Concern

Dip

by Target Stores

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239690482 · Target Stores · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239690482 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (25 g)

The verdict

Dip by Target Stores scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 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 58-component record, beginning with Dried Cream Cheese, Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture. 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.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 58 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

33/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

50/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

39690482 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Dip label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Popcorn trio, caramel, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …690482 · July 2026

15 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 39690482 · 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: Popcorn trio, caramel, cheese & original · Nearest score peer is Popcorn trio, caramel, cheese & original at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Dip: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Dip50/1002. Popcorn trio, caramel, cheese & original: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Popcorn trio, caramel, ch…50/1003. Archer farms, strawberry cheese danish: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Archer farms, strawberry …50/1004. Chocolaty dipped heart-shaped pretzels: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chocolaty dipped heart-sh…50/1005. Cream cheese spread: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cream cheese spread50/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Dip (50/100 on 58 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Dip
50/100
Popcorn trio, caramel, cheese & original
50/100
Archer farms, strawberry cheese danish
50/100
Chocolaty dipped heart-shaped pretzels
50/100
Cream cheese spread
50/100

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. Dip scores 48.3 points below that category average (50/100 vs. 98.3/100), 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 Condiments products

Dip lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 58 (100th 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 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 58 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Dried Cream Cheese
2
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
3
Cheese Culture
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Carob Bean Gum
6
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
7
Guar Gum
8
Sour Cream
9
Milk
10
Cream
11
Corn Starch
12
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
13
Mono & Diglycerides
14
Sodium Phosphate
15
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
16
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
17
Natural And Artificial Flavor
18
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
19
Preservative
20
Mayonnaise
21
Soybean Oil
22
Whole Eggs
23
Egg Yolks
24
Distilled Vinegar
25
Water
26
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
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
28
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Lemon Juice Concentrate
30
Natural Flavor
31
Onion Powder
32
Garlic Powder
33
Calcium Disodium Edta
34
Feta Cheese
35
Pasteurized Milk
36
Enzymes
37
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
38
Added To Prevent Caking
39
Red Peppers
40
Dehydrated Sweet Bell Peppers
41
Organic Roasted Red Pepper Flavor
42
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
43
Cheese Powder
44
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
45
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
46
Cheese Cultures
47
Nonfat Dry Milk
48
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
49
Autolyzed Yeast Flavorings
50
Tomato Powder
51
Bell Peppers
52
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
53
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
54
Turmeric
55
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
56
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate
57
Preservatives
58
Paprika

Full Ingredient List

Cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, guar gum), sour cream (milk, cream, modified corn starch, gelatin, guar gum, mono & diglycerides, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, potassium sorbate [preservative]), mayonnaise (soybean oil, whole eggs, egg yolks, distilled vinegar, water, salt, sugar, dextrose, mustard flour, lemon juice concentrate, natural flavor, onion powder, garlic powder, calcium disodium edta [to protect quality]), feta cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes, potato starch [added to prevent caking]), red peppers (sweet bell peppers, water, citric acid), natural roasted red pepper flavor (maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, sugar, cheese powder [whey, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, enzymes], nonfat dry milk, hydrolyzed soy protein, autolyzed yeast flavorings, tomato powder, bell peppers, citric acid, torula yeast, yellow 6, turmeric, red 40), modified corn starch, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), paprika, garlic powder, salt, onion powder.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Dips Groceries

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Dip

Neighbours outside Target Stores near Dip's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Target Stores; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Dip's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 58-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Dip'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 0085239690482: 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.