Concern

Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami

by Save Mart Supermarkets

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0098487101907 · Save Mart Supermarkets · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0098487101907 · Serving size 1 SALAD (312 g)

The verdict

Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami by Save Mart Supermarkets scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 62 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 62-component record, beginning with Champagne Flavored Vinaigrette Dressing, Water, 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.

50/100
Concern safety score
4
Many flagged · of 62 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

43/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

50/100

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.

87101907 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 62 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Ripple potato chips · ±0 BOOK-OFF …101907 · July 2026

20 of 62 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 87101907 · 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: Ripple potato chips · Nearest score peer is Ripple potato chips 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 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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian Style Chopped Sal…50/1002. Ripple potato chips: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Ripple potato chips50/1003. Tortilla chips: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Tortilla chips50/1004. Jalapeno crushed pepper sauce.: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Jalapeno crushed pepper s…50/1005. Casey's General Store, Assorted Fruit Sours: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Casey's General Store, As…50/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami (50/100 on 62 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami
50/100
Ripple potato chips
50/100
Tortilla chips
50/100
Jalapeno crushed pepper sauce.
50/100
Casey's General Store, Assorted Fruit Sours
50/100

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. Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami scores 44.1 points below that category average (50/100 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

Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami lists 62 ingredients on its label

62 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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: 62 (98th 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 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 62 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Champagne Flavored Vinaigrette Dressing
2
Water
3
Soybean Oil
4
White Wine Vinegar
5
Distilled Vinegar
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Mustard Seed
9
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
10
White Wine
11
Spices
12
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
13
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
14
Onion
15
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
16
Preservative
17
Natural & Artificial Flavor
18
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
19
Turmeric
20
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
21
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
22
Tri Color Rotini Pasta
23
Durum Flour
24
Durum Semolina
25
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
27
Thiamine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Mononitrate
29
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
31
Eggs
32
Tomato Solids
33
Spinach
34
Romaine Lettuce
35
Broccoli Stalk
36
Red Cabbage
37
Salami
38
Pork
39
Beef
40
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
41
Wine
42
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
43
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
44
Flavoring
45
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
46
BHA
Avoid GRAS
47
BHT
Caution GRAS
48
Provolone Cheese
49
Pasteurized Milk
50
Cheese Cultures
51
Enzymes
52
Grape Tomatoes
53
Savoy Cabbage
54
Green Onion
55
Carrot
56
Bell Peppers
57
Onion
58
Olives
59
Ripe Olives
60
Ferrous Gluconate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Safe GRAS
61
Canola Oil
62
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Full Ingredient List

Champagne flavored vinaigrette dressing (water, soybean oil, white wine vinegar, distilled vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seed, contains less than 2% of dehydrated torula yeast, white wine, spices, xanthan gum, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, potassium sorbate [a preservative], natural & artificial flavor, citric acid, turmeric, caramel color, tartaric acid), tri color rotini pasta (durum flour [durum semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine, mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], eggs, tomato solids, dried spinach, water, salt), romaine lettuce, broccoli stalk, red cabbage, salami (pork, beef, salt, dextrose, spices, wine, lactic acid starter culture, sodium ascorbate, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), grape tomatoes, savoy cabbage, green onion, carrot, bell peppers, onion, olives (ripe olives, water, salt, and ferrous gluconate), canola oil, extra virgin olive oil.

Categories

Salted-snacks

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami

Neighbours outside Save Mart Supermarkets near Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Save Mart Supermarkets; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 62-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Italian Style Chopped Salad Salami's 4 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 0098487101907: 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.