Caution

Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon

by Meijer

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0708820966437 · Meijer. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0708820966437 · Serving size 164g

The verdict

Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon by Meijer scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 47-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Homestyle Ranch Dressing, Soybean. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 47 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0708820966437
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

20966437 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH BLT Salad with · ±0 BOOK-OFF …966437 · July 2026

10 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 20966437 · 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: BLT Salad with Chicken and Bacon · Nearest score peer is BLT Salad with Chicken and Bacon 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Ranch Salad with Chicken …85/1002. BLT Salad with Chicken and Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. BLT Salad with Chicken an…85/1003. Sweet rolls: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sweet rolls85/1004. Apple sweet rolls: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Apple sweet rolls85/1005. Fruity Imperial Heart Candy: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Fruity Imperial Heart Can…85/100
High-band neighbours for Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon (85/100) outside Meijer.
Chart values as text

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

Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon
85/100
BLT Salad with Chicken and Bacon
85/100
Sweet rolls
85/100
Apple sweet rolls
85/100
Fruity Imperial Heart Candy
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 47 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 47 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Homestyle Ranch Dressing
3
Soybean
4
Canola Oil
5
Wate Distilled Vinegar
6
Buttermilk
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Dried Egg Yol Lactic Acid
10
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
11
Onion
12
Corn Starch
13
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
14
Gree Onion
15
Chives
16
Natural Flavors
17
Black Pepper
18
Roasted Seasoned Chicken Breast Mea With Rib Meat
19
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
20
Water
21
Less Than 2% Rice Starch
22
Dried Vinegar
23
Lemom Juice Concentrate
24
Spice
25
Carrot
26
Mild Cheddar Cheese
27
Cheddar Cheese
28
Pasteurized Milk
29
Cheese Culture
30
Enzymes
31
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
32
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
33
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
34
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
35
Natural Mold Inhibitor
36
Fully Cooked Bacon Topping
37
Cured With Water
38
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
39
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
40
Smoke Flavoring
41
Sodium Phosphate
42
Red Cabbage
43
Egg And Milk
44
Nutrition Facts 1 Serving Per Container Serving Size 1 Bowl
45
164g
46
Amount/serving 38% Total Carb
47
8g 30%

Full Ingredient List

romaine lettuce, homestyle ranch dressing (soybean and/or canola oil, wate distilled vinegar, dehydrated buttermilk, contains less than 2% of: sugar, salt, dried egg yol lactic acid, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, corn starch, xanthan gum, dehydrated gree onion, dehydrated chives, natural flavors, black pepper), roasted seasoned chicken breast mea with rib meat (chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, less than 2% rice starch, vinegar, lemom juice concentrate, salt, sugar, natural flavors, spice), carrot, mild cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto {vegetable color}], potato starch [to prevent caking], powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a mold inhibitor]), fully cooked bacon topping (cured with water, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, may contain: sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate), red cabbage, contains egg and milk, nutrition facts 1 serving per container serving size 1 bowl (164g) amount/serving 38% total carb, 8g 30%

High-score cross-brand comparables for Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon

Neighbours outside Meijer with screening scores in the same high band as Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Meijer; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 47-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Ranch Salad with Chicken and Bacon's 1 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 0708820966437: 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.