
39
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
40
Buttermilk
41
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
42
Milk Protein Concentrate
43
Butter
44
Cream
45
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
46
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
47
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
48
Blue Cheese
49
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
50
Preservative

Full Ingredient List

Corn, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil), Paprika, Spices, Alt, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Monosodium Glutamate, Sour Cream (Cultured Cream, Skim Milk), Cayenne Pepper Sauce (Salt, Aged Cayenne Red Peppers, Vinegar, Dried Garlic), Sugar, Whey Protein Concentrate, Skim Milk, Onion Powder, Whey, Garlic Powder, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Artificial Color (Red 40 Lake, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5), Malic Acid, Buttermilk, Lactose, Milk Protein Concentrate, Butter (Cream, Salt), Lactic Acid, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Blue Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative).

Categories

Snacks

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Test Flavor: 855

Neighbours outside Doritos in the same lower screening band as Test Flavor: 855 (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Doritos; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Test Flavor: 855's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Test Flavor: 855's 7 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0028400243377: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.