Caution

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

by Target Stores

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239025901 · Target Stores · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239025901 · Serving size 0.5 cup (136 g)

The verdict

Loaded Baked Potato Salad by Target Stores scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Potatoes, Mayonnaise Dressing, Soybean 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 50 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

39025901 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Loaded Baked Potato Salad label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Ham & Swiss · ±0 BOOK-OFF …025901 · July 2026

13 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 39025901 · 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: Ham & Swiss Cheese Pretzel Roll Sandwich · Nearest score peer is Ham & Swiss Cheese Pretzel Roll Sandwich 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.

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. Loaded Baked Potato Salad: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Loaded Baked Potato Salad85/1002. Ham & Swiss Cheese Pretzel Roll Sandwich: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Ham & Swiss Cheese Pretze…85/1003. Corn Dogs: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Corn Dogs85/1004. Sugar free french vanilla coffee creamer: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sugar free french vanilla…85/1005. Market pantry, chocolate crackle cookies: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Market pantry, chocolate …85/100
High-band neighbours for Loaded Baked Potato Salad (85/100) outside Target Stores.
Chart values as text

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

Loaded Baked Potato Salad
85/100
Ham & Swiss Cheese Pretzel Roll Sandwich
85/100
Corn Dogs
85/100
Sugar free french vanilla coffee creamer
85/100
Market pantry, chocolate crackle cookies
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 6,228 products we've scored in the Salted-snacks category, the average safety score is 94.1/100. Loaded Baked Potato Salad scores 9.1 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 94.1/100), 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 Salted-snacks products

Loaded Baked Potato Salad lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 5,429 products we track

0–2: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 222 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 793 products (15%). Below this entry. 6–8: 689 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,036 products (19%). Below this entry. 10–12: 817 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 570 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 243 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 168 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 67 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 30 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 36 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 46 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 407 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Salted-snacks 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

5,429 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3 products (0%)
2–4
222 products (4%)
4–6
793 products (15%)
6–8
689 products (13%)
8–10
1,036 products (19%)
10–12
817 products (15%)
12–14
570 products (10%)
14–16
243 products (4%)
16–18
168 products (3%)
18–20
67 products (1%)
20–22
47 products (1%)
22–24
30 products (1%)
24–26
41 products (1%)
26–28
32 products (1%)
28–30
36 products (1%)
30–32
41 products (1%)
32–34
47 products (1%)
34–36
47 products (1%)
36–38
46 products (1%)
38–40
47 products (1%)
40 and above
407 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. The comparison here runs against the 5,429 Salted-snacks 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 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Potatoes
2
Mayonnaise Dressing
3
Soybean Oil
4
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
5
Distilled Vinegar
6
Water
7
Whole Eggs
8
Egg Yolks
9
Corn Starch
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
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
13
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Lemon Juice Concentrate
15
Onion Powder
16
Natural Flavor
17
Garlic Powder
18
Calcium Disodium Edta
19
Preservative
20
Cheddar Cheese
21
Pasteurized Milk
22
Cheese Cultures
23
Enzymes
24
Artificial Color
25
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
26
Anti Caking
27
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
28
Bacon
29
Cured With Water
30
Sodium Phosphate
31
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
32
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
33
Sour Cream
34
Cream
35
Milk
36
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
37
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
38
Guar Gum
39
Mono & Diglycerides
40
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
41
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate
42
Natural And Artificial Flavor
43
Rendered Bacon Fat
44
Tbhq And Citric Acid
45
Preservatives
46
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
47
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
48
Onion
49
Chives
50
White Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Potatoes, mayonnaise dressing (soybean oil, corn syrup, distilled vinegar, water, whole eggs, egg yolks, modified corn starch, salt, sugar, dextrose, mustard flour, lemon juice concentrate, onion powder, natural flavor, garlic powder, calcium disodium edta [preservative]), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, artificial color, potato starch and powdered cellulose [anti caking], natamycin [preservative]), bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), sour cream (cream, milk, modified corn starch, lactic acid, gelatin, guar gum, mono & diglycerides, citric acid, sodium phosphate, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate [preservative], natural and artificial flavor), rendered bacon fat (tbhq and citric acid [preservatives]), sodium lactate, sodium diacetate, salt, dehydrated onion, dried chives, white pepper.

Categories

Salted-snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Neighbours outside Target Stores with screening scores in the same high band as Loaded Baked Potato Salad (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Target Stores; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Loaded Baked Potato Salad's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Loaded Baked Potato Salad'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 0085239025901: 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.