Safe

Kale Chopped Salad

by Ht Traders

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0007203688190 · Ht Traders · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0007203688190 · Serving size 1.5 cup (100 g)

The verdict

Kale Chopped Salad by Ht Traders scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 50-component record, beginning with Kale, Brussels Sprouts, Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

03688190 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Kale Chopped Salad label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Extra creamy whipped · ±0 BOOK-OFF …688190 · July 2026

11 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 03688190 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Extra creamy whipped topping · Nearest score peer is Extra creamy whipped topping at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Kale Chopped Salad: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Kale Chopped Salad95/1002. Extra creamy whipped topping: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Extra creamy whipped topp…95/1003. Tartar Squeezable Sauce, Tartar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Tartar Squeezable Sauce, …95/1004. French vanilla coffee creamer, french vanilla: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. French vanilla coffee cre…95/1005. Creamer, vanilla: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Creamer, vanilla95/100
High-band neighbours for Kale Chopped Salad (95/100) outside Ht Traders.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Kale Chopped Salad
95/100
Extra creamy whipped topping
95/100
Tartar Squeezable Sauce, Tartar
95/100
French vanilla coffee creamer, french vanilla
95/100
Creamer, vanilla
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 6,228 products we've scored in the Salted-snacks category, the average safety score is 94.1/100. Kale Chopped Salad scores 0.9 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 94.1/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Salted-snacks products

Kale Chopped Salad lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 5,429 products we track

0–2: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 222 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 793 products (15%). Below this entry. 6–8: 689 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,036 products (19%). Below this entry. 10–12: 817 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 570 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 243 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 168 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 67 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 30 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 36 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 46 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 407 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Salted-snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

5,429 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3 products (0%)
2–4
222 products (4%)
4–6
793 products (15%)
6–8
689 products (13%)
8–10
1,036 products (19%)
10–12
817 products (15%)
12–14
570 products (10%)
14–16
243 products (4%)
16–18
168 products (3%)
18–20
67 products (1%)
20–22
47 products (1%)
22–24
30 products (1%)
24–26
41 products (1%)
26–28
32 products (1%)
28–30
36 products (1%)
30–32
41 products (1%)
32–34
47 products (1%)
34–36
47 products (1%)
36–38
46 products (1%)
38–40
47 products (1%)
40 and above
407 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 5,429 Salted-snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Kale
2
Brussels Sprouts
3
Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette
4
Water
5
Soybean Oil
6
Olive Oil
7
White Balsamic Vinegar
8
Wine Vinegar
9
Concentrated Grape Must
10
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
11
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
12
Honey
13
Lemon Juice Concentrate
14
Shallot
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Lemon Peel
17
Dijon Mustard
18
Distilled Vinegar
19
Mustard Seed
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
White Wine
22
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
23
Turmeric
24
Spices
25
Orange Juice Concentrate
26
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
27
Dehydrated Red Chili Pepper Flakes
28
Lemon Oil
29
Organic Radicchio
30
Crushed Croutons
31
Wheat Flour
32
Malted Barley Flour
33
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Iron
35
Thiamin Mononitrate
36
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
38
Canola Oil
39
Parmesan Cheese
40
Cow's Milk
41
Cheese Culture
42
Enzymes
43
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
44
Sugar Yeast
45
Asiago Cheese
46
Fresh Asiago Cheese
47
Pasteurized Milk
48
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
49
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
50
Natural Mold Inhibitor

Full Ingredient List

Kale, brussels sprouts, lemon garlic vinaigrette (water, soybean oil, olive oil, white balsamic vinegar [wine vinegar, grape must, caramel color], garlic, honey, lemon juice concentrate, shallot, sugar, lemon peel, dijon mustard [distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, citric acid, turmeric, spices], orange juice concentrate, salt, spices, xanthan gum, red chili pepper flakes, lemon oil), radicchio, crushed croutons (wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], canola oil, olive oil, parmesan cheese [cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose], salt, garlic, sugar yeast), asiago cheese (fresh asiago cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes] potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]).

Categories

Salted-snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Kale Chopped Salad

Neighbours outside Ht Traders with screening scores in the same high band as Kale Chopped Salad (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Ht Traders; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Kale Chopped Salad's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Kale Chopped Salad's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0007203688190: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.