Concern

PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT

by Marketside

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0194346122271 · Marketside · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0194346122271 · Serving size 100 g

The verdict

PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT by Marketside scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 61 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 61-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Pizza Ranch 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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 61 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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

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.

46122271 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 61 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 7% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Supreme Pizza · ±0 BOOK-OFF …122271 · July 2026

16 of 61 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 46122271 · 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: Supreme Pizza · Nearest score peer is Supreme Pizza 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. PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD…55/1002. Supreme Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Supreme Pizza55/1003. Hard Salami: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Hard Salami55/1004. Mini Pepperoni Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mini Pepperoni Pizza55/1005. Double Decker Fudge Round: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Double Decker Fudge Round55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT (55/100 on 61 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT
55/100
Supreme Pizza
55/100
Hard Salami
55/100
Mini Pepperoni Pizza
55/100
Double Decker Fudge Round
55/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT scores 38.6 points below that category average (55/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT lists 61 ingredients on its label

61 93rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 93% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 61 (93rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 61 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Pizza Ranch Dressing
3
Soybean Oil
4
Cultured Buttermilk
5
Water
6
Distilled Vinegar
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Egg Yolk
9
Parmesan Cheese
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Buttermilk Solids
12
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
13
Lemon Juice Concentrate
14
Spice
15
Tomato Powder
16
Onion
17
Msg
18
Smoked Paprika
19
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
20
Natural Flavor
21
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
22
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
23
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
24
Rosemary Extract
25
Green Tea Extract
26
Sour Cream Powder
27
Milk
28
Canola Oil
29
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
30
Corn Starch
31
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
32
Onion
33
Modified Food Starch
34
Tomato Basil Pizza Crumble
35
Enriched Wheat Flour
36
Sunflower Oil
37
Tomato Parmesan Seasoning
38
Organic Basil
39
Extractive Of Paprika
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
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
42
Palm Oil
43
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
44
Cane Sugar
45
Yeast
46
Pepperoni
47
Pork
48
Beef
49
Spices
50
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
51
Oleoresin Of Paprika
52
Garlic Powder
53
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
54
BHA
Avoid GRAS
55
BHT
Caution GRAS
56
Pasteurized Milk
57
Cheese Cultures
58
Enzymes
59
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
60
Eggs
61
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, pizza ranch dressing (soybean oil, cultured buttermilk, water, distilled vinegar, sugar, egg yolk, Parmesan cheese, salt, buttermilk solids, dehydrated garlic, lemon juice concentrate, spice, tomato powder, dehydrated onion, monosodium glutamate, smoked paprika, lactic acid, natural flavor, xanthan gum, dextrose, maltodextrin, rosemary extract, green tea extract, sour cream powder, milk, canola oil, whey, corn starch, garlic, onion, modified food starch), tomato basil pizza crumble (enriched wheat flour, sunflower oil, tomato Parmesan seasoning, natural flavor, basil, extractive of paprika, citric acid, silicon dioxide, palm oil, sea salt, cane sugar, yeast), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, water, dextrose, spices, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, citric acid, BHA, BHT), Parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose). Contains milk, eggs, and wheat.

Categories

Meals Prepared salads

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT

Neighbours outside Marketside near PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Marketside; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 61-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare PIZZA RANCH CHOPPED SALAD KIT's 3 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 0194346122271: 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.