Avoid

Doritos Dinamita

by Doritos

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400681995 · Doritos. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400681995 · Serving size 1 portion (28 g)

The verdict

Doritos Dinamita by Doritos scores 25/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 72 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 72-component record, beginning with Corn, Vegetable Oil, Canola. 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.

25/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 72 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0028400681995
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

20/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

25/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00681995 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Doritos Dinamita label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 25/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 72 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Bag of Bones · ±0 BOOK-OFF …681995 · July 2026

13 of 72 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 00681995 · 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: Bag of Bones Flamming Hot · Nearest score peer is Bag of Bones Flamming Hot 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Doritos Dinamita: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Doritos Dinamita25/1002. Bag of Bones Flamming Hot: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bag of Bones Flamming Hot25/1003. Snack Mix, Cheese Fix: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Snack Mix, Cheese Fix25/1004. doritos flaming hor cool ranch: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. doritos flaming hor cool …25/1005. Popcorn: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Popcorn25/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Doritos Dinamita (25/100 on 72 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Doritos Dinamita
25/100
Bag of Bones Flamming Hot
25/100
Snack Mix, Cheese Fix
25/100
doritos flaming hor cool ranch
25/100
Popcorn
25/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Doritos Dinamita lists 72 ingredients on its label

72 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 72 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 25/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 72 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Corn
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Canola
4
Sunflower Oil
5
And Less Than 2% Of Maltodextrin Made From Corn
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Cheddar Cheese
8
Milk
9
Cheese Cultures
10
Enzymes
11
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
12
Msg
13
Natural & Artificial Flavors
14
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
15
Yeast Extract
16
Onion Powder
17
Artificial Color Red 40 Lake
18
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
19
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
20
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
21
Buttermilk
22
Romano Cheese
23
Cow's Milk
24
Cheese Cultures Salt Enzymes
25
Potassium Salt
26
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
27
Spices
28
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
29
Tomato Powder
30
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
31
Skim Milk
32
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Garlic Powder
34
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
35
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
36
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
37
Maiz
38
Aceite Vegetal
39
Canola Y/o Girasol
40
Y Menos De 2% De Maltodextrina
41
De Masal Queso Cheddar
42
Leche
43
Cultivos Lacteos
44
Sal
45
Enzimas
46
Suero De Leche
47
Glutamato Monosodico
48
Saborzantes Naturales Y Artificiales
49
Acido Citrico
50
Extracto De Levadura
51
Cebolla En Polvo
52
Colorante Artificial Lacaaro 40
53
Laca Amarillo 6
54
Amarillo 6
55
Amarillo 5
56
Suero De Mantequilla
57
Queso Romano
58
Cultimos Lacteos
59
Sal Enzimas
60
Cloruro De Potasio
61
Concentrado De Proteina De Suero De Leche
62
Especias
63
Dextrosa
64
Tomate En Polvo
65
Lactosa
66
Leche Descremada
67
Azucar
68
Ajo En Polvo
69
Acido Lactico
70
Inosinato Disodico
71
Guanilato Disodico Contiene Ingredientes De Leche. Frito-lay
72
Tx 75024-4099 2023 Frito-lay North America

Full Ingredient List

corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), and less than 2% of maltodextrin made from corn), salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, monosodium glutamate, natural & artificial flavors, citric acid, yeast extract, onion powder, artificial color red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5), buttermilk, romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures salt enzymes), potassium salt, whey protein concentrate, spices, dextrose, tomato powder, lactose, skim milk, sugar, garlic powder, lactic acid, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate contains milk ingredients. ingredientes: maiz, aceite vegetal (maiz, canola y/o girasol), y menos de 2% de maltodextrina (de masal queso cheddar (leche, cultivos lacteos, sal, enzimas), suero de leche, glutamato monosodico, saborzantes naturales y artificiales, acido citrico, extracto de levadura, cebolla en polvo, colorante artificial lacaaro 40, laca amarillo 6, amarillo 6, amarillo 5), suero de mantequilla, queso romano (leche, cultimos lacteos, sal enzimas), cloruro de potasio, concentrado de proteina de suero de leche, especias, dextrosa, tomate en polvo, lactosa, leche descremada, azucar, ajo en polvo, acido lactico, inosinato disodico, guanilato disodico contiene ingredientes de leche. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 2023 frito-lay north america, inc. ke warning: do not give to children younger than 4 years old. os menores de a años de edad.

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Doritos Dinamita

Neighbours outside Doritos in the same lower screening band as Doritos Dinamita (25/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Doritos; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Doritos Dinamita's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 72-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Doritos Dinamita's 3 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 0028400681995: 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.