Organic Kale Caesar

by Earthbound Farm Organic

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Organic Kale Caesar by Earthbound Farm Organic receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0032601089313
Nutri-Score
a
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
99.22325g

What the Data Says About

Organic Kale Caesar by Earthbound Farm Organic carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Organic Kale Caesar 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 A 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 Organic Kale Caesar
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score A OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Salad: Organic Kale
2
Organic Red And Green Cabbage
3
Pasteurized Milk
4
Cheese Culture
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Enzymes
7
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
8
To Prevent Caking
9
Wheat Flour
10
Sunflower Oil
11
Cracked Wheat
12
Amaranth
13
Rye Flakes
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Garlic Powder
16
Palm Oil Shortening
17
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Organic Flax Seed
19
Sunflower Seeds
20
Pumpkin Seeds
21
Yeast
22
Natural Butter Flavor
23
Milk
24
. Dressing: Water
25
Organic Expeller Pressed Soy Oil
26
Distilled Vinegar
27
Parmesan Cheese
28
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
29
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
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Pasteurized Egg Yolk
32
Evaporated Cane Juice
33
Dijon Mustard
34
Apple Cider Vinegar
35
Water
36
Mustard Seed
37
Spices
38
Natural Flavors
39
Corn Starch
40
Lemon Juice Concentrate
41
Natural Anchovy Flavor
42
Salt Cured Anchovies
43
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
44
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
45
Onion
46
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

SALAD: ORGANIC KALE, ORGANIC RED AND GREEN CABBAGE, ORGANIC CARROTS. THE INGREDIENTS IN EACH PACKAGE MAY VARY. CHEESE: ORGANIC PARMESAN HARD GRATING CHEESE (ORGANIC PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING). SEEDS: ORGANIC DRY ROASTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS. CROUTON: ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC CRACKED WHEAT, ORGANIC AMARANTH, ORGANIC RYE FLAKES, ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANIC GARLIC POWDER, ORGANIC PALM OIL SHORTENING, ORGANIC WHEAT GLUTEN, ORGANIC FLAX SEED, SALT, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEEDS, ORGANIC PUMPKIN SEEDS, ORGANIC YEAST, BUTTER FLAVOR (MILK). DRESSING: WATER, ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED SOY OIL, ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, ORGANIC PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED ORGANIC COW'S MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES), ORGANIC MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, ORGANIC GARLIC, ORGANIC PASTEURIZED EGG YOLK, ORGANIC EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, ORGANIC DIJON MUSTARD (ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, WATER, ORGANIC MUSTARD SEED, SALT, ORGANIC SPICES), NATURAL FLAVORS, ORGANIC CORN STARCH, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL ANCHOVY FLAVOR (SALT CURED ANCHOVIES, SEA SALT, WATER), ORGANIC SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, ORGANIC DEHYDRATED ONION, LACTIC ACID.

Categories

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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