Santa fe style salad
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Santa fe style salad 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.
What the Data Says About
Santa fe style salad 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, Santa fe style salad 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
| 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
Full Ingredient List
Romaine lettuce, salsa ranch dressing (vegetable oil [soybean oil and/or canola oil], salsa [tomatoes, onions, chilies, garlic, salt, cilantro, citric acid, xanthan gum], buttermilk [cultured skim milk, butterfat, salt], sugar, white wine vinegar, natural and artificial flavors, water, egg yolks, salt, jalapeno peppers, dehydrated garlic, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum, spices, polysorbate 60, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [as preservatives], dehydrated parsley, citric acid, calcium disodium edta [added to protect flavor]), chicken breast with rib meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water, seasoning (hydrolyzed soy protein, sugar, salt, brown sugar, garlic*, spices, chili pepper, paprika {color}, carrageenan, dehydrated soy sauce {wheat, soybeans, salt}, corn syrup solids, maltodextrin, natural flavors, lime juice solids, extractive of paprika {color}], contains less than 2% of: sodium lactate, potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate), fire roasted corn, cheese blend (monterey jack cheese and queso quesadilla cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], asadero cheese and cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto {color}], potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a mold inhibitor]), tortilla strips (white corn, sunflower oil or corn oil, nacho seasoning [whey*, salt, granular cheese {milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, cheddar cheese* {milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, tomato*, soybean oil, romano cheese* {milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, cultured whey, whey protein concentrate, lactose, maltodextrin, blue cheese* {milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, cultured nonfat milk*, onion*, buttermilk*, lactic acid, citric acid, sodium phosphate, extractives of paprika (color), garlic*, spices, sodium citrate, extractives of annatto (color)], chili lime seasoning (whey*, lime juice*, sour cream* {sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, salt, cultures), maltodextrin, disodium phosphate, silicon dioxide}, salt, spices, paprika, citric acid, extractives of paprika (color), spice extractive (color)], water, trace of lime).
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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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