bbq ranch salad kit

by bistro

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

bbq ranch salad kit by bistro 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.

Barcode
0077745256887
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (100 g)

What the Data Says About

bbq ranch salad kit by bistro 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, bbq ranch salad kit 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for bbq ranch salad kit
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Vegetable Blend
2
Iceberg Lettuce
3
Green Cabbage
4
Carrots
5
Red Cabbage
6
Bbq Ranch Dressing
7
Buttermilk
8
Cultured Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
9
Nonfat Milk Powder
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Soybean Oil
12
Canola Oil
13
Inverted Sugar
14
Water
15
Tomato Paste
16
Distilled Vinegar
17
Brown Sugar
18
Egg Yolk
19
Natural Flavors
20
Spices
21
Mustard
22
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
23
Natural Smoke Flavor
24
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
25
Onion
26
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
27
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
28
Extractive Of Paprika
29
Color
30
Crispy Fried Onions
31
Organic Onions
32
Palm Oil
33
Wheat Flour
34
Dill Pickle Flavored Crispy Cucumbers
35
Cucumbers
36
Enriched Flour
37
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Reduced Iron
39
Thiamin Mononitrate
40
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
42
Vegetable Oil
43
Organic Sunflower
44
Safflower
45
Canola
46
Seasoning
47
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
48
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
49
Garlic Powder
50
White Distilled Vinegar
51
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

Full Ingredient List

VEGETABLE BLEND (ICEBERG LETTUCE, GREEN CABBAGE, CARROTS, RED CABBAGE), BBQ RANCH DRESSING (BUTTERMILK [CULTURED PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK POWDER, SALT], SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, INVERTED SUGAR, WATER, TOMATO PASTE, DISTILLED VINEGAR, BROWN SUGAR, EGG YOLK, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES [CONTAINS MUSTARD], CORNSTARCH, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, LACTIC ACID, EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA [COLOR]), CRISPY FRIED ONIONS (ONIONS, PALM OIL, WHEAT FLOUR, SALT), DILL PICKLE FLAVORED CRISPY CUCUMBERS (CUCUMBERS, ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], VEGETABLE OIL [SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA], SEASONING [SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS])

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial