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Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar

by Stater Bros

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0074175264253 · Stater Bros · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0074175264253 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (30 ml)

The verdict

Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar by Stater Bros scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 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 41-component record, beginning with Water, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar. 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 41 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

75264253 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 60 PHOTO-FINISH Cilantro Caesar Dressing · ±0 BOOK-OFF …264253 · July 2026

14 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 60). Source sheet 75264253 · 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: Cilantro Caesar Dressing · Nearest score peer is Cilantro Caesar Dressing 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Lite caesar dressing, lit…95/1002. Cilantro Caesar Dressing: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cilantro Caesar Dressing95/1003. Part skim ricotta cheese, ricotta: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Part skim ricotta cheese,…95/1004. Part skim ricotta cheese, ricotta: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Part skim ricotta cheese,…95/1005. Chocolate Moose Tracks Chocolate Premium Ice Cream With Peanut Butter Cups Swirled With Famous Moose Tracks Fudge, Chocolate Moose Tracks: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chocolate Moose Tracks Ch…95/100
High-band neighbours for Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar (95/100) outside Stater Bros.
Chart values as text

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

Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar
95/100
Cilantro Caesar Dressing
95/100
Part skim ricotta cheese, ricotta
95/100
Part skim ricotta cheese, ricotta
95/100
Chocolate Moose Tracks Chocolate Premium Ice Cream With Peanut Butter Cups Swirled With Famous Moose Tracks Fudge, Chocolate Moose Tracks
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. Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar 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

Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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%). Below this entry. 40–42: 346 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 41 (99th 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 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Distilled Vinegar
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Vegetable Oil
5
Soybean Oil
6
Canola Oil
7
Corn Starch
8
Romano And Parmesan Cheeses
9
Pasteurized Milk
10
Cheese Culture
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Enzymes
13
Less Than 2% Salt
14
Lemon Juice Concentrate
15
Buttermilk
16
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
17
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
18
Cultured Cream
19
Cultured Milk
20
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
21
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
22
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
23
Horseradish
24
Molasses
25
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
26
Tamarind
27
Natural Flavor
28
Yeast Extract
29
Sodium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
30
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
31
Lemon Juice
32
Onion
33
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
34
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
35
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
36
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
37
Spices
38
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
39
Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Disodium Edta
40
Preservatives
41
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)

Full Ingredient List

Water, distilled vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or canola oil), modified corn starch, romano and parmesan cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), less than 2% salt, lemon juice concentrate, buttermilk, whey, lactic acid, cultured cream, cultured milk*, gelatin, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, horseradish, molasses, corn syrup, garlic*, tamarind, natural flavor, yeast extract, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, lemon juice, onion*, malic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, xanthan gum, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, spices, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate and calcium disodium edta (preservatives), caramel color.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Groceries

High-score cross-brand comparables for Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar

Neighbours outside Stater Bros with screening scores in the same high band as Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Stater Bros; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 60 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 60. Open Polysorbate 60
  • Compare Lite caesar dressing, lite caesar'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 0074175264253: 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.