Is Doritos Cool Orig 40g ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Flavour enhancer
- Flavouring
- Milk proteins
- E621 Monosodium glutamate
- E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
- 24 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed corn chips
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
in a protective atmosphere store in a cool dry place cool origina f vour corn chips ingredie s (cm whole maize kernels), sunflower oil (processing marker) (1476), rapeseed oi c riginal flavour, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), gl cuse syrup, sugar (processing marker), potassium čhloride, cheese powder (processing marker) (from milk), flavour enhancers (ultra-processing marker) (monosodi m glutamate, disodium 5'ribonucleotide (ultra-processing marker)), acidity regulators (malic acid, sodium acetate, citric acíd), colour (ultra-processing marker) (annatco), milk proteins (ultra-processing marker), spice, allergy advice nting
Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E262i Sodium acetate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
As written on the pack
in a protective atmosphere store in a cool dry place cool origina f vour corn chips ingredie s: cm whole maize kernels), sunflower oil (1476), rapeseed oi c riginal flavour (flavourings (contains milk), salt, gl cuse syrup, sugar, potassium čhloride, cheese powder (from milk), flavour enhancers (monosodi m glutamate, disodium 5'ribonucleotide), acidity regulators (malic acid, sodium acetate, citric acíd), colour (annatco) milk proteins, spice, allergy advice nting
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.
- E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
- E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
- 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.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
5 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 359 corn chips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 293rd. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328737102, last edited 4 June 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.