Caution

Café Style Chef Salad

by Dole

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071430001059 · Dole. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071430001059 · Serving size 1 serving (217 g)

The verdict

Café Style Chef Salad by Dole scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 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 60-component record, beginning with Iceberg Lettuce, Buttermilk Ranch Dressing, 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 60 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0071430001059
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.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

57/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/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.

30001059 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Café Style Chef Salad label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Phosphoric Acid PHOTO-FINISH Zatarain's, creamy cajun · ±0 BOOK-OFF …001059 · July 2026

19 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Phosphoric Acid). Source sheet 30001059 · 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: Zatarain's, creamy cajun style pasta · Nearest score peer is Zatarain's, creamy cajun style pasta 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.

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.

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. Café Style Chef Salad: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Café Style Chef Salad80/1002. Zatarain's, creamy cajun style pasta: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Zatarain's, creamy cajun …80/1003. Zatarain's, jambalaya chicken & sausage: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Zatarain's, jambalaya chi…80/1004. Jambalaya Flavored With Sausage: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Jambalaya Flavored With S…80/1005. Kensington, Festive Pretzels: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Kensington, Festive Pretz…80/100
High-band neighbours for Café Style Chef Salad (80/100) outside Dole.
Chart values as text

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

Café Style Chef Salad
80/100
Zatarain's, creamy cajun style pasta
80/100
Zatarain's, jambalaya chicken & sausage
80/100
Jambalaya Flavored With Sausage
80/100
Kensington, Festive Pretzels
80/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Café Style Chef Salad lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 60 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Iceberg Lettuce
2
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
3
Canola Oil
4
Soybean Oil
5
Nonfat Buttermilk
6
Water
7
Distilled Vinegar
8
Egg Yolk
9
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
10
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
14
Onion
15
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
16
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
17
Modified Food Starch
18
Msg
19
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
20
Spices
21
Artificial Flavor
22
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
23
Calcium Disodium Edta
24
Cheddar Cheese
25
Pasteurized Milk
26
Cheese Culture
27
Enzymes
28
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
29
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
31
Green Leaf Lettuce
32
Roasted Seasoned Diced Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
33
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
34
Seasoning
35
Chicken Broth
36
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
37
Natural Flavor
38
Yeast Extract
39
Chicken Fat
40
Onion Powder
41
Garlic Powder
42
Spice
43
Chicken Powder
44
Grill Flavor
45
Corn Starch
46
Sodium Phosphates
47
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
48
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
49
Celery Juice Powder
50
Honey Ham
51
Cured With Water
52
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
53
Or Less Of Vinegar
54
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
55
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
56
Brown Sugar
57
Honey
58
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
59
Natural Smoke Flavor
60
Swiss Cheese

Full Ingredient List

iceberg lettuce, buttermilk ranch dressing, canola oil, and/or soybean oil, nonfat buttermilk, water, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sugar, salt, garlic, onion, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum, modified food starch, monosodium glutamate, polysorbate 60, spices, artificial flavor, lactic acid, calcium disodium edta, cheddar cheese, pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto, potato starch, powdered cellulose, green leaf lettuce, roasted seasoned diced chicken breast meat with rib meat, chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, seasoning, salt, sugar, chicken broth, maltodextrin, natural flavor, yeast extract, chicken fat, onion powder, garlic powder, spice, chicken powder, grill flavor, modified corn starch, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, celery juice powder, honey ham, cured with water, dextrose, salt, contains 2% or less of vinegar, sodium lactate, modified corn starch, sodium phosphates, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, brown sugar, honey, caramel color, natural smoke flavor, swiss cheese, pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto, potato starch, powdered cellulose, green leaf lettuce

High-score cross-brand comparables for Café Style Chef Salad

Neighbours outside Dole with screening scores in the same high band as Café Style Chef Salad (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Dole; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Phosphoric Acid is the first flagged ingredient selected from Café Style Chef Salad's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Phosphoric Acid. Open Phosphoric Acid
  • Compare Café Style Chef Salad'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 0071430001059: 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.