The best Doritos are crunchy, well-seasoned, and tasty. They should leave flavor dust all over your fingers. Doritos are an elite and totally unique snack. They’re not potato chips and they’re not tortilla chips. They’re Doritos! Whether you like them or not, you cannot deny that they changed the chip game in a big way.
There’s a long list of flavors, but these are the ones that should be making an appearance on the grazing table at your parties, in your kids’ school lunches, and as part of your late-night snacking rotation. This is the ultimate ranking of the current Doritos flavors.
- Tangy Ketchup
This is a new Doritos flavor and I hope it sticks around because these chips taste pretty dang good. They’re tangy, a little sweet, and have a nice tomato-y flavor. I like these much more than ketchup chips because, once again, the corn base of the Doritos pairs well with the tomato-based flavoring. Obviously, you can eat these on their own, but they would also be so good as a crust for homemade chicken tenders or a topping for a cheeseburger.
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- 3D Chips Spicy Ranch
I found these 3D Doritos, a ‘90s throwback, so bizarrely intriguing. They certainly do not taste as good as the classic Cool Ranch Doritos. The shape, however, adds such a fun, unique crunch. One of our guest tasters put it perfectly: “The flavor isn’t as good, but the experience is so much better.” Don’t get me wrong, though. I do like the flavor! They taste a little more corn-y than regular Doritos. They’re Bugle-like. Plus, the ranch powder has a bumped-up garlic factor. Days after the taste test, I found myself eating handfuls of these at my desk, so I guess I love them…?
Related: We Found the Best Vegan Ranch for Vegans and Non-Vegans AlikeCredit: Liv Averett / Target
- Sweet & Tangy BBQ
I named these the “most surprising” Doritos we tried because I was truly shocked by how tasty they are! I couldn’t imagine what BBQ Doritos would taste like. Once it tasted them, though, I was forever changed. The corniness of the Doritos themselves pairs perfectly with the flavor of BBQ sauce. And, as promised, they are sweet and tangy! You might be skeptical of these, but give them a chance. They’re tasty!
Related: The Best BBQ Sauce for Becoming an At-Home PitmasterCredit: Liv Averett / Instacart
- Nacho Cheese
There are two camps in the Doritos world: Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch. As you might’ve noticed from my gushing in the paragraph above, I am team Cool Ranch. That being said, Nacho Cheese Doritos are very good (just not as good as Cool Ranch). The flavor is cheesy and a little zesty. My favorite part is the thick layer of cheese dust it leaves on my fingers. It’s such an iconic chip that Taco Bell turned it into a taco shell! That being said, bring back the Cool Ranch shell, Taco Bell!!!
Related: Best Nacho Cheese: This Is Nacho Average Nacho Cheese RankingCredit: Liv Averett / Target
- Flamin’ Hot Cool Ranch
Flamin’ Hot Cool Ranch Doritos are one of the best Flamin’ Hot chips out there. The flavor is so delicious, but my favorite thing is that it doesn’t have a weird, chemically taste that some Flamin’ Hot products have. These chips are genuinely spicy and have just a bit of that iconic Cool Ranch flavor, too. For me, these are a little subtle on the ranch, but they still taste good. If you like spicy chips and you like ranch, snag a bag of these.
Related: What to Dip in Ranch DressingCredit: Liv Averett / Walmart
- Spicy Sweet Chili
Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos are the most unique flavor on the market. They have a rich umami taste that is hard to pinpoint. To me, they taste like gyoza dipping sauce you get at a Japanese restaurant. They are definitely not spicy or sweet and there is no chili anywhere to be found, but they do taste very good! They’re super savory and salty. My recommendation is that Doritos should consider renaming this delicious chip.
Related: Trader Joe’s Frozen Gyoza Are Life ChangingCredit: Liv Averett / Instacart
- Cool Ranch
Literally zero notes. Absolute perfection. Could not be improved in any way. Cool Ranch Doritos are the pinnacle of chips. They’re crunchy, They’re zesty. They’re iconic. What more could you want from a snack? On top of being utterly sensational on all fronts, Cool Ranch Doritos have the best seasoning coverage per chip out of all the Doritos flavors we tried. I truly believe that if you don’t like Cool Ranch Doritos, you have bad taste.
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- Tapatio
I was shocked by Tapatio Doritos when I tried them for the first time in our hot chip taste test. They are so incredibly delicious. Not only are they the best tasting Doritos, they taste exactly like Tapatio. Not hot sauce. Not generic “spicy.” Tapatio hot sauce, specifically. They are such perfect Doritos that they were named the best Doritos flavor on the Good Mythical Morning Doritos showdown as well!
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Best Zesty
Best Throwback
Most Surprising
Best Cheese
Best Flamin’ Hot
Most Unique
Best Classic
Best of the Best
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Jordan,
No love for the Spicy Mustard ones?
I love the spicy mustard too. I love Chinese hot mustard, and these bring that flavor with a touch of sweet, and that corn flavor. 9.5/10
The lack of Spicy Nacho Doritos on this list feels wrong D’:
What, no spicy Mustard? I LOVE those. And FIE on you for omitting the OG Taco flavor
yum, nacho cheese!
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Why was jumping jack cheese taking off the shelves please bring back. I really like those chips.
Cool Ranch for the win!
Doritos flamas, why do I not see it OUTRAGEOUS. Love the information 👌🏽
I have good taste, and Cool Ranch Doritos are meh at best.
The fact that there are negative comments about a Doritos ranking is SO FUNNY. You are adults, find something important to be upset about. I love this ranking!
PS, if you are going to critique their rankings. Do so politely, we are all different. Just don’t be rude, as a fan of Sporked and GMM its hard to see a great fan base be like that sometimes..
No Spicy Nacho Doritos, heresy I say! Also not putting original Nacho at #1, what’s up with that?
This is such a bad list. No sweet chili heat, and cool ranch is number 1? I really don’t get the hype around cool ranch. They are tasteless, as are the creators of this list.
They do not sell Sweet Chili Heat Doritos in America anymore so they are not eligible for this list.
I’d switch #1 and #2.
As a Dorito fan this is a FLAWLESS rating. 10/10
what about the nacho cheese 3d ones
Taco flavored are great too. They taste like old school TexMex tacos.
I live in Miami FL and some years ago I walked into a Walmart to get a few things and when I passed the chip section I saw Bar-B-Q Doritos, I said I have got to try this, and let me tell you, it was super good! The bad part is that they stopped selling it, so I wrote to the company asking about this product where can I find it, they wrote back saying that they discontinued that flavor! That made me so sad.
Wait… Do I not see the Sweet Chili Heat Doritos on this list?? How is this even possible!
whoever said the sweet and spicy chili doritos aren’t spicy or sweet and don’t have chili is insane. do you have no taste buds?
Our entire team does, in fact, have taste buds! We thought the Sweet and Spicy Chili Doritos were super tasty, but not spicy or sweet at all. Rather, they have a strong umami soy sauce flavor.
Nah, you got a defective bag. I do understand the “soy sauce” flavor thing, but it’s most definitely the sweetest Dorito flavor, and there is a slight spice that increases after you’ve had a few of them. If nobody on your team was able to pick up those basic notes, then something was wrong with your test case.
Why is there no love for the wasabi ones. They were the best
We only review products that are currently on the market. Sadly, those aren’t made anymore!