Fresh Express
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Fresh Express, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Fresh Express averages 97.6/100 across the 58 of 135 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 19.0% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 97.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 58 scored products
- 135
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 19.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 63.8%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 135 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Tuscan Salad Kit; Salad Kit Bacon Caesar; Salad kit; 19.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 97.6/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 58 of 135 tracked Fresh Express records (43%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 77 cannot be screened, so the 97.6/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Fresh Express
Fresh Express: 135 products tracked, 58 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 97.6/100, 19.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 43% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Fresh Express's 19.0% flagged share is 1 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Fresh Express processing intensity
Fresh Express's NOVA-classified set is 47 products: 63.8% ultra-processed (Group 4, 30 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 30. That ultra-processed share sits 14.5 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Fresh Express shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Fresh Express concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (30, 68% of this top-five); Meals (7); Snacks (3); Salads (2); Salted-snacks (2).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 28 | 98.9/100 | 10.7% |
| Meals | 6 | 99.2/100 | 16.7% |
| Salted-snacks | 2 | 67.5/100 | 100% |
| Snacks | 2 | 90/100 | 50% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Fresh Express's 19.0% flagged share is measured across 58 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Fresh Express flagged share vs large-brand cohort
19.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
19% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (97.6/100) summarizes 58 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Fresh Express product score distribution
Brand average 97.6/100 across 58 scored products
98 13th percentile sits above 13% of the 58 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (5%)
- 90–100
- 7 scored products (12%)
- 100 and above
- 47 scored products (81%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Fresh Express relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 58 Fresh Express products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 5. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Fresh Express products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 5 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Carrageenan | 5 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sodium Nitrite | 4 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| BHA | 1 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| BHT | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Fresh Express records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (19 ingredients and 100/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 19 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Tuscan Salad Kit, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (3). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Tuscan Salad Kit: 44 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Salad Kit Bacon Caesar: 57 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Salad kit: 51 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Buffalo Style Chicken Salad: 88 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Salad Kit Caesar: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- CHOPPED KIT ASIAN: 50 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- FARMHOUSE RANCH CHOPPED KIT: 38 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Southwest salad: 31 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- CHOPPED KIT SWEET KALE: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chopped Kit Caesar: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Salad Kit Caesar: 52 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Garden Iceberg Garden: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Double Carrots Salad: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Premium Romaine: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 3 Color Dell Coleslaw: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tender Leaf Blends Spinach: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Juicing greens: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Shreds Iceberg: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- ITALIAN Crunchy Blends: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet Butter: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tender Leaf Blends Spring Mix: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Crunchy Blends American: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fresh express, 5-lettuce mix salad: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Butter supreme: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- CRUNCHY BLENDS HEARTS OF ROMAINE: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Crunchy Blends Green Romaine: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- ROMAINE HEARTS: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Baby Spinach: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 50/50 MIX Baby Spinach • Spring Mix: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tender Leaf Blend Spring Mix: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- BABY SPINACH: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tender Leaf Blend 50/50 Mix Baby Spinach Spring Mix: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggie Lovers Salad: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Farmers Garden: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tender Garden Mix Salad: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- SALAD KIT CAESARLITE: 46 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Salad Kit Caesar Supreme: 49 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Kickin Bacon Ranch: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- SMOKEHOUSE CHOPPED KIT: 66 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- French blue cheese salad: 57 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Twisted Caesar Chopped Salad Kit Creamy Truffle Caesar: 50 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Creamy Goddess Chopped Salad Kit: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chopped kit Orange Sesame: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Digestive healthy salad: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Salad Kit Pear Gorgonzola: 41 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chopped Kit Sunflower Crisp: 39 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- CHOPPED KIT POPPYSEED: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Avocado Caesar Chopped Salad Kit: 44 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Twisted Caesar Greek Caesar Chopped Salad Kit: 53 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Twisted Caesar Chopped Salad Kit Asian Caesar: 45 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Fresh Express
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 85 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Fresh Express: closest on tracked product count (135 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (97.6/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Fresh Express food safe? ▼
Fresh Express has an average safety score of 98/100 across the 58 of 135 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 19.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Fresh Express products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 135 Fresh Express products. 58 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 77 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Fresh Express catalog? ▼
Fresh Express has 47 NOVA-classified products; 63.8% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 30 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Fresh Express catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Fresh Express concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (30, 68% of this top-five); Meals (7); Snacks (3); Salads (2); Salted-snacks (2).
Does Fresh Express use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Fresh Express items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Fresh Express profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Tuscan Salad Kit, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 5 scored Fresh Express products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Fresh Express's 97.6/100 average and 19.0% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
