Nacho cheese and crunch, without any of the heat.
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Intense Nacho is where most heat-averse people start with Takis. It's the flavour you hand to someone who flinches at spice. The nacho cheese seasoning is rich and cheesy, coating the rolled corn chip in a thick, savoury layer. There's no heat at all, just the usual Takis crunch, same shape and texture, minus the fire.
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Sold by Morrisons through Amazon, a full 180g bag if you'd rather order online than track it down in branch.
Price: £3.20
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Undercuts most supermarket per-bag pricing if Intense Nacho's your regular. These are 55g bags, smaller than the standard supermarket size.
Price: £20.99£1/bag
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A single bag from So Sweet Shop if you'd rather try it before committing to a 21-pack – the 3 for £9.99 deal works out cheaper per bag than buying singles.
Price: £3.993 for £9.99
If you're vegan, this one's off the list: Intense Nacho is the only flavour in the standard UK range built around real dairy, with cheese, whey, and milk solids named right there in the seasoning. Vegetarians have nothing to worry about. Good news on the colour front, though: it's plant-based (paprika extract and annatto bixin), so the carmine mix-up on Fuego doesn't apply here.
The chip itself is just corn. The UK bag's allergen box flags 'may contain Soya and Cereals containing Gluten'. If you have coeliac disease, Coeliac UK can advise on products with this warning. Barcel hasn't had it halal certified, and the 'Flavourings' line on the ingredients list doesn't say much beyond its name. Recipes do shift over time, so check whatever bag you've got in hand before relying on this page.
| Per 30g serving | Approximate amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 156 kcal |
| Fat | 8.8g |
| of which saturates | 0.8g |
| Carbohydrate | 16.3g |
| of which sugars | 1.0g |
| Fibre | 2.0g |
| Protein | 1.9g |
| Salt | 0.18g |
Per 30g serving as listed on Ocado's Takis Intense Nacho product page. Always check current product packaging – this is the definitive source for up-to-date nutritional information.
Intense Nacho has long been an Iceland line in the UK, in-store and via iceland.co.uk, with the 180g bag the format currently stocked at around £3.00. It also now shows up on Morrisons' website as a 180g bag at £2.50 – that's an online listing rather than a confirmed in-store sighting, so ring or visit your local branch before making a special trip.
If neither is nearby, Amazon UK sometimes lists Intense Nacho through third-party sellers, though availability and pricing vary.
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Xtreme Lime shares its No Heat rating, but that's about where the similarity ends – Nacho is rich and cheesy, Xtreme Lime is sharp citrus with nothing savoury about it. Within the standard UK range, Nacho is also the only flavour built around dairy. Once you're ready for some actual warmth, Dragon Sweet Chilli is the easiest next step up.
If Intense Nacho isn't on the shelf at your local store, the retailers below may have it online – stock varies, so try more than one.
No, sorry vegans, the cheese seasoning is dairy-based. Vegetarians have nothing to worry about though. See our complete UK vegan guide for which flavours are vegan-safe.
Iceland's your best bet, either in branch or via iceland.co.uk. It's also started popping up on Morrisons' website as a 180g bag, though check your local store first since online listings don't always match what's on the shelf. Co-op, Aldi, and Farmfoods still don't stock it.
No. The current UK bag's allergen box carries a 'may contain Soya and Cereals containing Gluten' warning. If you have coeliac disease, Coeliac UK can advise on products with this warning. No UK Takis flavour has a certified gluten-free label, Nacho included. See our Takis gluten-free guide for more.
It's rated No Heat, level 1 of 5, with no chilli kick to speak of. If you're buying for someone who can't handle spice at all, this is the safest bet in the UK range.
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