Wish-bone, blue cheese dressing, light, light

by Wish-Bone, Pinnacle Foods Group Llc

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Wish-bone, blue cheese dressing, light, light by Wish-Bone, Pinnacle Foods Group Llc 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
0041321006074
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 Tbsp (30 ml)

What the Data Says About

Wish-bone, blue cheese dressing, light, light by Wish-Bone, Pinnacle Foods Group Llc 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, Wish-bone, blue cheese dressing, light, light 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 D 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 Wish-bone, blue cheese dressing, light, light
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 D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Soybean Oil
3
Distilled Vinegar
4
Blue Cheese Chunks
5
Aged Blue Cheese
6
Milk
7
Cheese Cultures
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Enzymes
10
Palm Oil
11
Sodium And Calcium Caseinates
12
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
13
Cellulose Gum
14
Sodium Phosphate
15
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
16
Preservative
17
Xanthan Gum And Locust Bean Gum
18
Corn Starch
19
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
20
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Sweet Cream Buttermilk Powder
21
Cultured Buttermilk
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
24
Corn
25
Garlic Powder
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
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
28
Yeast Extract
29
Color Added
30
Sorbic Acid And Sodium Benzoate And Calcium Disodium Edta
31
Used To Protect Quality
32
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
33
Propylene Glycol Alginate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Approved
34
Spice
35
Natural Flavor
36
Dl Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
37
Vitamin E

Full Ingredient List

Water, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, blue cheese chunks [water, aged blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), palm oil, sodium and calcium caseinates, salt, lactic acid, cellulose gum, sodium phosphate, potassium sorbate (preservative), xanthan gum and locust bean gum], modified corn starch, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of each of the following: sweet cream buttermilk powder, cultured buttermilk, salt, sugar, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn), garlic powder, xanthan gum, phosphoric acid, yeast extract, color added, sorbic acid and sodium benzoate and calcium disodium edta (used to protect quality), polysorbate 60, propylene glycol alginate, spice, natural flavor, dl alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e).

Categories

Condiments Sauces Groceries

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