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Southwest chopped salad and toppings

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0681131007061 · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0681131007061 · Serving size 1.5 CUPS SALAD WITH 1 TBSP DRESSING (100 g)

The verdict

Southwest chopped salad and toppings scores 35/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 72 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 72-component record, beginning with Green Cabbage, Chipotle Ranch Dressing, Cultured Fat Free Buttermilk. 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.

35/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 72 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

35/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

31007061 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Southwest chopped salad and toppings label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 35/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 72 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …007061 · July 2026

17 of 72 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 31007061 · 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

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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.

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. Southwest chopped salad and toppings scores 59.1 points below that category average (35/100 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

Southwest chopped salad and toppings lists 72 ingredients on its label

72 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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: 72 (99th 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 35/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 72 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Green Cabbage
2
Chipotle Ranch Dressing
3
Cultured Fat Free Buttermilk
4
Soybean Oil
5
Water
6
Eggs
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Dried Vinegar
10
Chipotle Pepper Puree
11
Chipotle Peppers
12
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
13
Cultured Dextrose
14
Antimicrobial Agent
15
Egg Yolks
16
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
17
Onion
18
Natural Smoke Flavor
19
Lemon Juice From Concentrate
20
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
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
Guar Gums
23
Spice
24
Food Starch-modified
25
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
26
Natural Flavor
27
Corn Syrup Solids
28
Romaine Lettuce
29
Carrot
30
Red Pepper And Tortilla Strip And Jalapeno Pepper Blend
31
Dried Red Bell Peppers
32
Sunflower Oil
33
Corn
34
Canola Oil
35
Enriched Flour
36
Wheat Flour
37
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Reduced Iron
39
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
42
Corn Masa Flour
43
Jalapeno Peppers
44
Tomato Powder
45
Onion Powder
46
Garlic Powder
47
Paprika
48
Color
49
Spices
50
Jalapeno Pepper
51
Lime Juice Solids
52
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
53
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
54
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
55
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
56
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
57
Pasteurized Blended Cheddar
58
Colby
59
Monterey Jack Cheese
60
Cheddar And Colby Cheese Blend
61
Pasteurized Milk
62
Bacterial Culture
63
Enzymes
64
Annatto Extract
65
Monterey Jack Cheese
66
Nacho Taco Seasoning
67
Lime Oil
68
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
69
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
70
Natural Mold Inhibitor
71
Green Onion
72
Fresh Cilantro

Full Ingredient List

Green cabbage, chipotle ranch dressing (cultured fat free buttermilk, soybean oil, water, eggs, salt, sugar, vinegar, chipotle pepper puree [chipotle peppers, water, salt, vinegar, citric acid], cultured dextrose [antimicrobial agent], egg yolks, garlic, onion, natural smoke flavor, lemon juice from concentrate, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, guar gums, spice, food starch-modified, autolyzed yeast extract, natural flavor, corn syrup solids), romaine lettuce, carrot, red pepper and tortilla strip and jalapeno pepper blend (red bell peppers, sunflower oil, corn and/or canola oil, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], corn masa flour, jalapeno peppers, less than 2% of: tomato powder, onion powder, salt, garlic powder, paprika [color], spices, sugar, corn syrup solids, dehydrated jalapeno pepper, natural flavor, autolyzed yeast extract, lime juice solids, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, red 40, blue 1, blue 2), pasteurized blended cheddar, colby, and monterey jack cheese (cheddar and colby cheese blend [pasteurized milk, bacterial culture, salt, enzymes, annatto extract {color}], monterey jack cheese [pasteurized milk, bacterial culture, salt, enzymes], nacho taco seasoning [spices, salt, sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, soybean oil, citric acid, lime oil], potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a mold inhibitor]), green onion, fresh cilantro.

Other products containing Nacho Taco Seasoning

Nacho Taco Seasoning is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Salted-snacks

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Southwest chopped salad and toppings's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 72-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Southwest chopped salad and toppings'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 0681131007061: 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.