Cool Ranch Doritos contain several dairy ingredients. These ingredients include lactose, whey, skim milk, cheddar cheese, and buttermilk. This is a snack food that you want to stay away from if you wish to avoid dairy.
The ingredients for Cool Ranch Doritos are below with the dairy ingredients underlined. Lactose, whey, and skim milk are the most predominant dairy ingredients in these chips.
Cool Ranch Doritos Ingredients: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, And/or Sunflower Oil), Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Salt, Tomato Powder, Lactose, Whey, Skim Milk, Onion Powder, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Monosodium Glutamate, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Dextrose, Malic Acid, Corn Syrup Solids, Buttermilk, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Acetate, Artificial Color (Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5), Spice, Citric Acid, Disodium Inosinate, and Disodium Guanylate.
Are Any Doritos Products Dairy-Free?
Now that we have established that Cool Ranch Doritos have dairy, let’s see if other Doritos flavors have dairy. The table below shows the various flavors of Doritos along with their ingredients and whether they contain dairy.
In summary, most varieties of Doritos contain various dairy ingredients. Spicy Sweet Chili and Salsa Verde are the only Doritos without dairy ingredients at the time of this article.
| Doritos Flavor | Dairy (Yes or No)? | Dairy Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Nacho Cheese | Yes | Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Part-skim Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate, Lactose, Skim Milk. |
| Flamin’ Hot Nacho | Yes | Whey, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate, Sodium Caseinate, Skim Milk. |
| Flamin’ Hot Cool Ranch | Yes | Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Sour Cream (Cultured Cream, Skim Milk), Skim Milk, Whey, Buttermilk, Lactose, Romano Cheese (Cow´s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate. |
| Flamin’ Hot Limon | Yes | Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Romano Cheese (Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Whey Protein Concentrate. |
| Spicy Nacho | Yes | Whey, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Lactose, Sodium Caseinate, Skim Milk. |
| Spicy Sweet Chili | No | None (reference the statement below this table) |
| Salsa Verde | No | None (reference the statement below this table) |
| Taco Flavor | Yes | Whey Protein Concentrate, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Sour Cream (Cultured Cream, Skim Milk), Butter (Cream, Salt), Blue Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), . |
| Tapatio | Yes | Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Part Skim Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes]), Whey Protein Concentrate, Skim Milk. |
| Flamas | Yes | Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Whey Protein Concentrate. |
| Simply Organic White Cheddar | Yes | Organic Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Organic Sweet Cream Buttermilk, Organic Romano Cheese (Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Organic Butter (Cream, Salt), Organic Skim Milk, Organic Cream. |
| Dinamita Chile Limon Rolled Tortilla Chips | Yes | Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Whey Protein Concentrate. |
| 3D Crunch Chili Cheese Nacho | Yes | Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Cow’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate. |
| 3D Crunch Spicy Ranch | Yes | Buttermilk, Sour Cream (Cream, Skim Milk, Cultures), Cream Cheese (Pasteurized Milk and Cream, Cheese Cultures, Skim Milk, Whey, Parmesan Cheese (Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Butter (Cream, Annatto). |
Please reference the product packaging/label for the most accurate and up-to-date ingredient, allergen, and nutrition information. Furthermore, FritoLay, the manufacturer, states that Doritos are produced on the same line as products that contain milk. They go on to state that, “ Although our lines are cleaned between production runs, a slight residue may remain on the line. Individuals who are extremely sensitive may be affected.” (source)
Sources:
doritos.com
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