Are Doritos High In Syns On Slimming World? - Our Syn Guide

There's nothing quite like a pack of Doritos for a quick snack, but since these crisps are deep fried you will need to make sure you track their syns on the slimming world so as they cannot affect your weight loss.

Doritos have on average 7.5 syns for a 30g packet no matter the flavour that you choose, for their 40g packet you are looking at using 10 syns, making these crisps very high in syns. 

Down below, we've discussed in more detail how many Doritos you can have on the SW plan, some syn values of them and low syn alternative tortilla crisps for snacking on.

How Many Doritos Can I Have On Slimming World?

At 7.5 syns for a 30g packet, you could have up to two packs of doritos crisps before using up all of your 15 daily syns making them very high in syns.

Doritos get their high syn value from the fat content since the crisps are deep fried, for example, one pack of 30g tangy cheese Doritos have nearly 8g of fat. This doesn't mean you can't enjoy the occasional pack of doritos but just ensure you have enough room within your allowance and that you are weighing out your portion when eating from a multipack.

Syn Values Of Doritos

Doritos have a big range of flavors to choose from with similar syn values, to help you stay on track with your syns, we've listed them down below.

• Doritos Chilli Heatwave Tortilla Chips 40g - 10 syns.
• Doritos Cool Original Tortilla Chips 40g - 10 syns.
• Doritos Tangy Cheese Tortilla Chips 40g - 10 syns.
• Doritos Chilli Heatwave Sharing Tortilla Chips 180g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Tangy Cheese Multipack Tortilla Chips 5x30g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Chilli Heatwave Multipack Tortilla Chips 5 x 30g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Cool Original Sharing Tortilla Chips 180g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Lightly Salted Sharing Tortilla Chips 230g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Mild Salsa Sharing Dip 300g - 0.5 syns for 40g.
• Doritos Stax Sour Cream & Onion Sharing Snacks 170g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Nacho Cheese Sharing Dip 280g - 4 syns.
• Doritos Stax Ultimate Cheese Sharing Snacks 170g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Cool Sour Cream & Chives Sharing Dip 280g - 4 syns.
• Doritos Flame Grilled Steak Sharing Tortilla Chips 180g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Stax Flaming Chicken Wings Flavour Corn Chips 170g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Hint of Lime Sharing Tortilla Chips 230g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Stax Smoky BBQ Ribs Sharing Snacks 170g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Stax Mexican Chilli Salsa Sharing Snacks 170g - 7.5 syns.
• Doritos Dippers Hint of Lime Sharing Tortilla Chips 270g - 7.5 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Doritos

If you are craving some tortilla crisps but find doritos to be too high in syns, we've got some great low-syn alternatives for you to check out down below to save syns.

• Tesco Tortilla Chips Lightly Salted 200g - 6 syns.
• Tesco Stockwell & Co. Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips 200g - 6 syns.
• Aldi Everyday Essentials Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips 200g - 9 syns.
• Asda Smartprice Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips 180g - 6 syns.
• Lidl Simply Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips 200g - 6 syns.
• Tesco Tortilla Chips Cool Flavour 200g - 6 syns.
• Tesco Free From Cheese Flavour Tortilla Chips 200g - 6 syns.
• Asda Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips 180g - 6 syns.
• Co-op Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips 200g - 8 syns.
• M&S Cool Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips 150g - 6 syns.
• Tesco Tortilla Chips Nacho Cheese Flavour 200g - 6 syns.
• Just Snax Tortilla Chips 200g - 6 syns.
• Morrisons Tortilla Chips Lightly Salted 180g - 11 syns.
• Gran Luchito Mexican Tortilla Chips Lightly Salted 170g - 7.5 syns.
• Sainsbury's Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips 200g - 7.5 syns.
• Essential Waitrose & Partners Salted Tortilla Chips 200g - 6 syns.
• Co-op Lightly Salted Veggie Tortilla Chips 200g - 8 syns.
• Aldi Specially Selected Tortilla Chips Sea Salt & Lime 160g - 9.5 syns.

Last Words

Overall, Doritos are very high in syns, having 7.5 syns for just 30g, this means you could enjoy up to two packs before using all of your 15 daily syns. These crisps get their high syn value from the fat due to them being deep fried.

To save syns, we suggest choosing smaller-sized packets or choosing from our low syn alternatives above which start as low as 6 syns.