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Doritos nacho cheese
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Doritos nacho cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Whole Corn Grain66.7%No flag
  • Vegetable Oil16.7%No flag›
  • Palm Olein16.7%No flag
  • Nacho Cheese Seasoning16.7%No flag
  • Corn maltodextrin8.3%No flag
  • Cow's Milk Whey Powder4.2%No flag
  • Wheat Flour2.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Cheese Powder0.6%No flag
  • From cow's milk0.6%No flag
  • Vegetable Oil0.5%No flag›
  • Sunflower Vegetable Oil0.2%No flag›
  • Palm Vegetable Oil0.2%No flag›
  • Tomato0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Cheese<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Buttermilk Powder<0.1%No flag›
  • From cow's milk<0.1%No flag
  • Flavour Enhancers<0.1%No flag
  • E508No flag
  • E621Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Milk ProteinNo flag›
  • From cow's milkNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Acidity RegulatorsNo flag
  • E270No flag
  • E330No flag
  • Natural ColoursNo flag
  • E160cNo flag
  • E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • E150aNo flag
  • Anti caking agentNo flag
  • E551No flag
  • Cow's MilkNo flag
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Whole Corn Grain, Vegetable Oil (Palm Olein), Nacho Cheese Seasoning [Maize Maltodextrin, Cow's Milk Whey Powder, Wheat Flour, Salt, Cheese Powder (from cow's milk), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower & Palm), Tomato Powder, Natural Flavours (Cheese & Butter), Onion Powder, Buttermilk Powder (from cow's milk), Flavour Enhancers (E508, E621), Garlic Powder, Milk Protein (from cow's milk), Dextrose, Acidity Regulators (E270, E330), Natural Colours (E160c, E160b, E150a), Anticaking Agent (E551), Cow's Skimmed Milk Powder].

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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