Safe

Ultimate Cesar salad kit

by Taylor Farms

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0030223063544 · Taylor Farms · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0030223063544 · Serving size 1 cup (100 g)

The verdict

Ultimate Cesar salad kit by Taylor Farms scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 55 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 55-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Caesar Dressing, Soybean Oil. 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 55 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.

23063544 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Ultimate Cesar salad kit label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 55 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-RARE Cellulose PHOTO-FINISH Ham Sandwich · ±0 BOOK-OFF …063544 · July 2026

12 of 55 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Cellulose). Source sheet 23063544 · 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: Ham Sandwich · Nearest score peer is Ham Sandwich 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. Ultimate Cesar salad kit: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Ultimate Cesar salad kit100/1002. Ham Sandwich: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Ham Sandwich100/1003. Grilled Chicken Strips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Grilled Chicken Strips100/1004. Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken Fresh: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fettuccine Alfredo with C…100/1005. Salsa Roja Medium: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Salsa Roja Medium100/100
High-band neighbours for Ultimate Cesar salad kit (100/100) outside Taylor Farms.
Chart values as text

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

Ultimate Cesar salad kit
100/100
Ham Sandwich
100/100
Grilled Chicken Strips
100/100
Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken Fresh
100/100
Salsa Roja Medium
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. Ultimate Cesar 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

Ultimate Cesar salad kit lists 55 ingredients on its label

55 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% 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: 55 (89th 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
Caesar Dressing
3
Soybean Oil
4
Water
5
Parmesan Cheese
6
Pasteurized Milk
7
Cheese Cultures
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Enzymes
10
Egg Yolks
11
Red Wine Vinegar
12
Worcestershire Sauce
13
Distilled Vinegar
14
Molasses
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Onion
17
Anchovy
18
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
19
Spice
20
Tamarind Extract
21
Natural Flavors
22
Chili Pepper Extract
23
Lemon Juice Concentrate
24
Mustard Bran
25
Anchovy Extract
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
Onion
28
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
29
Croutons
30
Enriched Wheat Flour
31
Enriched With Niacin
32
Reduced Iron
33
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
36
Canola Oil
37
Sunflower Oil
38
Yeast
39
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
40
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
41
Garlic Powder
42
Dehydrated Parsley
43
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
44
Organic Caesar Seasoning
45
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
46
Spices
47
Red Bell Pepper
48
Turmeric
49
Yeast Extract
50
Garlic Oil
51
Natural Flavor
52
Egg
53
Fish
54
Milk
55
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing (soybean oil, water, parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), egg yolks, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, sugar, water, salt, onion, anchovy, garlic, spice, tamarind extract, natural flavors, chili pepper extract), salt, lemon juice concentrate, spice, mustard bran, anchovy extract, xanthan gum, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic), croutons (enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola oil and/or sunflower oil, sugar, salt, yeast, whey, maltodextrin, garlic powder, dehydrated parsley), parmesan cheese (parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose), Caesar seasoning (sea salt, spices, red bell pepper, turmeric, sunflower oil, yeast extract, garlic oil, natural flavor). Contains: egg, fish (anchovy), milk, wheat.

Other products containing Organic Caesar Seasoning

Organic Caesar Seasoning is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals Prepared salads

High-score cross-brand comparables for Ultimate Cesar salad kit

Neighbours outside Taylor Farms with screening scores in the same high band as Ultimate Cesar salad kit (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Taylor Farms; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Ultimate Cesar salad kit has a longer ingredient list than 89% 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 0030223063544: 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.