These are actually pretty good, no chemicals or ultraprocessed goyslop. "But Dog," you say, "What about that Sunflower Oil? That's a seed oil right?" Yes...but expeller pressed is the good version. That shit's alright.
No it really isn't. There is no combination of high PUFA seed oils and refined grains that is "good".
Even though expeller pressed sunflower oil is less likely to be oxidized during the manufacturing process because of their fatty acid profile they will still oxidized easily if heated (such as during cooking of chips) and even at room temperature with time.
High intake of polyunsaturated fats has also been linked to higher rates of death from things like cancer. A huge portion of Americans diet is seed oils, and things that add to this aren't going to be healthy.
Doritos also necessarily take a grain (corn) and ultraprocess them into an easily absorbable product that will spike blood sugar. Then add maltodextrin, from the ingredients list you posted, which has a higher glyvemic index than table sugar.
This isn't to say there aren't better options. But people shouldn't fall for health washing terms like expeller pressed, organic, or whole grains.
Seed oils have issues with poor fatty acid profile prone to oxidizing and creation of aldehydes which are toxic. Powdering carbs instead of eating them in a whole form increases their glycemic impact. Added ingredients like maltodextrin or natural flavors are snuck in.
If you're going to eat higher omega 6 foods they should be as fresh as possible to avoid oxidation. Seed oils are often already oxidized when on the shelf but are deoderized so you can't tell they're already rancid. Even shit like fish oil pills are often already rancid when you buy them due to being prone to oxidation. You have to be careful of the brand and quality. Preferably, just eat fish.
Want a better option that is probably benign with occasional consumption?
Potato chips cooked in tallow. Three ingredients: salt, tallow, potato. Low PUFA and thus likely no aldehydes from the cooking process. Whole form carb of the sliced potato.
If you're really hell bent on tortilla chips there's a brand masa which has three ingredients: corn, tallow, salt.
They should still be eaten sparingly, in favor of whole carbs like sweet potato, squash, and non-starchy vegetables, but probably the best option on the market.
And if you're fat or diabetic, you should probably just skip chips entirely until you get your metabolic health in order.
I'll take my puzzle pieces now. But consumers should be wary as no doubt companies will try to convince you their brand new soyglob product is healthy this time (no really!) and a lot of it will be lies.
