Seafood louie salad

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Seafood louie salad receives a safety score of 85/100 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
0021130069644
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.5 cup (100 g)

What the Data Says About

Seafood louie salad carries a composite safety score of 85/100, 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, Seafood louie 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 Seafood louie salad
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 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
Romaine Lettuce
2
Imitation Crab Meat
3
Fish Protein
4
Alaska Pollock
5
Pacific Whiting
6
Water
7
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
8
Brine
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Soy Lecithin
11
Natural Flavors
12
Sodium Tripolyphosphate {Preservative}
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
15
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Wheat Flour
17
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
18
Natural Crab Extract
19
Egg Whites
20
Artificial Flavors
21
Sodium Tripolyphosphate And Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
22
Preservatives
23
Color Added
24
Carmine
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
25
Paprika
26
Canthxanthin
27
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
28
Louie Dressing
29
Soybean Oil
30
Distilled Vinegar
31
Tomato Paste
32
Egg Yolks
33
Horseradish
34
Food Starch-modified
35
Lemon Juice Concentrate
36
Spices
37
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
38
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
39
A Preservative
40
Onion
41
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
42
Calcium Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor
43
Artificial Flavor
44
Hard Cooked Eggs
45
Grape Tomatoes
46
Lemon
47
Olives
48
Ripe Olives
49
Ferrous Gluconate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Safe GRAS
50
Added To Stabilize Color
51
Red Cabbage
52
Carrot

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, imitation crab meat (fish protein [alaska pollock and/or pacific whiting], water, wheat starch, brine [water, salt, soy lecithin, natural flavors, sodium tripolyphosphate {preservative}], sugar, potato starch, sorbitol, salt, wheat flour, natural flavors [hydrolyzed soy protein, crab extract], egg whites, artificial flavors, sodium tripolyphosphate and tetrasodium pyrophosphate [preservatives], color added [carmine, paprika, canthxanthin, titanium dioxide]), louie dressing (soybean oil, water, distilled vinegar, tomato paste, sugar, egg yolks, salt, contains less than 2% of horseradish, food starch-modified, lemon juice concentrate, spices, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate (a preservative), dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor, paprika, artificial flavor), hard cooked eggs, grape tomatoes, lemon, olives (ripe olives, water, salt, ferrous gluconate [added to stabilize color]), red cabbage, carrot.

Categories

Meals Prepared salads Salads

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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