Vegetable Tray Turkey & Cheese with Ranch Dip

by Taylor Farms

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Vegetable Tray Turkey & Cheese with Ranch Dip by Taylor Farms receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0499006270164
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Vegetable Tray Turkey & Cheese with Ranch Dip by Taylor Farms carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Vegetable Tray Turkey & Cheese with Ranch Dip is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Vegetable Tray Turkey & Cheese with Ranch Dip
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 80/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Ranch Dressing
2
Soybean Oil
3
Water
4
Cultured Lowfat Buttermilk
5
Ranch Seasoning & Spices
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Glutamate
8
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
9
Onion
10
Natural And Artificial Flavor
11
Includes Milk
12
Soybean
13
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
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
15
Sorbic Acid And Calcium Disodium Edta As Preservatives
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
Calcium Stearate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
18
Egg Yolks
19
Distilled Vinegar
20
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
21
Natural Flavor
22
Baby Car
23
Rape Tomatoes
24
Turkey Sausage Bites
25
Turkey
26
Mechanically Separated Turkey
27
Or Less Of: Salt
28
Corn Syrup Solids
29
Spices
30
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
31
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
32
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
33
Sodium Erythorbate Powder
34
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
35
In Beef Collagen Casing
36
Colby-jack Cheese Cubes
37
Colby-jack Cheese
38
Pasteurized Milk
39
Cheese Culture
40
Enzymes
41
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
42
Vegetable Color
43
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
44
To Prevent Caking
45
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
46
Celery
47
Broccoli
48
Mini Peppers
49
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
50
Peas
51
Cauliflower

Full Ingredient List

RANCH DRESSING (soybean oil, water, cultured lowfat buttermilk, ranch seasoning & spices [salt, glutamate, dried garlic, dried onion, natural and artificial flavor (includes milk, soybean), whey protein concentrate, xanthan gum, sorbic acid and calcium disodium EDTA as preservatives, citric acid, calcium stearate), egg yolks, contains less than 2% of distilled vinegar, phosphoric acid, natural flavor [includes milk]), BABY CAR, RAPE TOMATOES, TURKEY SAUSAGE BITES (turkey, mechanically separated turkey, contains 2% or less of: salt, corn syrup solids, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, carrageenan, sodium erythorbate powder, sodium nitrite, in beef collagen casing), COLBY-JACK CHEESE CUBES (colby-jack cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color)], powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], potato starch [to prevent caking]), CELERY, BROCCOLI, MINI PEPPERS, SUGAR, PEAS, CAULIFLOWER

Categories

Meals Prepared salads

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial