Cilantro lime crema
Cilantro lime crema by Reser's Fine Foods 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.
What the Data Says About
Cilantro lime crema by Reser's Fine Foods 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, Cilantro lime crema 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
| 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
Full Ingredient List
% dv amount/serving amount/serving nutrition facts about 16 servings der container serving size 2 tbsp (30g) calories 40 per serving 4% total carb, 2 total fat 3g 8% fiber 0g sat, fat 1,5g total sugarg incl, og ad ed sugars 0% trans fat 0g cholesterol 5mg 2% 9% protein 1g sodium 200mg vitamin d 2% • calcium4% • iron 0% potassium 0% neredients: sour cream (cultured pasteurized milk, cream, nonfat milk solids, gelatmi nomp ndnfat milk, nonfat milk solids, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), lite mayonnaise mater a lisiled vinegar, food starch-modified, contains less than 2% of isolated suy prub mesar salt non-fat dry milk solids, lemon juice concentrate, dehydrated onion, xanthan b watiral flavors, spice), buttermilk (cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, nonfat milk powder sat hed wine vinegar, cilantro, anaheim chiles, garlic, cotija cheese (cultured pasteurized mlkand sh la sea salt and enzymes), lime juice, salt, pumpkin fumpkin seeds, canola oil), cultured dextrose toprotect flavor, cultured non-fat dry milk mder manthan gum, modified corn starch, natural ranor dehydrated garlic, contains: milk, soy, ustributed by: reser's fine foods, inc, beaverton, or 97006• www,resers,com itm/art, 1341779 "71117 00489"
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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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