All American Potato Salad

by Whole foods market

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

All American Potato Salad by Whole foods market receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0690277990168
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
6.5 ONZ (184 g)

What the Data Says About

All American Potato Salad by Whole foods market carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient 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, All American Potato Salad 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 All American Potato Salad
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Potato Mix
2
Yukon And Red Potatoes
3
Mayonnaise
4
Soybean Oil
5
Water
6
Egg Yolks
7
Distilled Vinegar
8
Mustard Seed
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Sour Cream
11
Organic Cultured Grade A Milk
12
Cream
13
Modified Food Starch
14
Non Fat Dry Milk
15
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Guar Gum
17
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
18
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
19
Locust Bean Gum
20
Hard-boiled Eggs
21
Celery
22
Kosher Dill Relish
23
Cucumbers
24
Artesian Well Water
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Dill Spices
27
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
28
A Natural Salt
29
Fresh Red Onions
30
Dehydrated Parsley
31
And Dill
32
Apple Cider Vinegar
33
Yellow Mustard
34
#1 Grade Mustard Seed
35
Turmeric
36
Paprika
37
Spice
38
Natural Flavors And Garlic Powder
39
Dijon Mustard
40
Chardonnay Wine
41
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
42
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
43
Spices And Tumeric
44
Fresh Green Onions
45
Black Pepper
46
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

Potato Mix (Yukon And Red Potatoes, Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Contains Less Than 2% Of Mustard Seed, Salt), Sour Cream (Cultured Grade A Milk, Cream, Modified Food Starch, Non Fat Dry Milk, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Guar Gum, Calcium Sulfate, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum), Hard-Boiled Eggs, Celery, Kosher Dill Relish (Cucumbers, Artesian Well Water, Salt, Garlic, Dill Spices, Calcium Chloride (A Natural Salt), (Contains Mustard Seed)), Fresh Red Onions, Parsley, And Dill, Apple Cider Vinegar, Yellow Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Water, #1 Grade Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spice, Natural Flavors And Garlic Powder), Dijon Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Water, #1 Grade Mustard Seed, Salt, Chardonnay Wine, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Spices And Tumeric), Fresh Green Onions, Black Pepper, Sea Salt.

Categories

Snacks Salty snacks

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