Is Doritos - BBQ Sweet Tang ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 31 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed corn chips
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Corn (Muize), Rapeseed Oil, BBQ Sweet Tang Flavour, Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Acids (Sodium Acetates, Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Tomato, Paprika Powder, Onion Powder, Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein, Sugu, Flavour Enhancer (ultra-processing marker) (Monosodium Glutamate (ultra-processing marker)), Potassium Chloride, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Garlic Powder, Salt (processing marker), Molasses Powder, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)), Antioxiuunts (Rosemary Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Ricn Extract, Citric Acid), other cereds containing gluten ROAST CHICKE CHINGS
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E262 Sodium acetates , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E508 Potassium chloride , E621 Monosodium glutamate
As written on the pack
Corn (Muize), Rapeseed Oil, BBQ Sweet Tang Flavour [Dextrose, Acids (Sodium Acetates, Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Tomato Powder, Paprika Powder, Onion Powder, Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein, Sugu, Flavour Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate), Potassium Chloride, Flavouring, Garlic Powder, Salt, Molasses Powder, Smoked Maltodextrin, Smoked Sunflower Oil, Colour Paprika Extract), Antioxiuunts (Rosemary Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Ricn Extract, Citric Acid). Allergy Advice May Contain: Milk, Soya, Wheat and the other cereds containing gluten Suitable for Vegetarian ROAST CHICKE CHINGS
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 359 corn chips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 321st. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328031750, last edited 26 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.