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Doritos Tortilla Chips, Spicy Sweet Chili And Sour Cream Flavored
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Doritos Tortilla Chips, Spicy Sweet Chili And Sour Cream Flavored

Doritos
9.25 oz
Available at Foodtown
150
Calories
2g
Protein
1g
Sugars
280mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
52
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Doritos Tortilla Chips, Spicy Sweet Chili And Sour Cream flavored, arrives in a bright, crinkly 9.25 oz bag on the snack aisle, shelved alongside other flavored tortilla chips, party snacks, and dips. You’ll spot it near other Doritos SKUs and competitive bold-flavor brands, often in endcap displays for game-day or movie-night promotions. This product fits casual, on-the-go shopping trips—pickups for parties, tailgates, road trips, or a spontaneous movie night at home. It’s positioned as a youth-oriented, high-energy snack: bold, shareable, and adventurous, marketed toward teens and young adults through music, gaming, and pop-culture tie-ins rather than health messaging. The label leans into indulgence and flavor intensity rather than wellness; there’s no organic certification, and any “natural flavor” listed on the ingredient deck is offset by a long list of additives, so there’s little in the way of health-halo claims or kid-specific characters. In plain terms, this is a highly processed, industrially formulated snack that combines fried or baked corn base with concentrated seasonings and flavor-enhancing additives. Sensory details: loud, crunchy triangular chips coated in a dusty, spicy-sweet seasoning that leaves a lingering savory finish; the bag crackles as it opens and the chips are typically eaten straight from the bag or dipped into sour cream, queso, or salsa. Rituals include passing the bag around at parties, sharing during video game sessions, and snacking while watching sports or films. The overall story: a convenient, flavor-forward guilty pleasure deeply embedded in American snack and party culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 12.0
Servings per Container: 9
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat7g9%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium280mg12%
Total Carbohydrate18g7%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars1g
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Corn,, Vegetable, Oil, (Corn,, Canola,, and/or, Sunflower, Oil),, Salt,, Sugar,, Monosodium, Glutamate,, Fructose,, Sodium, Diacetate,, Soy, Sauce, (Soybean,, Wheat,, Salt),, Onion, Powder,, Maltodextrin, (Made, from, Corn),, Hydrolyzed, Soy, Protein,, Hydrolyzed, Corn, Protein,, Garlic, Powder,, Torula, Yeast,, Malic, Acid,, Extractives, of, Paprika,, Spices,, Caramel, Color,, Disodium, Inosinate,, Disodium, Guanylate,, Dextrose,, and, Natural, Flavor..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Corn - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Monosodium Glutamate - Processed emulsifier
  • Sodium Diacetate - Synthetic preservative
  • Caramel Color - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed proteins, maltodextrin, flavor enhancers, disodium inosinate/guanylate) and is an industrially formulated flavored snack, characteristic of NOVA group 4 ultraprocessed foods.

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Common Questions about Doritos Tortilla Chips, Spicy Sweet Chili And Sour Cream Flavored

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a moving target! These chips are definitely more of a treat than a health food, with 150 calories per serving and a decent amount of sodium. If you're looking for a crunchy snack to enjoy in moderation, they fit the bill, but if you're counting macros or trying to eat clean, you might want to pair them with something nutritious.

Perfect For

game-day-prep
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

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