Safe

Caesar salad dressing & dip

by Bob's Famous

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070829573870 · Bob's Famous · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070829573870 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (30 g)

The verdict

Caesar salad dressing & dip by Bob's Famous scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 38 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 38-component record, beginning with Vegetable Oil, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 38 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

29573870 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Caesar salad dressing & dip label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 38 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Avena, Oatmeal Smoothie, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …573870 · July 2026

11 of 38 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 29573870 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Avena, Oatmeal Smoothie, Cinnamon · Nearest score peer is Avena, Oatmeal Smoothie, Cinnamon at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

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.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Caesar salad dressing & dip: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Caesar salad dressing & d…95/1002. Avena, Oatmeal Smoothie, Cinnamon: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Avena, Oatmeal Smoothie, …95/1003. Cheesy Garlic Ciabatta Panko Chicken Cutlet: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cheesy Garlic Ciabatta Pa…95/1004. Honey glazed turkey breast: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Honey glazed turkey breast95/1005. Honey Glazed Turkey Breast: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Honey Glazed Turkey Breast95/100
High-band neighbours for Caesar salad dressing & dip (95/100) outside Bob's Famous.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Caesar salad dressing & dip
95/100
Avena, Oatmeal Smoothie, Cinnamon
95/100
Cheesy Garlic Ciabatta Panko Chicken Cutlet
95/100
Honey glazed turkey breast
95/100
Honey Glazed Turkey Breast
95/100

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. Caesar salad dressing & dip 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

Caesar salad dressing & dip lists 38 ingredients on its label

38 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 27,084 products we track

0–2: 186 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,031 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,392 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,093 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,811 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3,070 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 2,818 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 2,724 products (10%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,451 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,045 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,563 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,244 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 934 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 694 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 551 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 420 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 246 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 196 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 135 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 134 products (0%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 346 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: 38 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
186 products (1%)
2–4
1,031 products (4%)
4–6
1,392 products (5%)
6–8
2,093 products (8%)
8–10
2,811 products (10%)
10–12
3,070 products (11%)
12–14
2,818 products (10%)
14–16
2,724 products (10%)
16–18
2,451 products (9%)
18–20
2,045 products (8%)
20–22
1,563 products (6%)
22–24
1,244 products (5%)
24–26
934 products (3%)
26–28
694 products (3%)
28–30
551 products (2%)
30–32
420 products (2%)
32–34
246 products (1%)
34–36
196 products (1%)
36–38
135 products (0%)
38–40
134 products (0%)
40 and above
346 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 38 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Vegetable Oil
2
Soybean Oil
3
Canola Oil
4
Water
5
Romano And Parmesan Cheese
6
Pasteurized Part-skim Cow's Milk
7
Cultured Milk
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Enzymes
10
Distilled Vinegar
11
Egg Yolk
12
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
13
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Cured Anchovies
15
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
16
Onion
17
Spices
18
Lemon Juice Concentrate
19
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
20
Worcestershire Sauce
21
Molasses
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Tamarind
24
Natural Flavor
25
Sulfiting Agent
26
Cheddar Cheese
27
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
28
Buttermilk Powder
29
Msg
30
Natural And Artificial Flavor
31
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
32
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
33
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
34
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
35
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
36
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
37
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
38
Preservatives

Full Ingredient List

Vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or canola oil), water, romano and parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim cow's milk, cultured milk, salt, enzymes), distilled vinegar, egg yolk, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, cured anchovies, salt, less than 2% of: garlic*, onion*, spices, lemon juice concentrate, extra virgin olive oil, worcestershire sauce (molasses, sugar, tamarind, natural flavor, sulfiting agent), dehydrated cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), buttermilk powder, monosodium glutamate, natural and artificial flavor, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, citric acid, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, caramel color, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives).

Categories

Condiments Sauces Groceries

High-score cross-brand comparables for Caesar salad dressing & dip

Neighbours outside Bob's Famous with screening scores in the same high band as Caesar salad dressing & dip (95/100 here). The 1 same-brand link above stay within Bob's Famous; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Caesar salad dressing & dip's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 38-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Caesar salad dressing & dip's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0070829573870: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.