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Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion

by Doritos

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400589192 · Doritos · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400589192 · Serving size 1 ONZ (28 g)

The verdict

Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion by Doritos scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 6 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 51-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
6
Many flagged · of 51 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.

00589192 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 6 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-PART 39% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH FLAVOR TWISTS HONEY · ±0 BOOK-OFF …589192 · July 2026

20 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 00589192 · 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: FLAVOR TWISTS HONEY BBQ Flavored Corn Snack · Nearest score peer is FLAVOR TWISTS HONEY BBQ Flavored Corn Snack 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. Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Flavored Tortilla Snacks,…0/1002. FLAVOR TWISTS HONEY BBQ Flavored Corn Snack: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. FLAVOR TWISTS HONEY BBQ F…0/1003. Cheddar Jalapeño Crunchy: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Cheddar Jalapeño Crunchy0/1004. Flamin' Hot Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Flamin' Hot Crunchy Chees…0/1005. Ruffles, Potato Chips, Loaded Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins, Loaded Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Ruffles, Potato Chips, Lo…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion (0/100 on 51 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion
0/100
FLAVOR TWISTS HONEY BBQ Flavored Corn Snack
0/100
Cheddar Jalapeño Crunchy
0/100
Flamin' Hot Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks
0/100
Ruffles, Potato Chips, Loaded Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins, Loaded Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins
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. Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion 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

Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% 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

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 51 (96th 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 (6 flagged of 51 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Corn
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Organic Sunflower
4
Canola Oil
5
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
6
Made From Corn
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
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
9
Msg
10
Buttermilk
11
Romano Cheese
12
Cow's Milk
13
Cheese Cultures
14
Enzymes
15
Cheddar Cheese
16
Milk
17
Corn Starch
18
Onion Powder
19
Garlic Powder
20
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
21
Natural And Artificial Flavor
22
Spices
23
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
24
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Artificial Color
26
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
27
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
28
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
32
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
33
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
35
Skim Milk
36
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
37
Tomato Powder
38
Sour Cream
39
Cultured Cream
40
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
41
Part-skim Cow's Milk
42
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Whey Protein Isolate
44
Milk Protein Concentrate
45
Disodium Guanylate And Artificial Color
46
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
47
Corn Syrup Solids
48
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
49
Natural And Artificial Flavors
50
Cream
51
Paprika Extract

Full Ingredient List

Doritos Spicy Nacho Flavored Tortilla Chips: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil), Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Salt, Whey, Monosodium Glutamate, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Corn Starch, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Dextrose, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Spices, Lactose, Sodium Caseinate, Artificial Color (Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1), Citric Acid, Sugar, Lactic Acid, Skim Milk, Disodium Inosinate, And Disodium Guanylate. Doritos Sour Cream Twists Tortilla Snacks: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil), Salt, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Monosodium Glutamate, Whey, Tomato Powder, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Sour Cream (Cultured Cream, Skim Milk), Onion Powder, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Fructose, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Skim Milk, Whey Protein Concentrate, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Garlic Powder, Spices, Lactose, Citric Acid, Whey Protein Isolate, Milk Protein Concentrate, Lactic Acid, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate And Artificial Color (Blue 1, Red 40). Doritos Open Triangle Salsa Flavored Tortilla Snacks: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil), Salt, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Monosodium Glutamate, Tomato Powder, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Onion Powder, Whey, Sugar, Artificial Color (Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5), Sodium Diacetate, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Buttermilk, Corn Syrup Solids, Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate, Fructose, Spices, Garlic Powder, Lactose, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Skim Milk, Lactic Acid, Sodium Caseinate, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate. Doritos Dinamita Taco: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil), Spices, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Tomato Powder, Sour Cream (Cultured Cream, Skim Milk), Whey, Onion Powder, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Cream, Sodium Diacetate, And Paprika Extract.

Categories

Snacks

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion

Neighbours outside Doritos in the same lower screening band as Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion (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

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 51-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Flavored Tortilla Snacks, Taco Explosion's 6 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 0028400589192: 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.