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Creamy cucumber dill gourmet dressing & marinade

Scores 95/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 1 flagged ingredient identified.

Barcode 0041695301799 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (30 ml)

The verdict

Creamy cucumber dill gourmet dressing & marinade scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 24 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 24-component label is layered, beginning with Soybean Oil, Distilled White Vinegar, Water. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
flagged ingredient of 24 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0041695301799
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

What the Data Says About Creamy cucumber dill gourmet dressing & marinade

Creamy cucumber dill gourmet dressing & marinade carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework.

Of the 24 ingredients parsed from this label, 8 are covered by a regulator or watchdog we screen against (Erythorbic Acid, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Polysorbate 80 and 5 others), with 7 carrying an FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) status and 6 a CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating. The remaining 16 ingredients appear in neither registry, so they neither raise nor lower the score. Each additive rated caution-or-worse penalizes the composite. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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, Creamy cucumber dill gourmet dressing & marinade 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.

How the three scores on this page were derived

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Creamy cucumber dill gourmet dressing & marinade
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 31,268 products we've scored in the Condiments category, the average safety score is 98.3/100. Creamy cucumber dill gourmet dressing & marinade scores 3.3 points below that category average (95/100 vs. 98.3/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Condiments products

Creamy cucumber dill gourmet dressing & marinade lists 24 ingredients on its label

24 86th percentile a longer ingredient list than 86% of the 27,084 products we track

0–2: 185 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,023 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,394 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,087 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,813 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3,061 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 2,819 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 2,728 products (10%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,440 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,052 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,563 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,254 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 935 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 26–28: 697 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 549 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 423 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 248 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 193 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 140 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 133 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 347 products (1%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Condiments 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

27,084 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 24 (86th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
185 products (1%)
2–4
1,023 products (4%)
4–6
1,394 products (5%)
6–8
2,087 products (8%)
8–10
2,813 products (10%)
10–12
3,061 products (11%)
12–14
2,819 products (10%)
14–16
2,728 products (10%)
16–18
2,440 products (9%)
18–20
2,052 products (8%)
20–22
1,563 products (6%)
22–24
1,254 products (5%)
24–26
935 products (3%)
26–28
697 products (3%)
28–30
549 products (2%)
30–32
423 products (2%)
32–34
248 products (1%)
34–36
193 products (1%)
36–38
140 products (1%)
38–40
133 products (0%)
40 and above
347 products (1%)

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 27,084 Condiments 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
Soybean Oil
2
Distilled White Vinegar
3
Water
4
Cucumber Juice
5
Dried Vinegar
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Cucumbers
8
Cucumber
9
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
10
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
11
Preservative
12
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
13
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
14
Sour Cream
15
Cream Nonfat Dry Milk
16
Cultures
17
Cane Sugar
18
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
19
Onion
20
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
21
Less Than 1/10th Of 1% Potassium Sorbate Added As A Preservative
22
Dill Weed
23
Erythorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
24
Black Pepper And Edta

Full Ingredient List

Soybean oil, distilled white vinegar, water, cucumber juice (cucumber juice, vinegar, salt), cucumbers (cucumber, water, lactic acid, sodium benzoate [preservative], potassium sorbate [preservative], xanthan gum), dehydrated sour cream (cream nonfat dry milk, cultures, salt), cane sugar, salt, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, dehydrated onion, polysorbate 80, less than 1/10th of 1% potassium sorbate added as a preservative, dill weed, erythorbic acid, black pepper and edta.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Groceries

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.

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