Safe

CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT

by Kroger

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0011110630643 · Kroger · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0011110630643 · Serving size 1 bowl (170 g)

The verdict

CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT by Kroger scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 60-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat, Water. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 60 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

10630643 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-RARE Natamycin PHOTO-FINISH American Sliced Cheese · ±0 BOOK-OFF …630643 · July 2026

15 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Natamycin). Source sheet 10630643 · 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: American Sliced Cheese · Nearest score peer is American Sliced Cheese 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT100/1002. American Sliced Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. American Sliced Cheese100/1003. Ground Beef: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ground Beef100/1004. Pecan pie: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pecan pie100/1005. buffolo chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. buffolo chicken100/100
High-band neighbours for CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT (100/100) outside Kroger.
Chart values as text

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

CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT
100/100
American Sliced Cheese
100/100
Ground Beef
100/100
Pecan pie
100/100
buffolo chicken
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT scores 6.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 60 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
3
Water
4
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Dried Vinegar
7
Yeast Extract
8
Natural Flavors
9
Spice
10
Caesar Dressing
11
Soybean Oil
12
Canola Oil
13
Parmesan Cheese
14
Pasteurized Milk
15
Cheese Cultures
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Enzymes
18
Egg Yolk
19
Red Wine Vinegar
20
Worcestershire Sauce
21
Distilled Vinegar
22
Molasses
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Onion
25
Anchovy
26
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
27
Tamarind Extract
28
Chili Pepper Extract
29
Lemon Juice Concentrate
30
Spices
31
Mustard Bran
32
Anchovy Extract
33
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
34
Onion
35
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
36
Milk
37
Cheese Culture
38
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
39
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
40
Mold Inhibitor
41
Seasoned Croutons
42
Wheat Flour
43
Canola
44
Olive Oil
45
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
46
Yeast
47
Garlic Powder
48
Romano Cheese
49
Cow's Milk
50
Dehydrated Parsley
51
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
52
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
53
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
54
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
55
Reduced Iron
56
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
57
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
58
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
59
Egg
60
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

ROMAINE LETTUCE, CHICKEN BREAST MEAT WITH RIB MEAT (CHICKEN BREAST MEAT WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF POTATO STARCH, SEA SALT, VINEGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICE), CAESAR DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, WATER, PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), EGG YOLK, RED WINE VINEGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE [DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, SUGAR, WATER, SALT, ONION, ANCHOVY, GARLIC, SPICE, TAMARIND EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, CHILI PEPPER EXTRACT], SALT, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, GARLIC, SPICES, MUSTARD BRAN, ANCHOVY EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC), PARMESAN CHEESE (PARMESAN CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING], NATAMYCIN [MOLD INHIBITOR]), SEASONED CROUTONS (WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA AND/OR OLIVE OIL, SUGAR, WHEY, SALT, YEAST, GARLIC POWDER, ROMANO CHEESE [COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], PARSLEY, ONION, SPICES, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, NIACIN, ASCORBIC ACID, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID). CONTAINS: EGG, ANCHOVY, MILK, WHEAT.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT

Neighbours outside Kroger with screening scores in the same high band as CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kroger; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT has a longer ingredient list than 92% of its Meals category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0011110630643: 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.