Lettuce, white meat chicken, pepper jack cheese, tortilla strips, red cabbage, carrots, black beans, roasted corn with a bbq ranch dressing salad, southwestern style salad with chicken

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Lettuce, white meat chicken, pepper jack cheese, tortilla strips, red cabbage, carrots, black beans, roasted corn with a bbq ranch dressing salad, southwestern style salad with chicken receives a safety score of 95/100 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
0021130208074
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.5 cup (100 g)

What the Data Says About

Lettuce, white meat chicken, pepper jack cheese, tortilla strips, red cabbage, carrots, black beans, roasted corn with a bbq ranch dressing salad, southwestern style salad with chicken carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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, Lettuce, white meat chicken, pepper jack cheese, tortilla strips, red cabbage, carrots, black beans, roasted corn with a bbq ranch dressing salad, southwestern style salad with chicken 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 Lettuce, white meat chicken, pepper jack cheese, tortilla strips, red cabbage, carrots, black beans, roasted corn with a bbq ranch dressing salad, southwestern style salad with chicken
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 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
Bbq Ranch Dressing
3
Water
4
Buttermilk
5
Cultured Pasteurized Organic Skim Milk And Milk
6
Sodium Citrate And Salt
7
Soybean Oil
8
Tomato Paste
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Distilled Vinegar
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Molasses
13
Natural Flavors
14
Egg Yolks
15
Mustard Bran
16
Spices
17
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
18
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
19
As Preservatives
20
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
21
Dehydrated Parsley
22
Onion
23
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
24
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
25
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
26
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
27
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
28
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
29
Calcium Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor
30
Celery Seed
31
Tamarind
32
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
33
Cultured Sugar And Vinegar
34
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
36
Flavorings
37
Pepper Jack Cheese
38
Pasteurized Milk
39
Jalapeno Peppers
40
Cheese Culture
41
Enzymes
42
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
43
To Prevent Caking
44
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
45
A Natural Mold Inhibitor
46
Tortilla Strips
47
Stone Ground Organic Yellow Corn
48
Stone Ground Blue Corn
49
Corn Oil
50
Sunflower Oil
51
Trace Of Lime
52
Red Cabbage
53
Carrot
54
Cooked Black Beans
55
Roasted Corn

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, bbq ranch dressing (water, buttermilk [cultured pasteurized skim milk and milk, sodium citrate and salt], soybean oil, tomato paste, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, contains less than 2% of molasses, natural flavors, egg yolks, mustard bran, spices, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [as preservatives], dehydrated garlic, dehydrated parsley, dehydrated onion, citric acid, lactic acid, corn syrup, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, autolyzed yeast extract, caramel color, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor, celery seed, tamarind), chicken breast meat with rib meat (chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, cultured sugar and vinegar, potato starch, sea salt, natural flavorings), pepper jack cheese (pasteurized milk, jalapeno peppers, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a mold inhibitor]), tortilla strips (stone ground yellow corn, stone ground blue corn, corn oil and/or sunflower oil, sea salt, water, trace of lime), red cabbage, carrot, cooked black beans, roasted corn.

Categories

Salted-snacks

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