Is Doritos Cheese Healthy? Ingredients & Additives Rated

The numbers

Nutri-Score: C — middlingProcessing: NOVA 4 (ultra-processed)Flagged additives: 0 avoid, 2 watch

Nutri-Score is the EU front-of-pack rating (A best, E worst). NOVA rates how processed a food is (1 unprocessed, 4 ultra-processed).

Additives in Doritos Cheese

Full ingredient list

corn (72%), rapeseed oil, cheese flavouring base [whey powder, flavouring (milk), salt, buttermilk powder (milk), cheese powder (milk), tomato powder, onion powder, potassium chloride, sugar, garlic powder, acidity regulators (citric acid, lactic acid), colours (annatto bixin, common caramel), milk protein, spices, skimmed milk powder, flavour enhancer (5'-disodium ribonucleotide), antioxidants (ascorbic acid, rosemary extract, tocopherol-rich extract), citric acid, may contain: soy, wheat (gluten),

Frequently asked questions

Is Doritos Cheese healthy?

Middling. Nutri-Score C, ultra-processed (NOVA 4), 2 additives worth watching. Fine occasionally, not something to lean on. This is based on its official Nutri-Score, NOVA processing group 4, and its additives rated against EFSA opinions.

What is in Doritos Cheese?

corn (72%), rapeseed oil, cheese flavouring base [whey powder, flavouring (milk), salt, buttermilk powder (milk), cheese powder (milk), tomato powder, onion powder, potassium chloride, sugar, garlic powder, acidity regulators (citric acid, lactic acid), colours (annatto bixin, common caramel), milk protein, spices, skimmed milk powder, flavour enhancer (5'-disodium ribonucleotide), antioxidants (ascorbic acid, rosemary extract, tocopherol-rich extract), citric acid, may contain: soy, wheat (gluten),