Doritos
Cool Ranch Flavored
Avoid · Flagged- Barcode
- Sold in
- USA
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Why it’s rated Avoid
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- Canola Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Industrial Seed Oil / High Linoleic Acid & Processing OxidationAvoid
- Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral DisruptionAvoid
- Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & AllergyAvoid
- Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue FCF) Coal-Tar Synthetic Dye / Blood-Brain Barrier PenetrationAvoid
- Monosodium Glutamate (MSG – Synthetic) Concentrated Excitotoxin / Glutamate Receptor Over-stimulationAvoid
- Sunflower Oil Industrially refined seed oil (same rule as canola/soybean).Avoid
- Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.Avoid
- Citric Acid (Manufactured / Mold-Derived) Fermentation Byproduct / Mold & Inflammatory ResponseUse Caution
- Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.Use Caution
- Dextrose Refined corn-derived sugar.Use Caution
- Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).Use Caution
- Maltodextrin Highly processed starch filler; high glycemic.Use Caution
- Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.Use Caution
- Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).Clean
- Spices Ground spices and herbs.Clean
- Onion Powder Dried onion.Clean
- Garlic Powder Dried garlic.Clean
Ingredients
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Ingredients
corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), salt, corn starch, tomato powder, lactose, whey, skim milk, onion powder, sugar, garlic powder, monosodium glutamate, maltodextrin (made from cokn), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), dextrose, malic acid, corn syrup solids, buttermilk, natural and artificial flavors, sodium acetate, artificial color (red 40, blue 1, yellow 5), spice, citric acid, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate. contains milk ingredients.
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