Doritos ® – Nacho Cheese – The great original Doritos Chip
Written: Jun 01 '08 (Updated Jun 03 '08)
Product Rating:
Pros: Delicious, crunchy and full of flavor (not extremely spicy).
Cons: None really, these are quite delicious!
The Bottom Line: If you like a chip with a decent flavor but not a tremendously spicy flavor, you should check these chips out (if you_haven't_already).
Magick1's Full Review: Doritos Tortilla Chips, Nacho Cheese, 1.75 Oz Larg...
Doritos® have been a favorite of mine sine as long as I can remember. I enjoy the flavor and the crunch. I have never had a bad batch of these chips! When you think of a bag (imagine the larger grab bag sized bag of chips) that weighs only 1 ¾ ounces. It doesn’t sound like much, but in those bags holds a tremendous taste treat!
Even though it is only 1 ¾ ounces, since the chips are so light, you get a pretty decent sized helping. I did not actually count the chips. But, I do dump these bags out onto my lunch plate or wrapper anytime that I eat a bag and it covers the wrapper or plate quite well. Another amazing thing I notice with these chips, you don’t find a huge number of broken or destroyed chips. The chips are pretty much intact, with just a few being broken slightly!
The Product
These chips are roughly the size of 2 – 3 inch long triangle. They are orange and they pack a mild flavor sensation when you bite into them! The flavor is slight and not over powering. You get a wonderful flavor without having your mouth burn or feel super spiced by eating these chips!
The chips have a wonderfully delightful crunch when you bite into them. There is a hardy snap when you break a portion of the chip off in your mouth. When you do eat these, be prepared to either wash your hands, or at the very least, be sure that you have a napkin to wipe off your fingers (and possibly your mouth).
The chips, as mentioned, have an orange color to them. They appear like they have dried cheese and spices when you look at them closely before snapping them into your watering mouth! You can see the flavor upon inspecting them, really you can!
The chips also provide an excellent accompaniment to taco salads or “walking tacos” as we refer to them around here. These make some terrific fundraisers too! If you take a bag of the Doritos, smash them into smaller pieces, and prepare taco seasoned meat and the taco partners that you enjoy (sour cream, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, salsa) and pour all of these ingredients into the Doritos® bag, you have a delicious, quick selling fundraiser for people to pick up and take with them quickly!
They do offer many different sizes of bags as well. The vending machines in most places carry this sized bag that I am reviewing right now. But, if you go to your local warehouse club, you will find tiny bags in a box of 50 which are great size for carrying in your lunch sack. Or, you can buy larger bags for your household and bag them up yourself in your lunch bags.
This particular flavor is listed as nacho cheese flavor. It’s in a dark red bag with a neon like light in the shape of the chip, a triangle. Doritos® offer many, many flavors ranging from the nacho cheese to jalapeño to cool ranch and then many others. So be sure to look for this one if you want a nice flavored chip that goes great with walking tacos or just straight from the bag!
Nutritional Facts
This information is based upon a standard 2,000 calorie diet (daily) and is for 1 serving which is 1 bag (1 ¾ ounce).
Calories 250 Calories from Fat 120
Total Fat 13g or 21%
Saturated Fat 2.5g or 13%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol less than 5mg or 1%
Sodium 310mg or 13%
Total Carbohydrate 30g or 10%
Dietary Fiber 2g or 10%
Sugars 2g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 8%
Vitamin E 6%
Vitamin B6 6%
Iron 2%
Thiamin 6%
Phosphorous 10%
Ingredients
Whole corn, Vegetable Oil (contains One or More of the following: Corn, Soybean, and/or Sunflower Oil), Salt, Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Maltodextrin, Wheat Flour, Whey, Monosodium Glutamate, Buttermilk Solids, Romano Cheese From Cow’s Milk (Part-skim Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate, Onion Powder, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Corn Flour, Disodium Phosphate, Lactose, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Dextrose, Tomato Powder, Spices, Lactic Acid, Artificial Color (Including Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40), Citric Acid, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Red and Green Bell Pepper Powder, Sodium Caseinate, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Nonfat Milk Solids, Whey Protein Isolate, and Corn Syrup Solids.
Contains Milk and Wheat Ingredients.
If you have questions or concerns, you can go to their website www.fritolay.com or you can write to them at FRITO-LAY, INC. Plano TX 75024-4099.
Overall Impressions
These chips are wonderful. They are always crispy and have a terrific crunch. The flavor is a bit zippy without being obnoxious. You can even see a bit of the seasoning on the chip if you look at them carefully! The chips almost always seem to be in full-triangle shapes with only a few broken into smaller pieces in these big grab bag sized bags. I have been very fortunate to find bags that are not smashed to bits and pieces. Their drivers and the store stockers must take pretty good care of these chips when placing them on the shelves!
If you have never tried these chips and you like a bit of flavor but nothing that sets your mouth on fire, these might be a great chip to try. These chips have some kick to them, but it doesn’t leave you begging for a glass of water, nor does it leave your mouth with that warm, spicy burn when you are finished eating them! This bag is not terribly bad in the calories, fat and sodium content. Mind you, they are not great, but they are not absolutely terrible either! Give them a shot sometime! Enjoy!
~Thank you for spending time with me today!~
Here are some other snack food items that I have written about, healthy and not so healthy choices:
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