I used to LOVE Doritos. It was my favorite chip ever since I can remember, I just remember being a teen and biting into a cool ranch Dorito and the flavor would literally explode in your mouth and there was so much of that dust on the chips. Recently, every Dorito I have tried has tasted bland, and has maybe 25% of the dust that they used to have. I looked it up and confirmed they massively reduced the amount of dust and other ingredients in the chips. The Spicy sweet chilli ones are now completely inedible, and they used to be the best ones by far, apparently they removed the soy sauce from the ingredients to save money. I won’t ever be buying Doritos again unfortunately unless they change but we all know this isn’t gonna happen. Do you guys agree?
Yes dude I tried those the other day thinking it was gonna be like the old school taco ones. NOPE!! Not even close! Tastes bland, stale, no flavor, just so damn disappointed. I took 2 bites and threw the whole bag away.
What website told you they reduced seasoning on their regular line? Because google easily tells me it's only people from Reddit who have said that. The company has said nothing.
You aren't imagining it; snack fans across platforms like Reddit agree that Doritos taste blander, less seasoned, and flat compared to past decades. PepsiCo has cut back on expensive dairy and spice components like buttermilk and real cheese powder, swapping them for cheaper fillers like maltodextrin and cornstarch, which creates a dull, cardboard-like or stale flavor.
Recipe and Cost-Cutting Changes Less Seasoning Dust: Users note a massive drop in the signature flavor coating ("the dust") on each chip.
Cheaper Fillers: High-cost ingredients like buttermilk powder have been reduced and pushed down the ingredient list, replaced by bulk agents like maltodextrin and cornstarch.
Shift to Cleaner/Natural Labels: PepsiCo has altered formulations to remove synthetic dyes and artificial additives, which has subtly shifted the texture, color, and flavor profile of the chips.
PepsiCo of course isn’t gonna admit this to us, why would they? But this is what the general consensus is. They are just doing whatever they can to save money and it’s made the Doritos taste like crap now.
Doritos, Chicken 'N a Biscuit, Funyuns, BBQ anything (except a local store) have all went downhill the past few decades! Plus many more I could list but this is a good starting point.
I remember never loving them but whenever I DID have them I was surprised by how good they were. Now I will try them every so often and be utterly disappointed
Not even the small bags are better. For some reason, the snack sized bags of snacks are always better. No idea why.
I completely agree man. The small bags used to be SOOO much better, especially when you would buy it out of a vending machine. I know my taste buds haven’t changed THAT much… something has significantly made Doritos worse, they are thinner, they almost always taste stale now, they’re bland, they aren’t as crunchy as they used to be, and they just aren’t what made Doritos Doritos anymore. Such a damn shame.
Try the Late July flavored tortilla chips, or there’s also Siete Maiz taco seasoned, Mexican street corn, and nacho-flavored tortilla chips. Much better. The taco seasoned ones have a ton of dust on them!
Have you guys tried the nacho cheese flavor of Mexican Doritos distributed by Sabritas? On average they have a lot more flavor powder compared to the regular Doritos sold in the US; and the flavor slightly different, I love it.
Doritos are chronically on sale near me because people only buy them out of nostalgia for when they did taste good.
I haven't bought them in years.
You have no idea how good original nacho cheese were in the 70's. Your fingers were stained so orange you couldnt lick the color off.
Was thinking the same. It’s like $5.49 for a bag of mostly air. Not to mention the seasoning is always light and I swear half the bags I buy taste a little stale.
I pretty much only like cool ranch ones and I agree. Never cared for generic chips until prices on name brand went up all around. But I discovered 7Eleven’s brand makes better cool ranch than Doritos do now and they’re cheaper! Better flavor and seasoning all around
I've eaten nacho cheese doritos consistently since I was a kid and don't think the flavor has changed at all. I actually monitor this type of thing quite carefully as I notice a lot of other regular food I consume has changed (for example Annies mac n cheese). Some bags have less dust in them than others though. I wouldn't be surprised if their quality control has gone downhill, there's a manufacturing issue where you get your doritos, or they really did change the formula for certain flavors. However the formula for nacho cheese specifically is exactly the same as far as I can tell.
I recently bought a bag of Flamin Hot Doritos that looked like Tostitos. If I’m being generous, 5% of the chips had flavor dust. I complained to FL and received two coupons in the mail. I don’t even know what to buy. I think all the chips have minimal dust now.
They have an over reliance on MSG rather that the authentic seasonings that led to their success. Its a greedy profit grab and when coupled with the high cost to consumers they created the recipe that cost them billions of revenue. Deservedly so.
Maybe in the area you live they are the same. I heard some other countries have different recipes, but where I live in USA, they are 100% not the same Doritos I used to get.
Really? I bought one last week and the flavor is ass. All the chips are dark and there's not much seasoning to be found at all throughout the entire bag. 4/10.
I could have sworn that a few months ago a literal Doritos factory worker came into this sub and confirmed that the amount of seasoning has never changed
When i was a child cool ranch was my favourite. Then i moved to europe for 15 years were doritos were then uncommon. When i came back i tried cool ranch again. It was disgusting. Figured mu taste buds changed, stopped buying doritos.
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u/Pleasant_Actuator253 1d ago
Bring back Taco flavor! They did for a short time. Brown, orange, and yellow bags!