Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips - Nutrition and Ingredients
Nutrition & Ingredients Summary
One 100 g of Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips (100 grams) contains 500 calories and 7.1 grams of protein. It consists of 57% carbohydrates, 7% protein, 29% fat, and less than 1% of water. Jump to Nutrition AnalysisDoritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips has 44 ingredients, which is 26.6 more than the average chips. The recommended serving size is 28 grams, which is a smaller portion compared to the serving size of the average chips. Jump to Ingredient Analysis
In one 100 g of Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips:
Source: USDA
- Calories: 500
- Protein: 7.1 g
- Dietary fiber: 3.6 g
- Fat: 28.6 g, (Saturated: 3.6 g)
- Sodium: 607 mg
Source: USDA
Nutrition Details
Calories
Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips have 500 calories per 100 g or 500 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and carbohydrates.50% of calories in Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips are from fat, 44% of calories are from carbohydrates and 6% of calories are from protein.
Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips contains 3% less calories than the average chips.
Carbohydrates
A good portion, or 44% of the calories in Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips are from carbohydrates. The carbs are mostly in the form of dietary fiber (100%).Sugar
Compared to the average chips, Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips has 100% less sugar.
Fat
The majority, or 50% of the calories in Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips are from fat. It are high in total fat, with 28.6 grams or 45% of recommended daily values per 100 g. Most of the fat in Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips are healthier unsaturated fats.Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips are cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips has about the same amount of total fat as the average chips.
Protein
A single 100 g of Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips contains 14% of recommended daily values or 7.1 grams of protein.Sodium
One 100 g of Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips has 607 milligrams of sodium or about 40% of daily recommended intake.Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips has about the same amount of sodium as the average chips.
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Nutrition Comparison to Other Chips
Here is a table of nutritional differences between Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips and the average chips. Comparing by equal weight (one serving):
| Nutrient | Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips | Difference | Average/Median Chips |
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| Calories | 140kcal | -3% | 142kcal / 145kcal |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | -2% | 16g / 16g |
| Sugar | ~ | -100% | 1g / 1g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g | -21% | 1g / 1g |
| Total Fat | 8g | +3% | 8g / 8g |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | +22% | 2g / 1g |
| Trans Fat | ~ | ~ | 0g / ~ |
| Cholesterol | ~ | ~ | 1mg / ~ |
| Sodium | 170mg | +1% | 183mg / 172mg |
| Protein | 2g | +1% | 2g / 2g |
| Vitamin C | ~ | -100% | 5mg / 4mg |
| Calcium | ~ | -100% | 18mg / 9mg |
| Iron | ~ | -100% | 1mg / 0mg |
Ingredients
Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips has 44 ingredients, which is 26.6 more than the average chips (17.4 ingredients). Its top ingredient is corn, unlike most chips, where the top ingredient tends to be potato.Full Ingredients List
corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), salt, yellow corn flour, spices, maltodextrin (made from corn), whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion powder, garlic powder, hydrolyzed corn protein, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, buttermilk, artificial color (including yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5), sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk), butter (cream, salt), modified corn starch, blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), and lactic acid. contains milk ingredients.
Source: USDA
Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips contains palm oil or palm derivatives, unlike most chips, which are palm free.
Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips contains artificial flavoring or colors, unlike most chips, which are more naturally made.
Ingredients Compared to Other Chips
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| 1 | Corn | ||||||
| 2 | Vegetable Oil | ||||||
| 3 | Canola | ||||||
| 4 | Sunflower Oil | ||||||
| 5 | Salt | ||||||
| 6 | Yellow Corn Flour | ||||||
| 7 | Spice | ||||||
| 8 | Maltodextrin | ||||||
| 9 | Whey Protein Concentrate | ||||||
| 10 | Monosodium Glutamate | ||||||
| 11 | Whey | ||||||
| 12 | Cheddar Cheese | ||||||
| 13 | Milk | ||||||
| 14 | Cheese Culture | ||||||
| 15 | Enzyme | ||||||
| 16 | Onion Powder | ||||||
| 17 | Garlic Powder | ||||||
| 18 | Hydrolyzed Corn Protein | ||||||
| 19 | Citric Acid | ||||||
| 20 | Natural | ||||||
| 21 | Artificial Flavor | ||||||
| 22 | Buttermilk | ||||||
| 23 | Artificial Color | ||||||
| 24 | Including Yellow 6 Lake | ||||||
| 25 | Yellow 5 Lake | ||||||
| 26 | Blue Lake | ||||||
| 27 | Yellow 6 | ||||||
| 28 | Yellow 5 | ||||||
| 29 | Sour Cream | ||||||
| 30 | Cultured Cream | ||||||
| 31 | Skim Milk | ||||||
| 32 | Butter | ||||||
| 33 | Cream | ||||||
| 34 | Modified Corn Starch | ||||||
| 35 | Blue Cheese | ||||||
| 36 | Lactic Acid Milk |
FAQ
How many calories are in Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips?
Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips have 500 calories per 100 g or 500 calories for every 100 grams.Source: USDA
How healthy is Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips?
On the positive side, Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips has 100% less sugar and 1% more protein than the average chips. Unfortunately, it also has 21% less dietary fiber, 3% more total fat, 22% more saturated fat, 1% more sodium, 100% less vitamin c, 100% less calcium and 100% less iron than the average chips.Source: USDA
Is Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips vegan?
Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips is not vegan in terms of its ingredients - it contains whey protein, whey, cheddar cheese, milk, cheese culture, buttermilk, sour cream, skim milk, butter, cream, blue cheese and lactic acid milk. It also has artificial flavor which can be non-vegan.Does Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips contain MSG?
Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips contains MSG (monosodium glutamate) as its 10th ingredient.Source: USDA
What is the top ingredient in Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips?
The top ingredient in Doritos Taco Flavor Tortilla Chips is corn.Source: USDA
