Safe

Southwest Chopped Salad Kit

by Member's Mark

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0193968113636 · Member's Mark · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0193968113636 · Serving size 1 serving (100 g)

The verdict

Southwest Chopped Salad Kit by Member's Mark scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 56-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Southwest Ranch Dressing, Water. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 56 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

68113636 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Southwest Chopped Salad Kit label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-SPARSE 20% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-RARE Torula yeast PHOTO-FINISH Cream Cheese · ±0 BOOK-OFF …113636 · July 2026

11 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Torula yeast). Source sheet 68113636 · 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: Cream Cheese · Nearest score peer is Cream Cheese at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Southwest Chopped Salad Kit: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Southwest Chopped Salad K…100/1002. Cream Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cream Cheese100/1003. Colby & Monterey Jack Natural Cheese Sticks: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Colby & Monterey Jack Nat…100/1004. Country Cafe Multigrain Thick Slice: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Country Cafe Multigrain T…100/1005. Pickled Beans: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pickled Beans100/100
High-band neighbours for Southwest Chopped Salad Kit (100/100) outside Member's Mark.
Chart values as text

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

Southwest Chopped Salad Kit
100/100
Cream Cheese
100/100
Colby & Monterey Jack Natural Cheese Sticks
100/100
Country Cafe Multigrain Thick Slice
100/100
Pickled Beans
100/100

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. Southwest Chopped Salad Kit scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), so it is roughly typical 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

Southwest Chopped Salad Kit lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 63,434 products 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

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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 56 (99th 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

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Southwest Ranch Dressing
3
Water
4
Vegetable Oil
5
Canola
6
Soybean Oil
7
Buttermilk Powder
8
Egg Yolk
9
Dried Vinegar
10
Seasoning Blend
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
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
13
Corn Starch
14
Onion
15
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
16
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
17
Natural Flavor
18
Spice
19
Dehydrated Parsley
20
Guar Gum
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Cultured Skim Milk Powder
23
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
24
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
25
Wheat
26
Soybeans
27
Chili Powder
28
Spices
29
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Acacia Gum
31
Ground Mustard
32
Chipotle Pepper
33
Green Cabbage
34
Red Cabbage
35
Salsa Seasoned Corn Sticks
36
Corn Masa Flour
37
Salsa Seasoning
38
Tomato Powder
39
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
40
Onion Powder
41
Green Bell Pepper Powder
42
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
43
Annatto Extract
44
Natural Flavors
45
Kale
46
Carrot
47
Taco Cheese Blend
48
Pasteurized Milk
49
Cheese Culture
50
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
51
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
52
Color
53
Enzymes
54
Potato Dextrose
55
Potato Flour
56
Corn

Full Ingredient List

romaine lettuce, southwest ranch dressing (water, vegetable oil [canola and/or soybean oil], buttermilk powder, egg yolk, less than 2% of: vinegar, seasoning blend [salt, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, dried onion, dried garlic, autolyzed yeast extract, natural flavor, spice, parsley, guar gum], sugar, cultured skim milk powder, phosphoric acid, salt, dried onion, soy sauce [water, wheat, soybeans, salt], spice, vinegar, chili powder [spices, salt, garlic, dried garlic, spices, acacia gum, natural flavor, ground mustard, dried chipotle pepper]), green cabbage, red cabbage, salsa seasoned corn sticks (corn masa flour, canola and/or soybean oil, salsa seasoning [maltodextrin, salt, tomato powder, dextrose, onion powder, green bell pepper powder, spices, torula yeast, annatto extract, natural flavors]), kale, carrot, taco cheese blend (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], less than 2% of: annatto [color], enzymes, maltodextrin, natural flavor, potato dextrose [color], potato flour, salt, spice, sugar), corn

Other products containing Taco Cheese Blend

Taco Cheese Blend is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Fruits and vegetables based foods Vegetables based foods Meals Vegetables Prepared salads Leaf vegetables Lettuces Salad-kit

High-score cross-brand comparables for Southwest Chopped Salad Kit

Neighbours outside Member's Mark with screening scores in the same high band as Southwest Chopped Salad Kit (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Member's Mark; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Southwest Chopped Salad Kit has a longer ingredient list than 99% of its Plant-based foods and beverages category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0193968113636: 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.