Safe

Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso

by Doritos

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400737470 · Doritos. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400737470 · Serving size 26.0 pieces (28.0 g)

The verdict

Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso by Doritos scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 38 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 38-component record, beginning with Enriched Corn Meal, Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 38 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0028400737470
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

00737470 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 38 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-RARE Calcium Lactate PHOTO-FINISH French Bread · ±0 BOOK-OFF …737470 · July 2026

11 of 38 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Calcium Lactate). Source sheet 00737470 · 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: French Bread · Nearest score peer is French Bread at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

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. Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chi…100/1002. French Bread: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. French Bread100/1003. Hint of Lime Flavored White Corn Tortilla Chips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Hint of Lime Flavored Whi…100/1004. Spitz Sunflower Seeds: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Spitz Sunflower Seeds100/1005. Harvest Cheddar Chips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Harvest Cheddar Chips100/100
High-band neighbours for Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso (100/100) outside Doritos.
Chart values as text

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

Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso
100/100
French Bread
100/100
Hint of Lime Flavored White Corn Tortilla Chips
100/100
Spitz Sunflower Seeds
100/100
Harvest Cheddar Chips
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso lists 38 ingredients on its label

38 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 359,392 products 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. 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: 38 (92nd 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

1
Enriched Corn Meal
2
Corn Meal
3
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Vegetable Oil
9
Corn
10
Canola
11
Sunflower Oil
12
Spices
13
Including Jalapeno Peppers And Red Peppers
14
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
15
Made From Corn
16
And Less Than 2% Of Sal Onion Powder
17
Cheddar Cheese
18
Milk
19
Cheese Cultures
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Enzymes
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
Msg
24
Tomato Powder
25
Buttermilk
26
Corn Syrup Solids
27
Suga Natural Flavors
28
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
29
Dried Vinegar
30
Garlic Powder
31
Lime Juice
32
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
33
Citric Acid Disodium Phosphate
34
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
35
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
36
Paprika Extracts
37
Milk Ingredients. Frito-lay
38
Tx 75024-4099 2023 Frito-lay North America

Full Ingredient List

enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), spices (including jalapeno peppers and red peppers), maltodextrin (made from corn), and less than 2% of sal onion powder, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, monosodium glutamate, tomato powder, buttermilk, corn syrup solids, suga natural flavors, lactic acid, vinegar, garlic powder, lime juice, calcium lactate, citric acid disodium phosphate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, and paprika extracts. contains milk ingredients. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 2023 frito-lay north america, inc.

Other products containing Tx 75024-4099 2023 Frito-lay North America

Tx 75024-4099 2023 Frito-lay North America is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso

Neighbours outside Doritos with screening scores in the same high band as Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Doritos; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Dinamita Sticks Smoky Chile Queso has a longer ingredient list than 92% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0028400737470: 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.