Southern Style Potato Salad, Southern Style Potato

by Se grocers

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Southern Style Potato Salad, Southern Style Potato by Se grocers 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
0038259131008
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1/2 cup (140 g)

What the Data Says About

Southern Style Potato Salad, Southern Style Potato by Se grocers 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, Southern Style Potato Salad, Southern Style Potato 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 Southern Style Potato Salad, Southern Style Potato
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 C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Potatoes
2
Mayonnaise
3
Soybean Oil
4
Water
5
Egg Yolks
6
Vinegar
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Hard Cooked Eggs
9
Sweet Pickle Relish
10
Cucumbers
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Distilled Vinegar
13
Mustard Seed
14
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
15
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
16
Celery Seed
17
Red Bell Pepper
18
Natural Flavors
19
Turmeric
20
Minced Onion
21
Celery
22
Mustard
23
Turmeric And Paprika
24
Annatto Color
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Spices
27
Calcium Disodium Edta
28
Retains Product Freshness
29
Natural Flavor
30
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
31
Onion
32
Apple Cider Vinegar
33
Red Bell Pepper
34
Corn Starch
35
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
36
Preservative
37
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
38
Onion Powder

Full Ingredient List

Potatoes, Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Water, Egg Yolks, Vinegar, Salt), Hard Cooked Eggs, Sweet Pickle Relish (Cucumbers, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Seed, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Chloride, Celery Seed, Dehydrated Red Bell Pepper, Natural Flavors, Turmeric, Minced Onion), Celery, Mustard (Water, Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Turmeric And Paprika, Annatto Color, Garlic, Spices, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Disodium Edta (Retains Product Freshness], Natural Flavor, Citric Acid), Sugar, Onion, Water, Apple Cider Vinegar, Vinegar, Red Bell Pepper, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Onion Powder, Celery Seed.

Categories

Snacks Salty 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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