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Is Doritos Stax Mexican Chilli Salsa ultra-processed?

Crisps Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Doritos Stax Mexican Chilli Salsa

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed crisps

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Corn (Maize), Flour, Sunflower Oil, Starch, Seasoning (Salt, Sugar, Onion, Flavouring, Tomato, Garlic, Yeast Extract, Red Chilli Pepper, Lactose From Milk, Cumin, Oregano, Colour (Paprika Extract)), Black Beans, Rapeseed Oil, Emulsifiers (e471, e322), See highlighted ingredients, Made in a factory that also handles (Wheat), Soy, Gluten, Sesame

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E322 Lecithins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Corn (Maize) Flour, Sunflower Oil, Starch, Seasoning [Salt, Sugar, Onion Powder, Flavouring, Tomato Powder, Garlic Powder, Yeast Extract, Red Chilli Pepper Powder, Lactose From Milk, Cumin, Oregano, Colour (Paprika Extract)], Dried Black Beans, Rapeseed Oil, Emulsifiers (E471, E322). Allergy Advice: Contains: See highlighted ingredients. Made in a factory that also handles: Wheat, Soy, Gluten, Sesame Suitable for vegetarians

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.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • 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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,471 crisps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1317th. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 1,471 crisps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000328136455, last edited 3 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.