Caution

Iowa Pea Salad

by Denver

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0663209113300 · Denver · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0663209113300 · Serving size 3 ONZ (85 g)

The verdict

Iowa Pea Salad by Denver scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 34 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 34-component record, beginning with Peas, Dressing, Mayonnaise. 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 34 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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

09113300 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Iowa Pea Salad label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 34 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 40% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Golding Farms, Vinaigrette · ±0 BOOK-OFF …113300 · July 2026

9 of 34 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 09113300 · 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: Golding Farms, Vinaigrette Dressing, Raspberry Walnut · Nearest score peer is Golding Farms, Vinaigrette Dressing, Raspberry Walnut at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Iowa Pea Salad: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Iowa Pea Salad70/1002. Golding Farms, Vinaigrette Dressing, Raspberry Walnut: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Golding Farms, Vinaigrett…70/1003. JOS: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. JOS70/1004. Italian Sausage: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Italian Sausage70/1005. Bbq sauce: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Bbq sauce70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Iowa Pea Salad (70/100 on 34 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Iowa Pea Salad
70/100
Golding Farms, Vinaigrette Dressing, Raspberry Walnut
70/100
JOS
70/100
Italian Sausage
70/100
Bbq sauce
70/100

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. Iowa Pea Salad scores 23.6 points below that category average (70/100 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

Iowa Pea Salad lists 34 ingredients on its label

34 60th percentile a longer ingredient list than 60% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Above this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Above this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). Above this entry. 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: 34 (60th 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 34 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Peas
2
Dressing
3
Mayonnaise
4
Soybean Oil
5
Water
6
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
7
Egg Yolk
8
Distilled And Cider Vinegar
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Spice
11
Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Flavor
12
Sweet Relish Pickle
13
Cucumbers
14
Distilled Vinegar
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
17
Alum
18
Natural Flavors
19
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
20
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
21
Dry Mustard
22
Cayenne Pepper
23
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
24
Hard Boiled Eggs
25
Hard Cooked Eggs
26
Citric Acid And .01% Sodium Benzoate
27
Celery
28
Cheddar Cheese
29
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
30
Enzymes
31
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
32
Vegetable Color
33
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
34
Anti-caking Agent

Full Ingredient List

Peas, dressing (mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, corn syrup, egg yolk, distilled and cider vinegar, salt, spice, calcium disodium edta to protect flavor), sweet relish pickle (cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, sugar, calcium chloride, alum, natural flavors, polysorbate 80, yellow 5), water, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, xanthan gum), hard boiled eggs (hard cooked eggs, water, citric acid and .01% sodium benzoate), celery, cheddar cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, enzymes, salt, annatto [vegetable color], powdered cellulose [anti-caking agent]).

Categories

Meals Prepared salads Salads

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Iowa Pea Salad

Neighbours outside Denver near Iowa Pea Salad's mid-band score (70/100). The 1 same-brand link above stay within Denver; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Iowa Pea Salad's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 34-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Iowa Pea Salad'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 0663209113300: 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.