Doritos Cheese Nachos

§01 — Six-Axis Assessment

Flagged YELLOW because the evidence provided indicates added sugars are present in the ingredient list ("MALTODEXTRIN", "DEXTROSE", "SUGAR"), but The note in the research claims "~2-4g/100g free sugars" but no nutrition label citation is provided to confirm the exact grams/100g, so the safer threshold match is added sugar ingredients present without confirmed ≥10g/100g.

Flagged RED because the product is described as NOVA Group 4 (ultra-processed) with an additive-heavy formulation (maltodextrin, flavours, food acids, colours, antioxidants) and is made as an industrially formulated, fried flavoured corn chip. It also fails other axes (e. g. , Sodium is flagged red in the research), meeting the methodology condition for RED (NOVA 4 + fails another axis).

Flagged RED due to insufficient evidence for trans fat or saturated fat grams, but the research asserts concerns around refined frying oils and potential trans fats; however, the methodology requires detectable partially-hydrogenated oils, trans fat >1g/100g, or saturated fat >5g/100g. Since none of these are evidenced with label numbers or PHO listing, evidence is insufficient to justify red; this should be YELLOW based on refined seed oil use ("CANOLA OIL") without sat-fat values.

Flagged YELLOW because the research states sodium is high ("~1. 5g" per 100g; "450-600mg" per 30g serving), but no per-100g sodium value is directly cited from a label quote in the provided sources. Under the thresholds, RED would require ≥625mg/100g with reliable evidence; given the evidence is described as approximate, the conservative mapping is 300–625mg/100g or uncertain high sodium → YELLOW pending confirmed label.

Flagged YELLOW because the research indicates "no health claims" but suggests the "cheese flavor" comes from powders/flavours rather than real cheese; this is soft framing/expectation management rather than a clearly contradicted front-of-pack health claim. There is also no cited ASCI/FSSAI/NCPCR ruling in the provided material to escalate to RED.

Flagged GREEN because the research states "No FSSAI notices, recalls, or ASCI rulings" were found for Doritos Cheese Nachos in India and provides no contrary regulatory events in the timeline or sources.

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§04 — Evidence Trail

§06 — Ingredients

CORN, CANOLA OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY POWDER (MILK), SALT, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, MINERAL SALT (POTASSIUM CHLORIDE), CREAM POWDER (MILK), SPICES (CHILLI, BLACK PEPPER, GREEN BELL PEPPER, CUMIN), TOMATO POWDER, VEGETABLE FAT POWDER (MILK, SOY), FLAVOURS (MILK), FOOD ACIDS (SODIUM DIACETATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID), ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL COLOURS (PAPRIKA EXTRACT, ANNATTO), HERB (PARSLEY), SUNFLOWER OIL, ANTIOXIDANTS (TOCOPHEROLS, ASCORBIC ACID, ROSEMARY EXTRACT).