Lunds & byerlys, lemon dill tuna salad

75
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Lunds & byerlys, lemon dill tuna salad receives a safety score of 75/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0018169667729
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 SANDWICH (184 g)

What the Data Says About

Lunds & byerlys, lemon dill tuna salad carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Lunds & byerlys, lemon dill tuna salad is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Lunds & byerlys, lemon dill tuna salad
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 75/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score C OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Lemon Dill Tuna Salad
2
Yellowfin Tuna
3
Tuna Water
4
Vegetable Broth {Peas & Carrots}
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Mayonnaise
7
Soybean Oil
8
Whole Eggs
9
Vinegar
10
Egg Yolks Water
11
Salt Dextrose Sugar Lemon Juice
12
Calcium Disodium Edta {Protects Quality} Natural Flavors
13
Celery Yellow Onion
14
Dijon Mustard
15
Water
16
Mustard Seed Salt White Wine Fruit Pectin
17
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
18
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Spice
21
Lemon Juice Lemon Peel Rice Vinegar
22
Rice
23
Fresh Chopped Dill
24
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Natural Sea Salt Magnesium Carbonate
26
Lemon Pepper
27
Black Pepper Citric Acid Dehydrated Onion Dehydrated Garlic
28
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
29
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Natural Flavor
31
Soy Lecithin Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide {Prevents Caking}
32
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
33
Cayenne Pepper
34
Country White Bread
35
Unbleached Bread Flour
36
Wheat Flour
37
Malted Barley Flour Niacin Iron
38
Thiamin Mononitrate
39
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
41
Honey Buttermilk
42
Buttermilk Whey
43
Less Than 2% Of Canola Oil
44
Malt
ENZYME
Approved
45
Organic Malted Barley
46
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
47
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
48
Yeast
49
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
50
Enzymes Rye Flour
51
Romaine Lettuce

Full Ingredient List

Lemon dill tuna salad (yellowfin tuna [tuna water, vegetable broth {peas & carrots}, salt] mayonnaise [soybean oil, whole eggs, vinegar, egg yolks water, salt dextrose sugar lemon juice, calcium disodium edta {protects quality} natural flavors], celery yellow onion, dijon mustard [water, vinegar, mustard seed salt white wine fruit pectin, citric acid, tartaric acid, sugar, spice], lemon juice lemon peel rice vinegar [water, rice], fresh chopped dill, sugar, sea salt [natural sea salt magnesium carbonate], lemon pepper [salt, black pepper citric acid dehydrated onion dehydrated garlic, maltodextrin, sugar, yellow 5 lake, natural flavor, soy lecithin less than 2% silicon dioxide {prevents caking}], xanthan gum, cayenne pepper), country white bread (unbleached bread flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour niacin iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, honey buttermilk [buttermilk whey], less than 2% of canola oil, salt, malt [malted barley, wheat flour, dextrose] wheat gluten, yeast, wheat flour, ascorbic acid, enzymes rye flour) romaine lettuce.

Categories

Sandwiches

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial