Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored

Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 contaminants flagged · 5 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Doritos (US conventional corn chips)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−100

glycidyl esters−57

3-mcpd−18

acrylamide−12

lead−8

cadmium−5

Ingredients

−85

corn oil−23

canola oil−22

soybean oil−22

corn maltodextrin−5

natural flavors−5

5 more deductions−8

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+95

Minimum score+95

Final score0

Contaminants · 8

3 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Doritos (US conventional corn chips)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Glycidyl Esters102 ppbof 6 ppb

Over the limit — 17×EU maximum level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2023/915 Annex I (point 5.3.3.2, carried over from Reg. (EU) 2020/1322) — glycidyl fatty acid esters expressed as glycidol, 6.0 ug/kg in liquid infant formula, follow-on formula and FSMP. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published GE number. Looser EU levels not adopted: powdered infant formula 50 ug/kg; vegetable oils and fats placed on the market for the final consumer 1,000 ug/kg (500 ug/kg when destined for baby food).

Measured in: Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips

3-mcpd43 ppbof 12 ppb

Over the limit — 3.6×EU maximum level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2023/915 Annex I as amended by Reg. (EU) 2024/1003 (point 5.3.3.2) — sum of 3-MCPD and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters expressed as 3-MCPD, 12 ug/kg in liquid infant formula, follow-on formula and FSMP (cut from 15). Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published 3-MCPD number. Looser EU levels not adopted: powdered infant formula 80 ug/kg; free 3-MCPD in hydrolysed vegetable protein and soy sauce 20 ug/kg; vegetable oils and fats for the final consumer 1,250 ug/kg.

Measured in: Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips

Acrylamide53 ppbof 40 ppb

Over the limit — 1.3×EU benchmark level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2017/2158 Annex IV — 40 ug/kg for baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children (other than biscuits and rusks), the tightest benchmark in the regulation. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published acrylamide number. EU benchmarks are mitigation-performance indicators, not legal maximum levels; looser category benchmarks not adopted include potato crisps 750, crackers 400, biscuits and wafers 350, breakfast cereals 150-300, roast coffee 400 ug/kg. No FDA or EPA food concentration limit exists.

Measured in: Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips

Lead4.03 ppbof 5 ppb

81% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips

Cadmium2.72 ppbof 5 ppb

54% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)NDof 6 ppb

Not detectedUS EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).

Measured in: Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips

Ingredients · 21

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Common questions

Is Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored healthy?

Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Doritos (US conventional corn chips). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored?

Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored lists 21 ingredients, starting with Corn, Corn Oil, Canola Oil, Soybean Oil and Corn Maltodextrin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored contain seed oils?

Yes. Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored lists Corn Oil, Canola Oil and Soybean Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored?

Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is Xochitl Organic White Corn Tortilla Chips at 100/100.

Is Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored organic?

Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored is not certified organic in our data.

Has Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (US Frito-Lay corn tortilla chips: conventional corn + vegetable oil + seasoning; no cocoa, rice, cinnamon, nut, protein powder or seaweed) with the other products in its family, Doritos (US conventional corn chips), and 5 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored contain heavy metals?

Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected cadmium at 2.72 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips and lead at 4.03 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Does Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored contain phthalates?

Doritos Simply NKD Cool Ranch Flavored itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for DEHP and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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