REVIEW: Doritos Jacked Test Flavor 855

Doritos Jacked Test Flavor 855

What’s fun about the Doritos Jacked Test Flavors is trying to figure out what flavors they are. Looking at the ingredients list is the equivalent of shaking a Christmas present to determine what it could be.

What’s on each Doritos Jacked Test Flavor 855 chip reads like result of a McCormick spices factory being dropped on a dairy and a Chinese restaurant. There’s paprika, spices, salt, sour cream, cayenne pepper sauce, onion powder, MSG, sugar, garlic powder, butter, cheddar cheese, buttermilk, and blue cheese.

A number of those ingredients make each chip look dark red, and a bit ominous, as if Lucifer stood above them, rubbed his head really fast with his hands, and let his dandruff fall on them.

The chips have a heat that matches their color. It’s the spiciest of the three Doritos Jacked Test Flavors, but it takes a few chips before the heat builds up to its maximum. Those who have a high tolerance for spiciness will consider these chips to be all show, no whoa. They didn’t make me want to reach for any soothing liquid, but they did make me yearn for tacos.

I guess I can blame the sour cream flavor that instantly hit my mouth when I started eating the chips for my tacos jones. It stood out like clowns on stilts with yellow crushed velvet track suits, oversized sunglasses, rainbow afro wigs, and erections. I liked the tangy sour cream flavor that cut through the heat of the chip, plus I now know what it’s like to make out with a Taco Bell sour cream gun.

Doritos Jacked Test Flavor 855 Closeup

The sour cream was followed by waves of spices — paprika, cayenne, onion powder, and garlic powder. The paprika and cayenne were the most noticeable of the bunch. The sour cream and spices combination caused the chips to taste like a spicy taco supreme…no wait. A spicy burrito supreme. No, um…chili cook-off chili with sour cream on top. No. A Taco Bell Cool Ranch Spicy Chicken Doritos Locos Taco. No, um… As you can see, I’m not sure what flavor they are, but these red chips are my favorite of the three Doritos Jacked Test Flavors because of its spiciness and the bold sour cream flavor.

With that said, they are also the least intriguing of the three. The other Doritos Jacked Test Flavors have ingredients like lime juice solids, orange juice solids, cocoa powder, chocolate liquor, and brown sugar. Test Flavor 855 has components that seem like they’ve flavored many other Doritos products. I guess one could say, except my computer’s spellcheck, they are the normalest of the three.

Whatever Doritos Jacked Test Flavor 855 is, when Frito-Lay announces what flavor it is, it better have a jacked name. Might I suggest Doritos Jacked Devil’s Dandruff.

(Nutrition Facts – 1 ounce – 140 calories, 70 calories from fat, 8 grams of fat, 1 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 240 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 0 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)

Item: Doritos Jacked Test Flavor 855
Purchased Price: $3.79 (on sale)
Size: 10 oz bag
Purchased at: Times Supermarket
Rating: 7 out of 10
Pros: Spices and sour cream is a tasty combination. Nice medium heat that slowly builds up. Makes me yearn for tacos. If Frito-Lay ends up calling it Doritos Jacked Devil’s Dandruff.
Cons: Looks like it’s been coated with Lucifer’s dandruff. I have no idea what flavor it is. Least intriguing Doritos Jacked Test Flavor. Heat heads won’t be impressed with the level. Definitely won’t be called it Doritos Jacked Devil’s Dandruff.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 5/27/2014

Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

Koch Foods Snack Cravers Chicken & Waffle Flavored Boneless Chicken Chunks

Chicken & Waffle…yum…flavored…um, maybe not…containing up to 20% of a solution…I have no idea what that means…confused. (Spotted by Christy at Walmart.)

Cooking Light - Pork Roast

Cooking Light - Kale

Cooking Light - Brussels

Cooking Light - Beef Provencal

These aren’t new new because they’ve been available for a year, but were exclusive to BJ’s Wholesale Club. But now you don’t need a membership to enjoy foods from a magazine you probably don’t subscribe to and will probably be gone within the next 10 years. (Spotted by Amanda at Target.)

Special K YoCrunch Yogurt Cereal Bowls

Geez, Special K should just make yogurt already. (Spotted by Amanda at Walmart.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo and the hashtag #spotted. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Burger King Extra Long BBQ Cheeseburger

Burger King Extra Long BBQ Cheeseburger

Do you miss Burger King’s Rodeo Cheeseburger? Well, the Extra Long BBQ Cheeseburger will hopefully fill the hole that’s been in your heart since it was removed from BK’s menu. The burger features two fire-grilled beef patties, American cheese, crispy onion rings, and BBQ sauce on the same toasted sesame seed hoagie bun used with BK’s Original Chicken Sandwich. It’ll be available for a limited time.

The “Extra Long” name has been used by Burger King in other countries and an Extra Long Rodeo BBQ Burger was available in the Netherlands in 2011 and in the U.K. in 2012.

The Burger King Extra Long BBQ Cheeseburger has 590 calories, 28 grams of fat, 11 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 1080 milligrams of sodium, 62 grams of carbohydrates, and 22 grams of protein.

Burger King Orange Freeze

Burger King is also offering an Orange Freeze for a limited time, which seems to be a frozen treat similar to BK’s Frozen Lemonade. A medium serving has 260 calories, 0 grams of fat, and 64 grams of sugar.

Images via Burger King website

GLOBAL GRUB – Cool American Doritos (Netherlands)

Cool American Doritos

Available in several European countries, Cool American Doritos are just Cool Ranch Doritos. But you probably figured that out by looking at the name, then looking at the packaging, and putting two and two together. Or twee and twee together. (Thanks Anna for the photo!)

Hey international readers (or people on vacation)! Want to share interesting products that are unique to your country! If so, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with “GG” in the subject line. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Global Grub post.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 5/26/2014

Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

Goldfish Princess

Princess Goldfish crackers! Never mind marrying a royal. All it takes to be a Princess Goldfish is red food coloring! (Spotted by Richard at Target.)

Yoplait with Hershey's Milk Chocolate

This give me a great idea. Let’s get rid of the healthy creamy yogurt and replace it with creamy peanut butter. (Spotted by Ryan at Walmart.)

SunnyD Chillers

Wait a minute. Those jugs of SunnyD Chillers are a dollar each. They are as cheap as bottled water. There is something wrong with that. (Spotted by Dubba at Walmart.)

Post Limited Edition Pebbles Summer Berry Flavor

Bam Bam and Pebbles, children of the Stone Age, celebrating the the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. (Spotted by Kyle at Stop & Shop.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo and the hashtag #spotted. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

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