Caution

Complete salad kit classic caesar

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077745205663 · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077745205663 · Serving size 2 cup (100 g)

The verdict

Complete salad kit classic caesar scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 72 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 72-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Caesar Dressing, Vegetable 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 72 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

45205663 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Complete salad kit classic caesar label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 72 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …205663 · July 2026

13 of 72 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 45205663 · 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

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 settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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.

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. Complete salad kit classic caesar scores 12.7 points below that category average (85/100 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

Complete salad kit classic caesar lists 72 ingredients on its label

72 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

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Distribution as text

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 72 (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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 72 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Caesar Dressing
3
Vegetable Oil
4
Soybean Oil
5
Canola Oil
6
Water
7
Parmesan Cheese
8
Part Skim Milk
9
Cheese Culture
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Enzymes
12
Whole Eggs
13
Distilled Vinegar
14
Red Wine Vinegar
15
Dijon Mustard
16
Mustard Seed
17
White Wine
18
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Spices
20
Turmeric
21
Egg Yolk
22
Anchovy Paste
23
Anchovies In Salt
24
Olive Oil
25
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
26
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
27
Lemon Juice Concentrate
28
Natural Flavors
29
Extractive Of Rice
30
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
31
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
32
As Preservatives
33
Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Flavor
34
Seasoned Soft Bite Croutons
35
Enriched Flour
36
Wheat Flour
37
Malted Barley Flour
38
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Reduced Iron
40
Thiamin Mononitrate
41
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
43
Canola
44
Sunflower Oil
45
Yeast
46
2% Or Less Of Onion Powder
47
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
48
Tomato Powder
49
Carrot Powder
50
Natural Flavor
51
Milk
52
Red And Green Bell Peppers
53
Garlic Powder
54
Dillweed
55
Dehydrated Parsley
56
Celery
57
Paprika
58
Color
59
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
60
Preservative
61
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
62
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
63
Shaved Romano Type Cheese
64
Romano Type Cheese
65
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
66
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
67
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
68
Natural Mold Inhibitor
69
Cracked Pepper Blend
70
Black Pepper
71
White Pepper
72
And Pink Peppercorn

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, caesar dressing (vegetable oil [soybean oil, canola oil], water, parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], whole eggs, distilled vinegar, salt, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard [distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, sugar, spices, turmeric], egg yolk, anchovy paste [anchovies in salt, olive oil, acetic acid], garlic, lemon juice concentrate, sugar, spices, natural flavors, extractive of rice, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [as preservatives], calcium disodium edta to protect flavor), seasoned soft bite croutons (enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], canola and/or sunflower oil, sugar, yeast, salt, 2% or less of onion powder, wheat gluten, tomato powder, carrot powder, natural flavor [milk], red and green bell peppers*, garlic powder, dillweed*, parsley*, celery*, spices, paprika [color], calcium propionate [preservative], enzymes, ascorbic acid, tbhq [to preserve freshness].), shaved romano type cheese (romano type cheese [pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), cracked pepper blend (black pepper, white pepper, pink peppercorn).

Other products containing Anchovies In Salt

Anchovies In Salt is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Complete salad kit classic caesar's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 72-ingredient record.

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  • 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 0077745205663: 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.