Southwest Style Chopped Salad Kit
by Marketside
Southwest Style Chopped Salad Kit by Marketside receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Southwest Style Chopped Salad Kit by Marketside carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.
On the NOVA processing scale, Southwest Style Chopped Salad Kit 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 100/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 0 | 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
Full Ingredient List
iron 0,7mg potassium 230mg 4% 4% * the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contribuies to a daily die 2,000 calories a day is used forgeneral nutrition advice calories per gram: fat 9 carbohate 4 protein4 redients: vegetadles (green cabbage, green leaf lettuce, kale, red casbage, carrots, green onion), dressing (soybean oil, cultured buttermilk , vinegar, water, fire roasted tomato, sugar, egg yolk, white wine vinegar, salt, contains ll ss than 2% of red bell pepper, chipotle pepper, garlic, onion, lemon 'uice concentrate, xanthan bm, tomato paste, natural flavor, spice, chipotle chili pepper, green onion, paprika oleoresin [color], musts,rd flour, lactic acid, chili powdl [chili pepper, spice, salt, garlic garlic pówder, onion juice powder onion juice , maltodextrin], smok paprika, sunflower oil), tortilla strips (blue corn, yellow corn flour sunflower oil or corn sea salt, water, trace of lime), shredded cheese (cheddar cheese pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, renneti, powdered cellulose to prevent caking], natamycin [a mold inhiditor]), ntains milk and eggs,
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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