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Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons

by Hidden Valley

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071100010268 · Hidden Valley · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071100010268 · Serving size 1 Tbsp (7 g)

The verdict

Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons by Hidden Valley scores 45/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 37 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 37-component record, beginning with Enriched Bleached Flour, Flour, Organic Malted Barley. 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.

45/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 37 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

30/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

45/100

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.

00010268 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 45/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 37 ing. REG-PART 41% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH Black raspberry dark · ±0 BOOK-OFF …010268 · July 2026

15 of 37 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 00010268 · 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: Black raspberry dark chocolate chunk ice cream · Nearest score peer is Black raspberry dark chocolate chunk ice cream at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Hidden valley, salad cris…45/1002. Black raspberry dark chocolate chunk ice cream: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Black raspberry dark choc…45/1003. Twin Ice Pix Pops: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Twin Ice Pix Pops45/1004. Lite sparkling: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Lite sparkling45/1005. Kroger, lite sparkling beverage, pink lemonade: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Kroger, lite sparkling be…45/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons (45/100 on 37 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons
45/100
Black raspberry dark chocolate chunk ice cream
45/100
Twin Ice Pix Pops
45/100
Lite sparkling
45/100
Kroger, lite sparkling beverage, pink lemonade
45/100

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. Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons scores 53.3 points below that category average (45/100 vs. 98.3/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Condiments products

Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons lists 37 ingredients on its label

37 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%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 134 products (0%). Above this entry. 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: 37 (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 45/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 37 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Bleached Flour
2
Flour
3
Organic Malted Barley
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Soybean Oil Soy Flour
9
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
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean
12
Cottonseed Oil
13
Onion
14
Yeast
15
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
16
Spices And Coloring
17
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
19
Tomato Powder
20
Nonfat Milk
21
Autolyzed Yeast
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Corn Flour
24
Corn Starch
25
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
26
Natural Flavors
27
Soy
28
Calcium Phosphate
29
Artificial Flavors
30
Msg
31
Ammonium Sulfate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
32
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
33
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
34
Tbhq And Citric Acid As Preservatives
35
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
37
Tortula Yeast

Full Ingredient List

Enriched bleached flour (flour, malted barley, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin), soybean oil soy flour, corn syrup, salt, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, dried onion, yeast, dextrose, spices and coloring, less than 1% of: whey, dried garlic, tomato powder, nonfat milk, autolyzed yeast, sugar, corn flour, corn starch, calcium sulfate, natural flavors (soy), calcium phosphate, artificial flavors, monosodium glutamate, ammonium sulfate, caramel color, calcium propionate, tbhq and citric acid as preservatives, yellow 6, red 3, tortula yeast.

Other products containing Tortula Yeast

Tortula Yeast is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 10 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Groceries

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons

Neighbours outside Hidden Valley in the same lower screening band as Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons (45/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Hidden Valley; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 37-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Hidden valley, salad crispins, american style bac'n & onion croutons's 3 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 0071100010268: 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.