Caution

Salad Kit Bacon Caesar

by Fresh Express

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071279301082 · Fresh Express · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071279301082 · Serving size 1.5 cups (100 g)

The verdict

Salad Kit Bacon Caesar by Fresh Express scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 57-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Canola Oil, Water. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 57 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
A
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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

A

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.

79301082 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Salad Kit Bacon Caesar label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-A Nutri-A RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Coffee Creamer · ±0 BOOK-OFF …301082 · July 2026

18 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 79301082 · 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: Coffee Creamer · Nearest score peer is Coffee Creamer 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score placed this label in its highest band. The model reaches that grade when the credit side of its ledger — fibre, protein and the fruit, vegetable and legume fraction — outweighs the energy, sugar, saturated-fat and sodium it counts against a product. The scale is computed per hundred grams from the declared nutrition panel, which is why two products with similar ingredients can grade differently on portion-heavy categories. It is a nutritional summary only, calculated independently of the additive registries screened further down this page, and it neither incorporates nor contradicts them.

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. Salad Kit Bacon Caesar: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Salad Kit Bacon Caesar80/1002. Coffee Creamer: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Coffee Creamer80/1003. Pumpkin Pie Spice: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pumpkin Pie Spice80/1004. Sweet & Creamy Coffee Creamer: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sweet & Creamy Coffee Cre…80/1005. Cold Stone Creamery, International Delight, Coffee Creamer, Sweet Cream: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cold Stone Creamery, Inte…80/100
High-band neighbours for Salad Kit Bacon Caesar (80/100) outside Fresh Express.
Chart values as text

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

Salad Kit Bacon Caesar
80/100
Coffee Creamer
80/100
Pumpkin Pie Spice
80/100
Sweet & Creamy Coffee Creamer
80/100
Cold Stone Creamery, International Delight, Coffee Creamer, Sweet Cream
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Salad Kit Bacon Caesar scores 17.7 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 97.7/100), 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Salad Kit Bacon Caesar lists 57 ingredients on its label

57 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 57 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Canola Oil
3
Water
4
Parmesan Cheese
5
Skim Milk
6
Culture
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Enzymes
9
Egg Yolk
10
Dijon Mustard
11
Mustard Seed
12
Distilled Vinegar
13
White Wine
14
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
15
Turmeric
16
Color
17
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
18
Spices
19
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
20
Lemon Juice Concentrate
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Anchovies
23
Spice
24
Anchovy Powder
25
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
26
Anchovy Extract
27
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
28
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
30
Annatto Extract
31
Bacon Cured With Water
32
Sodium Phosphates
33
Preservative
34
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
35
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
36
Brown Sugar
37
Smoke Flavoring
38
Enriched Wheat Flour
39
Wheat Flour
40
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Reduced Iron
42
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
45
Canola
46
Olive Oil
47
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
48
Yeast
49
Garlic Powder
50
Romano Cheese
51
Milk
52
Dehydrated Parsley
53
Onion Powder
54
Cheese Culture
55
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
56
Prevents Caking
57
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Salad: romaine lettuce, dressing: canola oil, water, parmesan cheese (skim milk, culture, salt, enzymes), egg yolk, dijon mustard [water, mustard seed, distilled vinegar, salt, white wine, citric acid, turmeric (color), tartaric acid, spices], distilled vinegar, dried garlic, lemon juice concentrate, sugar, salt, anchovies, spice, anchovy powder (maltodextrin, anchovy extract, salt), xanthan gum, mustard flour, caramel color, annatto extract (color), bacon: bacon cured with water, salt, sodium phosphates (preservative), sodium erythorbate (preservative), sodium nitrite(preservative), may contain sugar, brown sugar and/or smoke flavoring, croutons: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola and/or olive oil, salt, whey, sugar, yeast, garlic powder, romano cheese, (milk, culture, salt, enzymes), parsley, onion powder, spices, citric acid, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate cheese: milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes, powdered cellulose (prevents caking), sorbic acid (preservative).

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Fruits and vegetables based foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Salad Kit Bacon Caesar

Neighbours outside Fresh Express with screening scores in the same high band as Salad Kit Bacon Caesar (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Fresh Express; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Salad Kit Bacon Caesar's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 57-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Salad Kit Bacon Caesar's 2 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 0071279301082: 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.