Bacon Ranch Crunch Chopped Salad Kit

by Marketside

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Bacon Ranch Crunch 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.

Barcode
0681131305440
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 portion (100 g)

What the Data Says About

Bacon Ranch Crunch 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, Bacon Ranch Crunch 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

Composite safety metrics for Bacon Ranch Crunch Chopped Salad Kit
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

1
Ents: Vegetable Blend
2
Green Cabbage
3
Green Leaf Lettuce
4
Kale
5
Red Ace Gaprots Green Onion
6
Jalapeño Ranch Dressing
7
Canola Oil
8
Noncat Wey
9
Water
10
Skim Milk Powder
11
Corn Starch
12
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
13
Term Locust Bean Gum. Cii Ture
14
Egg Yolk
15
Jalapeno Peppers
16
Silled Vinegar
17
Less Than 2% Of Salt
18
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Green Onion
20
Apple Cider Vinegar
21
Prices Dried Garlic
22
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
23
Onion
24
Skim Milk Powder Blend
25
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
26
Sun Caseinate
27
Dehydrated Bell Pepper
28
Mustardour
29
Guar Chili Powder Spices
30
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
31
Paprika
32
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
33
Shredded Taco Seasoned Blend Pasteurized Milk
34
Cheese Culture
35
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
36
To Prevent Chines
37
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
38
Vegetable Color
39
Enzymes
40
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
41
Bacon Bacon Cured With Water
42
Sodium Phosphates
43
Sodium Erythorbate Tural Flavor
44
Paprika Oleoresin
45
Color
46
Potato Flour Salt
47
Spice
48
Stres Stone Ground Blue Corn
49
Organic Sunflower
50
Corn Oil
51
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
52
Omnitrite
53
Brown Sugar
54
Smoke Flavoring
55
Tortilla
56
Milk And Eggs. Stributes

Full Ingredient List

ENTS: VEGETABLE BLEND (GREEN CABBAGE, GREEN LEAF LETTUCE, KALE, RED ACE GAPROTS GREEN ONION, JALAPEÑO RANCH DRESSING (CANOLA OIL, NONCAT WEY, WATER, SKIM MILK POWDER, CORN STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, TERM LOCUST BEAN GUM. CII TURE], WATER, EGG YOLK, JALAPENO PEPPERS, SILLED VINEGAR, LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, SUGAR, GREEN ONION, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, PRICES DRIED GARLIC, XANTHAN GUM, DRIED ONION, SKIM MILK POWDER BLEND [WHEY, SUN CASEINATE, SKIM MILK POWDER], DRIED BELL PEPPER, MUSTARDOUR, GUAR CHILI POWDER SPICES, SALT, PAPRIKA, DRIED GARLIC]), SHREDDED TACO SEASONED BLEND PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CHINES, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR], ENZYMES, MALTODEXTRIN, BACON BACON CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE TURAL FLAVOR, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN [COLOR], POTATO FLOUR SALT, SPICE, SUGAR), STRES STONE GROUND BLUE CORN, SUNFLOWER AND/OR CORN OIL, SEA SALT, WATER, OMNITRITE, MAY CONTAIN SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, SMOKE FLAVORING), TORTILLA CONTAINS MILK AND EGGS. STRIBUTES

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