Sweet Chilli Doritos — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Sweet Chilli Doritos by Doritos DUMP — score 20/90.
Refined corn fried in palm oil and dusted with an engineered flavor stack: two sweeteners, MSG-type enhancers, maltodextrin, and artificial colour. Built for craving, not nutrition.
Why this verdict
- Engineered flavor stack: enhancers 631 + 627 with maltodextrin keep you reaching for more
- Hyper-palatable triad: refined corn + palm oil + added sugar
- Two sweeteners (sugar and fructose) for layered sweetness
- Fried in palmolein, a refined high-saturated-fat oil
- Artificial caramel colour 160c, purely cosmetic
Ingredients (14)
- Corn (79%) (moderate) — Refined corn is the base; degermed and fried, so it acts as a fast-digesting refined starch rather than whole grain.
- Palmolein (vegetable oil) (moderate) — Refined palm oil high in saturated fat; the frying medium and a big chunk of the calories.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- fructose (moderate) — Added sugar that swaps in for table sugar. Doesn't spike blood glucose the same way, but it's metabolized by the liver and the spread still totals ~55g sugar per 100g.
- Flavour Enhancers (631, 627) (concerning) — Disodium inosinate and guanylate, the nucleotide combo paired with savory flavors to amplify umami and drive cravings.
- Wheat Maltodextrin (concerning) — Highly refined filler with a high glycemic spike; a marker of ultra-processed seasoning.
- Colour (160c) (moderate) — Paprika/caramel-type colouring added purely for appearance, no nutritional value.
- Acidity Regulators (296, 330, 260) (safe) — Malic, citric and acetic acids for tang; common and low-concern.
- Natural and Nature-Identical Flavouring Substances (moderate) — Lab-built flavour blend; 'nature identical' means synthesized, not from real chilli or tomato.
- Tomato Powder (safe) — Dehydrated tomato for color/flavor; benign.
- Iodised Salt (safe) — Adds sodium and iodine; fine in moderation.
- Anticaking agent (551) (safe) — Silicon dioxide to keep the seasoning powder free-flowing; inert.
- Antioxidant (300) (safe) — Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) added to slow rancidity; harmless.
- Spices & Condiments (safe) — Chilli, onion, garlic and other spices — the one genuinely real, flavorful part.